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Finn

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Hi everyone

Just have a simple question really.

My mare has been on Pro Hoof for about 9 months now and my farrier is absolutly delighted in the difference in her feet. Shes been barefoot for the last 6 months ( she had fronts on before as she was footy on hard ground) and is complelty sound on all surfaces.

Anyway my question is would she have to be on Pro Hoof forever or is it something you can stop once their feet are sorted?

I did aks my farrier and he said to carry on doing whatever it is Im doing as it is obviusly working and doing her the world of good.

What do you guys do? Carry on with it or stop?

My thoughts are to carry on with it as the way I see it is that if its working then why stop using it but if I did stop using it would her feet go back to be horrible like they were before?

By the way Im not going to stop using it, I was just wondering what you would all do.
 
It's working because it's correcting mineral imbalances in your forage, so if you stop using it your minerals will become imbalanced again, which will have detrimental effects on your horse's hooves.

So yes, I would keep feeding it :).
 
TwoStroke said:
It's working because it's correcting mineral imbalances in your forage, so if you stop using it your minerals will become imbalanced again, which will have detrimental effects on your horse's hooves.
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this ^^^

also I'd have a bit of a riot on my hands as my ponies love the taste;)
 
Hi Guys

Many thanks for the replies.

I wasnt thinking of taking her of it anyway, it was just a musing really of what other people would of or have done.

I have to admit I do find it truely amazing how her hooves change almost daily/weekly and really wish now I had kept a diary and taken photos from the start of this barefoot journey with her.
 
Actually, sorry everyone but I have another question

Magnesium Oxide - I bought some to put in her feed as after reading on here that its supposed to help with cresty necks and fat pads but after feeding it to her for a week she developed lines in her front hoof which is a black one, all her others are white hooves and doesnt seem to off been affected.

Is this normal?

I did stop giving it to her as was worried when someone at my yard said it could be a reaction of some kind to the magnesium.

Do I carry on giving it to her or did I do the right thing in stopping?
 
I'd speak to progressive earth about this but I think you can move to pro balance once you've got the hooves where you want them to be condition wise. Re the mag ox I'm just starting on pro hoof now (waiting for delivery) but my mare is currently on mag ox and Ross (at progressive earth) said its ok to drop the mag ox on its own as its contained in pro hoof although looking at the daily quantity giving only pro hoof means she gets around half of what I was giving her. I'm going to try it and see how we go.
 
Finn said:
Actually, sorry everyone but I have another question

Magnesium Oxide - I bought some to put in her feed as after reading on here that its supposed to help with cresty necks and fat pads but after feeding it to her for a week she developed lines in her front hoof which is a black one, all her others are white hooves and doesnt seem to off been affected.

Is this normal?

I did stop giving it to her as was worried when someone at my yard said it could be a reaction of some kind to the magnesium.

Do I carry on giving it to her or did I do the right thing in stopping?
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Is it possible that it is just easier to see the lines in the black hoof rather than the white ones? With subtle event lines I sometimes find this is the case.

Lines after a week is unusual, the average hoof grows at 1cm every four weeks, although I work on many that grow faster. So I wonder if any lines that are appearing are due to something else. A change in hay, grass coming through etc

Event lines do indicate an 'event' or reaction to something, but the reaction isn't necessarily bad.

Horses need magnesium and after the chelated forms magnesium oxide is the preferred way of supplementing it. It isn't toxic by nature. There are a few reports of some horses/ponies getting a bit silly on it, but this may be a side effect of pain relief. Horses/ponies that are short of magnesium can suffer muscle pain (besides a host of other unhappy symptoms) which no doubt would put a lid on their spirits. Feed them some magnesium, the pain goes away - it is understandable if they kick their heels up a bit.
 
Hi Guys

Many thanks for the replies.

Lucy Priory - Are you saying it would be better to not give her the Mag Ox then or shall I try her with it again and perciviere ( sorry dont know how to spell it) with it?

Nothing in her feed or hay has changed at all, Shes on Fast fibre with Pro Hoof and has a haynet every night (ours are stilll in at night at the min) and the only change was when I added this Mag Ox, she was only on it for a week when I noticed the lines so stopped it straight away. There are definatly no lines on her other 3 hooves, they are all really smooth.

Thehorsephotographer - I am trying to contact the makers of Pro Hoof to ask them their advise as I know they have helped me in the past regarding suppliments but they dont have a ''contact me'' button on the Ebay site.

xxx
 
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