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RE: [RC] [RC] Preventing rubs w/silicone or latex - Nancy Mitts

Monte used the clear 100% silicone on Candy instead of interference boots (and used the same under hoof pads as packing). Yes, it does have a strong vinegar oder, so it might irritate some horses. BUT, he didn't really get it into the skin. What he did, especially if there was already a bare spot, was ring the silicone around it and let it cure a bit, then rub some carefully over the top so it mostly "capped" the ring. It always caused comments from the vets, that's probably why NIna used the white.

Nancy Mitts


That said, Karen, I do remember Nina Warren saying she put bathroom
calking under splint boots to prevent rubs. I'm betting she used latex. I
know it was white because she said everyone just thought it was desitin.





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