Hooves and snow ideas?

Slave2Magic

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Planning ahead after last winter!! My mare has shod front hooves that pack solid with snow to the point where she can't move. Tried all sorts last year but ended up keeping her in. Has anyone tried ski wax? I thought of it as it shouldn't freeze in the bottle and is super slippy. Last year tried spray cooking oil but it froze in the bottle, vaseline and salt, hoof grease. Nothing worked.
 
We use plasticine in their hooves ... not on their frogs . Warm it up stick it in ... walk the horse on cold concrete till it cools then off they go out !!! works for meee :)
 
My partner has done a lot of research into old working horses, and found some pictures of the coal and milk ponys with woolen socks on to stop their hooves packing up. Am gonna test run this when we get snow.
 
s14tobin said:
WD40.. spray it in, and on... presto, snowless feet! Got some funny looks when I was doing it last winter on the yard... funnily enough a week later, everyone had a can!
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spray it all over the bottom of their hooves? frog and sole?

wow if that works and there's no nasty side effects im off to get some for my winter kit!!!!
 
Could she not have them off over the snow? A break from shoes do their feet the world of good anyways, and barefoot feet don't ball snow up at all. Mine will get a small ball then it falls out within a couple of stride. It also improved their feet not end, the constant stimulation of the sole :D
 
I vet wrapped & silage taped our pony last yr! She was on mega stilts, bless her & I actually found them very difficult to remove. It did work but is a lot of faff!! I'd be interested to know if WD40 works & is safe too!
 
As Kallibear says - pull the shoes, barefoot horses don't suffer from snowballs in their feet ;) My mare had the gallop on the old yard to herself when it snowed there, we had great fun - she could go flat out on this beautiful pristine snow without a wobble. Only problem was slowing her down! ;)

Not sure I'd be all that keen on WD40, it's solvent based & can dry out and irritate human skin so I wouldn't chance it.
 
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