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Post by Luci on Nov 29, 2011 13:13:23 GMT -5
or . . . .what's your fav?
Pluto gets the dremel tool today for a quarter crack I think.
At least I think that's the plan. He had extremely shallow soles when I got him so he went in rocker shoes for two rounds. All was good, but then in regular shoes the angles weren't quite right and he developed a quarter crack on the right front and a smaller one has developed on his right rear too.
Last month I switched farriers. His gaits were better! He went in bar shoes, but it hasn't helped that front crack, darn it. So . . . today we see what else we can do for Mr. Pluto.
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Post by Lis on Nov 29, 2011 14:20:30 GMT -5
I use farrier's formula and have for years. I've got one now that had a partial laminae displacement resulting in about 1/3 of his laminae on a front foot to be removed. He's on it and whether it's that or everything else, is doing fabulously. My mom's mare has been on it from time to time too.
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Post by Luci on Nov 29, 2011 19:14:00 GMT -5
I ran out at the beginning of the month and was wondering if I should pick it up again. Farrier likes it too so Pluto goes back on it. I just hate to over supp horses, you know?
No dremel today. Wheww $$$$. My farrier didn't want it exposed to the mud and he is very happy that this arch that was above it on the band has leveled out. He thinks just the bar shoes for now since he is not off.
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Post by Smay on Nov 30, 2011 9:45:49 GMT -5
I've had good results from the farrier's formula double strength, the two times I had horses that needed it. Within 6 months I had almost a whole new hoof with very nice quality growth. BUT... I wonder if it was just the change in management for those two horses because they were both new to me... So you never know if they were just getting different feed, etc. that helped their hooves. I don't think that Farrier's Forumla is a "dangerous" thing to over supplement. B-vitamins will just exit the body when there's too much anyway.
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Post by Lis on Nov 30, 2011 10:15:43 GMT -5
I completely know the feeling about over supplementing. With my guy on stall rest for so long, we've had to put him on some new stuff (ulcer preventative and a calming one just in case) and in addition to the farrier's formula. I feel the love over the dremel too. He's had a bunch of work done with that over the last 2 times.
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Post by animaldoc on Nov 30, 2011 11:56:00 GMT -5
Crosby has been on the FF double strength since shortly after I got him - awful feet. They are now doing much better...
When I researched it, it looked to be the closest to what we know (which is not a ton) helps feet grow and grow well.
Makes their mane and tails nice too...LOL.
:-)
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Post by laughalittle1 on Nov 30, 2011 19:26:59 GMT -5
We use FF on all of our Standardbred race horses. It has made a huge difference on ones who have come in with poor/ sore feet after they have been on it awhile.
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Post by Pam on Dec 2, 2011 20:53:21 GMT -5
Whatever systemic supplement you feed, you do need to remember that it takes a YEAR for the hoof to grow from coronet to the ground. FF (0r any other hoof supplement) can't fix the hoof that is already grown, only the new growth.
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Post by Big Tee© on Dec 3, 2011 14:33:02 GMT -5
I've just used plain old oats, nothing fancy. The hulls and grain are full of silica, one of the main building blocks of keratin (hair, nails, claws, hooves) and good basic nutrition is essential - the horse must be fed adequately for its activity level regardless of supplementation with anything. Most times, just plain good nutrition clears up most foot problems, genetics aside. The rest takes time, a good year to get the new growth down to ground level.
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Post by Luci on Dec 10, 2011 23:07:15 GMT -5
I had him off the FF for a month and the farrier said his hoof didn't grow as much so it's back to FF this month (thank you new job!)
Lusitanos are like Morgans with problems of insulin resistance so I think this is probably a safer route than feeding oats. Both oats and FF have DL-Methionine which is apparently a key component for hoof health.
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Post by niaru on Dec 19, 2011 10:42:54 GMT -5
I've heard good things about FF but have never used it.
My farrier has been telling me how Charm has much better feet now, for about a year...which is about when I switched her over to TC Senior. My farrier also thinks MSM (which I give Charm as joint support) is great for feet.
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Post by samantha on Dec 19, 2011 11:19:28 GMT -5
I've used it and really like it!!!!!!
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Post by kissmyhorsesbutt on Oct 16, 2022 15:40:19 GMT -5
Heres what worked for my tenderfoot TB: Adding the biotin/FF supp and topically painting an old timer hoof treatment remedy of Reducine & Crisco mixed well in a can w/a “dollar store paintbrush” LOL Paint it on liberally 1-3xweek depending on how bad the hoof is, all over hoof(including coronary band & bottom if barefoot) Not only a great hoof moisturizer but the Reducine stimulates circulation and therefore increases growth. My tb exracer mare had the most AWFUL feet when i took her in….couldnt even hold a shoe until many trims later(we had to use glue ons for 1st few trims)…After a year of care her feet became supple, strong and healthy….for the first time in her adult life, she was finally able to go barefoot.
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