Hey ridecampers, I know some of you keep your horses on dry sand too. We moved a few years ago to a really sandy area, and the horses feet have gotten dry at times during the summers, but winter and spring are so dry this year that the feet are already dry. What's the best way to keep the hooves from getting too dry? We are on a sand hill so there is no way to get them standing on moister ground between rains. (the well aint that deep)
Is tuff stuff ok on the soles (probably doesn't last long)? Is there some kind of hoof packing that would not require wrapping the feet or having a shod hoof that is useful to prevent excessive drying? Might it be useful to have my farrie put equithane, equi-sole or ??? in when I get my gelding shod? I'm actually thinking about soaking the feet and that is a new track for me. Any one have bad experiences with soaking feet? What kind of boots work for this - none of my guys is going to leave their feet in a tub for me w/o me staying right there and I have to work for a living and aint going to find the time to supervise soaking sessions for routine hoof maintaince, I could put on 'soaking' boots and remove them after I finish feeding, (at least a couple feet at a time) Thanks, Teresa and the hard,dry hooves herd in the colorado sand. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
