Dry Hooves, Solution?

prettyqtrs · 06-14-2005, 04:19 PM

Not sure if this sould go in this section or not.
Anyways....

Here lately our horses hooves have been really dry, and are starting to crack and chip. We have had weather where its really humid and dry for a while, then it will rain for a while. So its heither bone dry or very muddy(in parts) out in the pastures. Our horses hooves are trimmed on a regular basis. Is there anything else that we can do to help keep them from cracking and starting to chip?

Thanks in advance for the replies!

Idahogirl · 06-14-2005, 04:36 PM

You could get a good hoof dressing that would probably help some. That is what my farrier had me do. I used hooflex from absorbine

morgan21 · 06-14-2005, 05:07 PM

I would use a a hoof dressing. The thing is that you want to make sure it doesn't have alcohol or terpentine in it. These two things are in just about all hoof dressings but they dry the hoof out which is what you don't want, why they put it in them I don't know. One that works really well and is all natural is hooflex hoof oil dressing.

CrazyHorse · 06-14-2005, 05:48 PM

Get you some Cornucrescine. I paid $20.00 for a large jar & it lasts about a year, even using it everyday. It's REALLY good stuff!

morgan21 · 06-14-2005, 05:59 PM

Crazi I have been unable to find that stuff in the US. I did get a small jar of it, but it cost me $30 after shipping and it only lasted like on month,.

CrazyHorse · 06-14-2005, 06:09 PM

Morgan, here's the link to where I ordered mine from.

http://store.allvet.org/cohooi.html

PizzazzandMe · 06-14-2005, 06:18 PM

I think hoof dressing would do the trick. I use Rain Maker on Sugar. It works really well. She had that problem a few weeks ago. I think the Rain Maker helped a lot.

prettyqtrs · 06-14-2005, 06:30 PM

Okay....thanks alot for all of the suggestions and help!

mtroika · 06-14-2005, 06:32 PM

I have the oppositte problem here its too muddy!!!!

But I know some years at the horse club here it was really really dry, so people would dump buckets and buckets of water around the horses water troughs so it would get muddy and wet and then everytime the horses went to drink they would have to put there hooves in the water. They seemed to think it really helped as long as you kept the area around the water trough wet!

SweetSavannah · 06-15-2005, 06:04 PM

i'm an aussie so i dont know what products you have over there.

but id like to point out that any hoof oil should be applied around the coronet band and not the lower part of the hoof, and NEVER to the sole of the hoof. oil will only help the NEW hoof growth, not the already damaged hoof. i use "world's best hoof oil" and every aussie recommends it. either that or "Effol".

feeding a biotin supplement (while sometimes expensive) can help to produce stronger new hoof growth.your local produce store will be cheaper than the saddlery and you can buy in bulk too.

06-14-2005, 04:19 PM	#1
prettyqtrs Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,905	Dry Hooves, Solution? Not sure if this sould go in this section or not. Anyways.... Here lately our horses hooves have been really dry, and are starting to crack and chip. We have had weather where its really humid and dry for a while, then it will rain for a while. So its heither bone dry or very muddy(in parts) out in the pastures. Our horses hooves are trimmed on a regular basis. Is there anything else that we can do to help keep them from cracking and starting to chip? Thanks in advance for the replies! __________________ ~Meg~ Poco Pine King "Poco" - '91 Sorrel Overo Paint Gelding * MF Bold as Gold "BG" - '95 Palomino QH Mare * Star Bucks Bonanza "Star" - '00 Buckskin QH Mare *** Mainly Deville "Deville" - '04 Dun QH Mare

06-14-2005, 04:36 PM	#2
Idahogirl Full Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Idaho Posts: 132 Images: 14	You could get a good hoof dressing that would probably help some. That is what my farrier had me do. I used hooflex from absorbine __________________ ~~The best thing for the inside of a person is the outside of a horse~~

06-14-2005, 05:07 PM	#3
morgan21 Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: East Texas Posts: 1,448 Images: 161	I would use a a hoof dressing. The thing is that you want to make sure it doesn't have alcohol or terpentine in it. These two things are in just about all hoof dressings but they dry the hoof out which is what you don't want, why they put it in them I don't know. One that works really well and is all natural is hooflex hoof oil dressing. __________________ “Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.” VF Morgnificent-- My baby! Rodeos Native Rocket-- I'll miss ya girl.

06-14-2005, 05:48 PM	#4
CrazyHorse Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Florence, Mississippi Posts: 6,324 Images: 375	Get you some Cornucrescine. I paid $20.00 for a large jar & it lasts about a year, even using it everyday. It's REALLY good stuff! __________________ Join the HGS prayer Chain! "I've been Goosed!" God is so big He can cover the whole world with his Love and so small He can curl up inside your heart. I don't want someone stupid defining me. ~as quoted by DoubleBarr

06-14-2005, 05:59 PM	#5
morgan21 Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: East Texas Posts: 1,448 Images: 161	Crazi I have been unable to find that stuff in the US. I did get a small jar of it, but it cost me $30 after shipping and it only lasted like on month,. __________________ “Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.” VF Morgnificent-- My baby! Rodeos Native Rocket-- I'll miss ya girl.

06-14-2005, 06:09 PM	#6
CrazyHorse Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Florence, Mississippi Posts: 6,324 Images: 375	Morgan, here's the link to where I ordered mine from. http://store.allvet.org/cohooi.html __________________ Join the HGS prayer Chain! "I've been Goosed!" God is so big He can cover the whole world with his Love and so small He can curl up inside your heart. I don't want someone stupid defining me. ~as quoted by DoubleBarr

06-14-2005, 06:18 PM	#7
PizzazzandMe Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,295 Images: 64	I think hoof dressing would do the trick. I use Rain Maker on Sugar. It works really well. She had that problem a few weeks ago. I think the Rain Maker helped a lot. __________________ ~Chloe~ ~Sugar~ 13.2hh silver bay mare

06-14-2005, 06:30 PM	#8
prettyqtrs Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,905	Okay....thanks alot for all of the suggestions and help! __________________ ~Meg~ Poco Pine King "Poco" - '91 Sorrel Overo Paint Gelding * MF Bold as Gold "BG" - '95 Palomino QH Mare * Star Bucks Bonanza "Star" - '00 Buckskin QH Mare *** Mainly Deville "Deville" - '04 Dun QH Mare

06-14-2005, 06:32 PM	#9
mtroika Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kamloops, BC!! Love it! :) Posts: 2,437 Images: 280	I have the oppositte problem here its too muddy!!!! But I know some years at the horse club here it was really really dry, so people would dump buckets and buckets of water around the horses water troughs so it would get muddy and wet and then everytime the horses went to drink they would have to put there hooves in the water. They seemed to think it really helped as long as you kept the area around the water trough wet! __________________ MC Blue Star Stables www.mcbluestarstables.com

06-15-2005, 06:04 PM	#10
SweetSavannah Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: on my horse in Sydney, Australia Posts: 923	i'm an aussie so i dont know what products you have over there. but id like to point out that any hoof oil should be applied around the coronet band and not the lower part of the hoof, and NEVER to the sole of the hoof. oil will only help the NEW hoof growth, not the already damaged hoof. i use "world's best hoof oil" and every aussie recommends it. either that or "Effol". feeding a biotin supplement (while sometimes expensive) can help to produce stronger new hoof growth.your local produce store will be cheaper than the saddlery and you can buy in bulk too. __________________ "REAL* ladies do it SIDEWAYS!"* http://www.sidesaddleaustralia.com.au/

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