What do you folks find works best for a horse who you just pulled the shoes on? Thanks!
Durasole
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Me, the english teacher, seeing the post title, thinking
The sole paint
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Venice turpentine.
Lol!
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This seems to work better for my two than even Keratex.
Turpentine and oakum is what my current farrier uses.
Might be worth getting a pair of hoof boots for temporary relief depending on how sore horse is.
I like Venice turpentine after a trim on my barefoot horse.
However if I had pulled shoes I would have a pair of hoof boots ready for the transition. Especially for riding.
We use Durasole.
Our former (now retired) long-time farrier recommended Venice turpentine, but it’s harder to get and more hassle to deal with/apply, in our opinion.
Venice turpentine
I like Durasole. It really does harden the hoof. I use that for my shod horse that I do lots of road and gravel work with. I’ve noticed hardened sole / improvement after several applications. With other brands, I don’t notice a difference (including Keratex).
I also like Farrier’s Fix, I think it has some sort of soothing property to it - that is my unscientific observation, after applying it daily to horse that was barefoot.
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I have never tried Farrier’s Fix- I have Venice Turpentine in the barn. I am out of Durasole, but I have used it on other horses in the past.
This guy appears sound right now, but it’s soft out. I want to get ahead of the dry days of Summer.
Thanks for your thoughts!!
I have used venice turpentine and Durasole. I have also used iodine and Keratex hoof hardener. All work, but they do not all work on all horses. My thin soled TB’s all do better with iodine than anything else. Good thing, as they need it more often, and iodine is the least expensive choice.
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Another vote for durasole!
Hoof Armor !!
Venice turpentine mixed with some DMSO. This mixture makes it easier to work with, the DMSO keeps it liquid, and drives it deep into the sole. If the horse is shod, you can put a layer of sheet cotton on top of this, the shoe keeps it from being dislodged, and it will stay in place until you take it out, and stop everything else from sticking onto the sole of the feet. If the horse is barefoot, the sheet cotton won’t stay in place, but it isn’t necessary anyway. I use an old retired toothbrush to apply.
I am using this for the first time trying to transition my retired horse to barefoot. But I just had it done the first time about 2 weeks ago.
I have been using Farrier Barrier (contains turpentine and other stuff) for a long while. It goes on outer hoof as well, and frog. I have used Keratex hoof hardener in the past but didn’t see a noticeable difference.
