Well, the hoof has to be completely dry when it it applied (which is a challenge this time of year!). I prepped the hooves at the barn, but my gun was full of old stuff, and I couldn't get it apart, so I went to the ride with the intention of using boots. However, we managed to get the gun apart in camp, and since my horse's hooves were still dry, I applied the SG. He stepped in some poop with the last hind foot before I could get the SG on it. I brushed it off and applied the SG to that last hoof, anyway (didn't have heat gun in camp to dry it off). Next day at the lunch check, all four feet still had the SG. After the finish, I checked his feet, and three were still on, but that hind foot was bare, but he was fine. The three hooves that were still covered lasted the rest of the week at home.
I rode that 50 with the idea that if the SG all fell out, it wouldn't really matter, because I know my horse does all his conditioning completely barefoot (only using hoof protection for competitions), and he has completed several 50s completely bare. The SG is just added insurance that a rock won't wedge into the frog grooves and the sole is getting extra layer of protection. The other 50 that I used SG, the sole part wore off some time into the ride, but the grooves stayed full, which is mainly what I wanted.
So, to answer your question, yes, if you get a good application, it should last the whole day. And even if it fell out half way through, that would only leave only a few miles of bare hoof on the hind, and the ground is soft this time of year.
To apply, wear old clothes and have your tips and plastic sheets pre-cut. I had to use a new tip for each hoof, because the SG was solidifying inside the tip before I could get to the next hoof. I use a small, low-power heat gun ($25), which I think is also used for glue-on boots. After my other two tubes of SG are used, I will probably go back to boots instead. Like Karen, I don't like prepping the hooves.
Terry
"May the Horse be with You"
> Subject: [RC] Sole Guard > Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:47:19 -0800 > From: carrie.kitley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Terry - > Thank you for your little blurb on Sole Guard. I bought some awhile > back but my mare was lame for a little while and didn't use it. She's > shod on fronts now, but I was going to use it on her bare rears for and > LD. So, you think it would hold up ok for an entire LD? If so, I'm > thrilled to hear that. I really hate to have her shod on the back too, > just to have them pulled after a ride. > Thanks, Carrie > > Terry wrote: "For those who may be interested, the new Vettec product > called Sole Guard ("No shoes, no problem") worked for me on this Bar H > 50. It is the second 50 we have completed using this product, and it has > its place for barefoot horses that have good feet to begin with, or the > trail has decent footing most of the day. > The application requires a thoroughly and completely dry hoof (hair > dryer or heat gun), but no denatured alcohol is required. It fills the > collateral groove and adds a layer of protection to the sole of the > hoof. It is all you need to get through a 1-day 50, but I wouldn't trust > it to stay in for a multi-day event." > > Terry > "May the Horse be with You" > > > Carrie Kitley > 30th Medical Group, Vandenberg AFB > DMLSS Database Sustainment Specialist (DSS) > CACI International Inc, www.caci.com > DSN: 276-1077 > Fax: 805-606-1179 > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. > Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp > Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp > > Ride Long and Ride Safe!! > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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