ridecamp@endurance.net: [endurance] Snowballs in Hooves

[endurance] Snowballs in Hooves

Nancy Churchill (nancyc@nwlink.com)
Tue, 30 Jan 1996 10:13:46 -0800

Here in Seattle, we have had almost 6 inches of snow during the last
weekend, followed by a cold snap that sent our daytime highs plunging into
the twenties. I know that you folks back east have been coping with much
worse, so I'm sure that someone will have an answer to my question.

My horse, Chavo, who is wearing shoes, is getting snowballs in his feet.
I'm not riding him, this is just from wandering around pasture. They are
extremely hard to dislodge; I bent my hoofpick trying to get them out this
morning. I think they are starting to make him sore, its like walking on a
ball!

How do you prevent the buildup of ice and snow in the feet of a shod horse?

Thanks!

Nancy Churchill nancyc@nwlink.com Redmond, WA