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Has anybody used hoof armor ( http://hoofarmor.com/ )  or any other product 
on their horses bare feet to reduce wear?   Five weeks ago we pulled 
Chief's shoes, and since then he's been barefoot.  I have put the new 
Easyboot Epics on his feet for rides, and he has completed a total of 305 
miles or 6 days of 50 (one 55) mile endurance rides in that time.  The 
boots are working out really well for him (these new boots are 
wonderful).  The problem is what to do inbetween the rides.  Maybe if I 
ride him in enough rides he'll have the boots on often enough that his feet 
won't wear down (kidding). ;)   Between rides he is turned out 24x7 on hard 
dirt, with rocks and he is quite an active little horse.

I know that the amount of work he gets probably will help a lot with hoof 
growth, though I can already tell that it isn't going to keep up with how 
active he is and how the ground at home is going to wear down his feet 
between rides.  I don't want him to get sore. I'd like to hear from anybody 
that has used it if there any tips on applying it besides what comes in the 
product literature, and also how many coats should we us the first time?  I 
would like to hear if there are any other products that people might 
recommend.  (besides putting shoes back on him, which is always an option 
if this doesn't work out, but so far so good, knocking on wood)  Thanks,

Karen
in NV


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