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| Best remedy to de-ice the hoof? Besides chipping. |
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Location: Arizona | Chipping and/or warm water are the only methods I know. But Pam cooking spray works wonders as a preventative! |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I have heard that if they have shoes on that it will hold the ice more. And have heard that cooking spray works to a point. |
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Location: Wisconsin | I just keep a hammer out by the pens to tap the hooves out. Works like a charm! |
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Location: South of Canada and North of Mexico | I mainly only have issues with ice packed hooves when they start getting a little longer and need a trim. I've heard spraying Pam helps, but have never done it. |
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Location: never in the right place | Pull shoes, or snow popper pads. I have used hammer and Pam or WD40 before also.
Edited by ctdrumrunr 2016-01-11 1:00 PM
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Regular
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| Vinegar and water worked good. I've been trying to get my farrier out for the past month and half but with the holidays and he went to vegas etc wasn't able to get out. Contacted a different farrier but she's scheduled out until the 29th. :( |
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 It's not my fault I'm perfect
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Location: Where the long tails flow, ND | It's super annoying and I have multiple bent hoof picks. I hate it and I don't think anything really works except snow pads. |
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| I spray pam on their hooves, works like a charm, some will still stick, but it is pretty easy to get out. |
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boon
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| Have your shoer cut out crazy carpet(plastic toboggan)the size of the shoe and nail it on with the shoe. Works charmingly! Have done that for years. |
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Location: The Great Northwest | mcorcoran - 2016-01-12 7:18 AM I just keep a hammer out by the pens to tap the hooves out. Works like a charm!
Be cafeful with the hammer! I hope you are not beating the bottom so much as to bruise the soften sole. I use the hammer sometimes but claw at it with the claw end of the hammer then a screw driver to pry what is left out. |
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Tell It Like It Is
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Location: Wyoming | If they are shod use snow rim pads. If they are barefoot and are getting ice balls it is because they need a trim.
I just use a hammer. A couple good taps at the back of the ice ball and they will usually fall right out.
I have never had any luck with Pam or WD40.
Edited by realitycheck 2016-01-13 9:25 AM
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Location: Wisconsin | skye - 2016-01-12 9:37 AM mcorcoran - 2016-01-12 7:18 AM I just keep a hammer out by the pens to tap the hooves out. Works like a charm! Be cafeful with the hammer! I hope you are not beating the bottom so much as to bruise the soften sole. I use the hammer sometimes but claw at it with the claw end of the hammer then a screw driver to pry what is left out.
No, not beating their hooves. Just a couple taps. |
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Location: Northern Ontario | Dépends on the weather. If it is really cold...like below -20C(I think around -5F), the snow is a little harder to get out. I have shoes on my mare's hinds(She needs them at the moment) And she doesnt have snow pads either, but I clean them out everyday and they just pop off as a snow ball. If they are too hard to get out, just let them stand in the barn for 10 minutes and the heat from their body will help dislodge it. Usually in warmer weather, the snow just cleans out easily |
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 I Chore in Chucks
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Location: MD | cooking spray in the mornings. i use a flat head screwdriver for the really tough days. thankfully MD doesn't get much snow compared to IA!! |
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Location: MT | Mine are all barefoot and only get snowballs when they are in need of a trim. I think if you run shoes all winter, the only surefire trick is to use snowpads. |
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