Carolyn R
Well-Known Member
I was wondering what, if anything has worked to prevent excessive hoof wear.
My older boy, 17 this year, loves to drive. I gave him a year off. He tends to use both rear "toes" when going any faster than a slow trot. He had worn his toes quit a bit & he had some mild clicking in his rear fetlocks. Yes, we all develope noises when we start to get up there in age, it never once seemed to give him any discomfort, no heat from the joint, no favoring one leg or another, but none the less, I gave him time off, allowed his toes to grow, kept a dilligent eye on the angles of his hooves, and the clicking is gone. I was hoping to get him back out there this year, what have you found that works best, beyond hoof/joint suppliments for growth, to keep the hooves from wearing? His feet are too small for the typical old mac style boots, I have used the hoof epoxy and it does work, but it doesn't hold up on pasture or in damp conditions (quickly works itself off the hoof).
Are there any "hoof boots" for minis that really do fit?
My older boy, 17 this year, loves to drive. I gave him a year off. He tends to use both rear "toes" when going any faster than a slow trot. He had worn his toes quit a bit & he had some mild clicking in his rear fetlocks. Yes, we all develope noises when we start to get up there in age, it never once seemed to give him any discomfort, no heat from the joint, no favoring one leg or another, but none the less, I gave him time off, allowed his toes to grow, kept a dilligent eye on the angles of his hooves, and the clicking is gone. I was hoping to get him back out there this year, what have you found that works best, beyond hoof/joint suppliments for growth, to keep the hooves from wearing? His feet are too small for the typical old mac style boots, I have used the hoof epoxy and it does work, but it doesn't hold up on pasture or in damp conditions (quickly works itself off the hoof).
Are there any "hoof boots" for minis that really do fit?