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Full of Beans Reg. Aug 2010	Posted 2015-09-26 12:06 AM Subject: RE: crappy crappy hooves
I Drink Whiskey in Boys Shorts Posts: 1882	Chandler's Mom - 2015-09-25 8:26 PM Full of Beans - 2015-09-25 4:48 PM This is totally irrelevant and off topic, but looking at your horse's rear is torture Herbie. I am a sucker for red horses, especially ones with a nice booty. Every once in a blue moon when I jump on here I always get the torturous pleasure of seeing your horses rear! I think she should have to turn the horse around in her pictures from now on----only front angles from here on out, Herbie!! I like your way of thinking!
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Herbie Reg. Oct 2003	Posted 2015-09-26 8:05 AM Subject: RE: crappy crappy hooves
Whack and Roll Posts: 6342 Location: NE Texas	Full of Beans - 2015-09-26 12:06 AM Chandler's Mom - 2015-09-25 8:26 PM Full of Beans - 2015-09-25 4:48 PM This is totally irrelevant and off topic, but looking at your horse's rear is torture Herbie. I am a sucker for red horses, especially ones with a nice booty. Every once in a blue moon when I jump on here I always get the torturous pleasure of seeing your horses rear! I think she should have to turn the horse around in her pictures from now on----only front angles from here on out, Herbie!! I like your way of thinking! You guys are too kind! He is a cutie. :)
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tin can Reg. Dec 2013	Posted 2015-09-28 5:38 AM Subject: RE: crappy crappy hooves
Extreme Veteran Posts: 509	I had several over the years with thin hoof walls grew slow keratex is what i used a lot and i would pack with magic cushion some to, I finally got rid of the last one i had like that a carrier took all his heel of and it would of took years to grow back he grew no heel was thinned walled and couldn't go right with his angles so low,sold him as a trail horse and cut my losses, he was also fed well his whole life just genetics all of his bloodline were prone to low heels and poor quality feet.farrier not carrier lol
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ruggedchica Reg. Oct 2003	Posted 2015-09-28 8:11 AM Subject: RE: crappy crappy hooves
Life Saver Posts: 10477 Location: MT	Trace minerals, a couple of good ones (for low selenium areas) are California Trace or Bonina Equine Freedom. It's even better to get a trace mineral that is formulated for your area. It's really a good idea to get your forage tested to see exactly where you are at on minerals. Many horses are short on copper and zinc. If you have high iron in your forage and feeds you are giving it will compete (along with manganese) with copper and zinc for absorption in the body, this often creates a need to exceed NRC values on copper and zinc. A lot of areas can be magnesium deficient too, horses with sugar problems often benefit from added magnesium. Supplementing with Omegas 3 &6 along with Vitamin E is also a good choice, especially when the horse is on hay. Excess sugars can also be a major contributor. It's amazing how many hidden sugars there can be in our horses diets, even when we think we have a handle on it. Hooves are a gauge of nutrition, get it right and you might be surprised at the quality of hoof your horse can grow! Edited by ruggedchica 2015-09-28 8:49 AM
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Jo_Cat Reg. Sep 2015	Posted 2015-09-28 11:29 AM Subject: RE: crappy crappy hooves
Member Posts: 46	My solution to a horse with crappy feet is to sell it. I had a very nice gelding with horrible feet. We did glue on shoes for a long time. But even then he would need them redone every 4 weeks. I couldn't justify keeping one like that. Sold him to a farriers daughter and he keeps him sound. I tried every supplemrnt, gelatin pqckets, ect. Fought with his feet for 3 years.
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