Re: Hoof Quality

["Tracey" <tracey@tbt.co.za>]

This makes sense.


On an aside, a while ago I put my horses onto a shavings / sunflower husk
mix of bedding in their stables (which they go into at night only, BTW) and
I saw an immediate improvement in the quality of their hooves.  Probably the
oil content in the husks.


Unfortunately, you can't always get the husks, and they are not
superabsorbent, so you have to mix with shavings.  The advantage is that you
have sunflowers growing ALL OVER your manure heap, which is much prettier
than the average dung heap.


Tracey

-----Original Message-----
From: shelton <dshelton@cyberhighway.net>
To: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 3:37 AM
Subject: RC: Hoof Quality


>> Re: Shelly hooves in TB's:  We have had many a TB used for polo and most
>all
>> of them had good hooves. But then we seldom had them up in stalls. So
from
>> my perspective it seems to be a problem with keeping a grazing herd
>anilmal > in a stall too much.
>
>JMHO also Jackie! The hoof depends on movement for adequate circulation.
The
>delivery of nutrients to the hoof and the removal of wastes depends on
>circulation. The quality of the hoof is affected by availability of
>nutrients and the removal of wastes. Restrict movement and you'll
eventually
>end up with an inferior quality hoof. Walking in a cloud of shavings
>probably won't produce the same amount of circulation that walking on firm
>ground will either.
>
>Cheryl, no stalls for my guys!
>
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