This message is from: Debbie LeBreton <tippiegi...@hotmail.com>
Hi to you: Check on line for a company called Riva's Remedies. They are good. Debbie > From: fofdfjo...@clearwire.net > To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com > Subject: Hoof supplements > Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 08:32:50 -0700 > > This message is from: "Gayle" <fofdfjo...@clearwire.net> > > > Does anyone know if any of the supplements that are supposed to promote > healthy > hoof growth really work? Eve would benefit. Still waiting for her to grow > out > of the abcess from last summer. Farrier's opinion is that she has thinner > hoof > walls than average. Her daughter, crossed w. Ole, has thick hoof walls. > > Hi There, > > In regard to feeding supplements to improve hoof growth, I find that most of > those products on the market do not contain enough biotin. Biotin also > needs to be in combination with methionine. Most of the products contain > 15 - 25 mg of biotin per serving which is OK for maintenance, but not enough > to repair. My farrier suggests at least 50 mg per day and there are a few > products that do have that much. So we need to read the label! It does > take 9 months to a year to fully grow out a hoof from the coronet band down. > After putting a horse on 50 mg per day biotin/methionine you can actually > see the change in the hoof wall and follow it's progression downward. > > Hope that helps. > > Gayle Ware > Field of Dreams > Eugene, OR > www.fjordhorse.com > > Important FjordHorse List Links: > Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e > FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw > FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
