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Magzinator · 04-04-2005, 12:55 PM

Ok I've meaning to make this thread forever, Does anyone no of any VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY cheap as in under $5 sulpements for the coat and hooves?

sian · 04-04-2005, 01:13 PM

yup vegtable oil......cheap and great for the coat!!! costs about 99p here for a 2L bottle!!!

probarrelracer · 04-06-2005, 11:53 AM

I use corn oil!

rainrider · 04-06-2005, 09:49 PM

Silicon will enhance both the coat and help the hooves, although very few products address both issues. Zinpro is excellent for hooves. Oil is great for the coat, and you can use any vegetable oil - it doesn't need to be corn oil. Ground flax is also excellent for the coat, although probably a little more expensive.

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Carab · 04-07-2005, 01:57 AM

a freind of mine uses vege oil on her horses hooves and coat.

lms · 04-07-2005, 04:21 AM

You can buy 40lbs of flax for around $25.00. It will last forever and is not only good for coat and hooves but most sand-clear type produces are based in flax hulls. It's not messy, keeps well and can be used whole, right from the bag.

rainrider · 04-07-2005, 07:53 PM

I mentioned the reason that whole flax is not recommended in another thread and will re-post it here for you.

Just an update on flax seed as per my equine nutritionist. As flax seeds are small and have a waxy coating, very often they are not chewed completely or digested and end up in the horses manure. This, of course, prevents them from gaining the full benefit of the flax. Ground flax is much easier for them to digest so they gain what the need from it (this is why people used to boil flax before giving it to horses, to soften and break open the seed so they could gain it's full benefits). As mentioned though, ground flax can go rancid fairly quickly, depending on the area you live in. If you live in a warm climate, grinding the flax daily would be the preferred method of feeding. However, if the flax is ground, kept in a sealed container and in the fridge, there shouldn't be any problem with rancidity.

Maybe you could give us more information as to what you need with the hooves? If they are too soft or too hard? Do you need to moisturize them or do you need to give something that hardens them?

Overall the least expensive for your horses coat will be vegetable oil. Silica (taken internally - it's a plant) will help hoof and hair growth. It just depends on what you need it for

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my_cadbury · 04-07-2005, 08:02 PM

Sunflower seeds!

lms · 04-08-2005, 05:02 AM

Yes whole flax is small and has a hard covering. It is very hard for the human system to digest and some will pass through horses' gut whole also but if you examine the manure you will probably find more undigested whole oats and corn if you feed a sweet feed. From what I have read recently the horses's system will get plenty of benefit from whole flax. I've fed it for years and liked the result. Like I've said before if one has time to grind it daily, great, but I board now and the BM is not about to grind. JMHO

rainrider · 04-10-2005, 09:19 AM

Below find some information on flax taken from the horse sites. As you were requesting an inexpensive supplement, I'm not sure flax is what you're looking for

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Ground Flax seed delivers the full benefits of Omega 3 and 6 EFA's, ( Essential Fatty Acids) plus all of the fiber, protein, lignans (an anticancer agent), vitamins, minerals and amino acids that are important nutrients for overall good health.

Ground flax seed provides more nutritional benefits than does whole seed. That's because flax seeds are very hard, making them difficult to crack, even with careful chewing. Grinding flax seeds breaks them up, making them easier to digest. Then the body can profit from all that flax seeds goodness.

If whole flax seeds remain unbroken, they are mostly passed undigested through the body, greatly reducing the nutritional value of eating flax seed in the first place.

Omega 3 fats are also important in modifying the body's inflammatory response, making them very helpful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases like allergies, asthma, arthritis and eczema.

04-04-2005, 12:55 PM	#1
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lms Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 281	You can buy 40lbs of flax for around $25.00. It will last forever and is not only good for coat and hooves but most sand-clear type produces are based in flax hulls. It's not messy, keeps well and can be used whole, right from the bag.

04-07-2005, 07:53 PM	#7
rainrider Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 222	I mentioned the reason that whole flax is not recommended in another thread and will re-post it here for you. Just an update on flax seed as per my equine nutritionist. As flax seeds are small and have a waxy coating, very often they are not chewed completely or digested and end up in the horses manure. This, of course, prevents them from gaining the full benefit of the flax. Ground flax is much easier for them to digest so they gain what the need from it (this is why people used to boil flax before giving it to horses, to soften and break open the seed so they could gain it's full benefits). As mentioned though, ground flax can go rancid fairly quickly, depending on the area you live in. If you live in a warm climate, grinding the flax daily would be the preferred method of feeding. However, if the flax is ground, kept in a sealed container and in the fridge, there shouldn't be any problem with rancidity. Maybe you could give us more information as to what you need with the hooves? If they are too soft or too hard? Do you need to moisturize them or do you need to give something that hardens them? Overall the least expensive for your horses coat will be vegetable oil. Silica (taken internally - it's a plant) will help hoof and hair growth. It just depends on what you need it for .

04-08-2005, 05:02 AM	#9
lms Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 281	Yes whole flax is small and has a hard covering. It is very hard for the human system to digest and some will pass through horses' gut whole also but if you examine the manure you will probably find more undigested whole oats and corn if you feed a sweet feed. From what I have read recently the horses's system will get plenty of benefit from whole flax. I've fed it for years and liked the result. Like I've said before if one has time to grind it daily, great, but I board now and the BM is not about to grind. JMHO

04-10-2005, 09:19 AM	#10
rainrider Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 222	Below find some information on flax taken from the horse sites. As you were requesting an inexpensive supplement, I'm not sure flax is what you're looking for . Ground Flax seed delivers the full benefits of Omega 3 and 6 EFA's, ( Essential Fatty Acids) plus all of the fiber, protein, lignans (an anticancer agent), vitamins, minerals and amino acids that are important nutrients for overall good health. Ground flax seed provides more nutritional benefits than does whole seed. That's because flax seeds are very hard, making them difficult to crack, even with careful chewing. Grinding flax seeds breaks them up, making them easier to digest. Then the body can profit from all that flax seeds goodness. If whole flax seeds remain unbroken, they are mostly passed undigested through the body, greatly reducing the nutritional value of eating flax seed in the first place. Omega 3 fats are also important in modifying the body's inflammatory response, making them very helpful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases like allergies, asthma, arthritis and eczema.