ridecamp@endurance.net: [endurance] Thin Hoof Walls

[endurance] Thin Hoof Walls

Gwen Dluehosh (dluehosh@vt.edu)
Fri, 15 Dec 1995 10:58:57 -0500 (EST)

I think that BETR HOOF has the most Biotin in it per scoop- I did a
comparison of these things a while bak- i may go do them again now that I
have had Pharmacology, but it also hasd stuff like Methionine and Zinc in
it, which were the other two ingredients needed. I used it and it worked
well for me, one horse I quit giving it too because his feet were TOO thick-
3/4 to 1" thick hoof walls. Talk about a lot of rasping!! My Arabs haven't
had a problem while on it (well, they had good feet anyway)

What about shoeing the
horse fuller? Might this spread out the pressure a little more back there? I
tend to shoe mine this way, and it HAS made a difference in the TB with
nasty hooves that I have (he can now go barefoot some!).
Gwen
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