Snowy tip

[silly mare]

Try rubbing lard/cooking oil/Vaseline inside your horse's hooves to stop the snow balling up in them.

[Tammy]

You can laugh if this is really stupid, but has anyone tried using the vegetable oil spray instead of smearing on the thicker stuff? I read the label...nothing artificial so I think I'm gonna try it. I'll let you know if it works.

[Tammy]

Works, but the temperature has not gone far below freezing. Still lots of snow, though!

[marge]

I tried everything. Pam spray, vaseline, corn oil, hoof creams, etc. I finally gave up and stalled my horse. He hates it, but the snowballs were so huge inside his shoes I thought he'd twist an ankle, and I can't pull his shoes cause his feet split. So better safe than sorry... Marge