Horses hooves?

Question

What is the best product to put on a horses hooves? She is a rescue and in poor condition. Should we feed her a supplement or put some kind of ointment on her hooves? They are dry and brittle...

Answer 1

Believe it or not, plain peanut oil is WONDERFUL for hooves (and it's cheap!). But even better than that -- whenever you groom her, spend some time MASSAGING her coronet bands (just above the hooves). This is where the hooves grow from and where the blood supply is. Massaging them will make a HUGE difference as the hooves grow out.

Also, a good diet will help her hooves.

Source has a vitamin supplement called Focus HF (hoof). I gave my horse Focus Senior and he lived to be 34, so I LIKE the Source brand products.

Thank you for rescuing this needy horse.

Answer 2

You want to feed your horse a supplement containing Biotin.. There are many out there, Ask your ferrier which brand is good for your horse plus there are ointments as well to keep the moisture in but a good supplement with Biotin will help the body as a whole....
Good Luck..

Answer 3

i recomend asking your vet because if this horse is recue i'm sure an orginization like human society is involved and you must be very careful with horse and feed as horses stomache can turn which can be fatal --ex horse was starved you put food out for horse in a healthy horse portion the starved horse not used to food in quantity eats food belly turns over inside body can be fatal for hooves healing comes inside out however what about a&d ointment?? good luck and this horse is lucky to be rescued thank you:):):):):):):):):):)

Answer 4

Jello is many times produced from chicken. have you ever observed after Thanksgiving dinner, and later you pass to make a sandwich and there is this accretion of wiggly goo around the poultry? this is what jello is produced from. It comes from the cartilage around the joints. that's amazingly healthful for you, extremely in case you have vulnerable joints. once you're a vegetarian, or vegan do no longer devour jello! So no horse hooves are no longer used for jello, glue....definite

Answer 5

A birdy told me to put Kool-aid into a horses feed to improve hooves, i have no clue if it works though, but is the horse underweight, if so vegetable/corn oil will do miracles and help the coat too!

Answer 6

Try Bag Balm. You can get it at most drugstores. Use it consistantly and pay close attention to cleanliness.

You can also put some unflavored gelatin in her feed (Hooves are toenails after all).

Answer 7

if your willing to spend some money, Hoof Alive(r) is the best way to go. it is a premium product and will do wonders to her hooves. if its to pricey for you, you could go with the bag balm...

you can also use hoof alive as a fingernail balm.

Answer 8

worry about nutrtion first. I put Olive oil on my horses feet. Olive oil is good for anything.