struggling with stones

mynutmeg

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My girl has been barefoot her whole life (had one set of shoes ever) but has been out of work for 2 years due to various things, she was always absolutly fine, no problems anywhere but now she's coming back into work she's ok on hard surfaces that are smooth but rocky ones or stoney areas are causing a problem - she's on a good hoof supplement, is there anything else I can do to help her build up her hoof strength? She's stabled overnight then turned out all day.
 
With all the wet weather alot of horses are struggling, mine included. Try using disposable nappies to protect her feet, they don't last long but it works for my woosy TB, advice given by the experts say the more exercise your horse gets, the more the feet are stimulated and the stronger they get, good luck
 
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