horse_lover
Well-Known Member
As the title really I have owned this TB for 20mths and when I got him he was in a bad way all over. Although he has now piled on weight, lice free and feeling better in himself his feet are still terrible. To make matters worse he has had 2 foot abscesses burst out of his coronet band making the hoof growth even worse giving my farrier a really difficult time to get shoes on him. He often pulls shoes off in the last 2 weeks we have lost 2 shoes and he is shod every 4 weeks as if left any longer they come off. His feet dont tend to grow very quickly so nothing much is cut away by the farrier. I have asked my farriers advice on this and he said do more road work (there is not much road work where I am, but I do as much as I can), keep him in during the day so he isnt out stamping his feet with the flies (the barn is permanently shut for security so gets very hot) and he could not advise of any supplements or hoof treatments that he has seen work, just suggested 3 tablespoons of gelatine a week. My farrier is now going to try nailing the shoes on in different places each time to see if that helps and then try lighter shoes, if all else fails he is on about trying plastic shoes, but at £300 a set I am worried on the cost. Is there anyone that is in the same position, there must be a lot more out there with similar feet to my TB. Can anyone suggest a supplement that does work or even a hoof oil based treatment that will encourage stronger feet to grow (I forgot to mention he has been on biotin since I got him) Thanks