Hoof help please...sensible advice needed..!!!

[SatansLittleHelper]

Ok so my 5 year old IDx has had cracks in his hooves (worse on the hinds) since I got him at 3. He has been seen regularly by farrier who has had no real concerns about his feet and horse is unshod.
However the cracks on the hinds have caused problems lately resulting in him going lame for a week. Now sorted but I want to toughen up his tootsies
Sooooo any advice re: feeding/lotions and potions etc. He gets no hard feed at all currently and lives out 24/7.
When he has had hard feed all Ive used is Top Spec balancer, alfa a and a bit of sugar beet. I dont want complicated or silly money items, just something to promote tough feet

 

[flirtygerty]

Search the barefoot threads, loads of advice on there

 

[caroline23]

If you want a supplement in handfull of chaff i would recommend pro hoof its brill, lots of barefooters recommended it, can be found on ebay by seller called *i think* progressive earth

 

[TwoStroke]

Ditto pro hoof, or pro balance + (from the same seller). Avoid lotions and potions. Also avoid molasses - Alfa a is molassed, but they do an unmolassed version.

Did the cracks compromise the sole?