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My horse has no shoes in the winter however she gets this ice build up 
around the  
inside edge of her hooves. <snip>  I was  
wondering if any one knows how to get rid of the ice so shes not beeing 
ridden on stilts! 
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A former barn goddess told me that it became much 
easier to knock the snowballs out of my gelding's shod feet after I began 
putting venice turpentine on his soles.  And I found that, when we were 
working in the snow, the snowballs would just fly off his feet. 
  
Of course, if you don't keep the venice turpentine 
in a heated place, it will be next to impossible to paint it on your 
horse's soles.  <BG> 
  
Cindy 
  
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