Homemade hoof oil

[Zer0]

I heard this from a friend...
1 gallon of lanolin and 1 gallon of pine tar. Mix it together and put it in a hoof oil can and put it on dry hooves

I've never tried this but how does this sound? :) I know lanolin would make the hoof soft (lanolin is the oil on a sheep's coat, if anyone didn't know, and it's used a lot in hand creams) but what about pine tar? Would that be safe to put on horse's hooves?

[Wally]

Never use the stuff. The horse's hoof should be full of water, not oil.

Once you saturate the tubules with oil the hoof will dry out as the water cannot get in.

We have a pot that is 15 years old, it gets taken out on show day, that's it.

[Afellpony]

I dont use the stuff either as I believe oil softens the hoof.

[Bay Mare]

I wouldn't use it either, I prefer hooves to be 'au naturel' (clean obviously if you're doing something posh) and, as Wally, says it isn't beneficial to put hoof oil on in fact quite the contrary!

[Sexy Sietske]

I use naf hoof moist i think it is once a week if that :D

[old_woman]

Would anyone treat their own fingernails with lanolin and Stockholm Tar to make them grow faster and be stronger?
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[smaggi]

Never use the stuff. The horse's hoof should be full of water, not oil.

I only use it when it's REALLY MUDDY because the mud gets on the hooves and really dries them out. If I use hoof flex, then the mud doesn't stick and the hooves stay in better shape. Our pastures dry out quick because they are very hilly.

[buttons]

Naf hoof-moist is good stuff - but I only use if the feet are looking dry/cracked. I feel if you get into a regular habit using hoof dressings, the hoof starts to expect it and then your into all sorts of problems!
I hate hoof oil - even for shows - its messy and never stays looking good - on show days it's baby oil on a cloth - sand, grass and dust doesn't stick to it so you stay looking great

[Bluey's~Friend]

G'day! Fat is very good hoof oil! This is why:

- Softens the hoof
- Shines
- Is very healthy

It looks great, I have tried it on a riding school pony once when the instructor asked me to. It looked really pretty and you could feel the difference in her hoof once it had been applied four seven days twice a day in both grooming sessions. Its also free, just get it out the fry pan and pu it in a jar and brush on hoof with a hoof brush which are cheap! Perfect cheap hoof oil alternitive! Sorry if I have stolen this thread a little, oops!

Gotta Gallop,

Bluey's~Friend

[Wally]

You don't want to soften the hoof, you want the feet to be hard.

Oil is not part horn, it's not like skin. Flood the hoof with oil the water cannot get in and the hoof goes mushy.

[keep the faith]

G'day! Fat is very good hoof oil! This is why:

- Softens the hoof
- Shines
- Is very healthy

It looks great, I have tried it on a riding school pony once when the instructor asked me to. It looked really pretty and you could feel the difference in her hoof once it had been applied four seven days twice a day in both grooming sessions. Its also free, just get it out the fry pan and pu it in a jar and brush on hoof with a hoof brush which are cheap! Perfect cheap hoof oil alternitive! Sorry if I have stolen this thread a little, oops!

Gotta Gallop,

Bluey's~Friend

i agree with wally, you want hard hooves not soft ones. the have to withstand a lot of pressure and soft hooves going to break under the strain.

[Anro]

G'day! Fat is very good hoof oil! This is why:

- Softens the hoof
- Shines
- Is very healthy

It looks great, I have tried it on a riding school pony once when the instructor asked me to. It looked really pretty and you could feel the difference in her hoof once it had been applied four seven days twice a day in both grooming sessions. Its also free, just get it out the fry pan and pu it in a jar and brush on hoof with a hoof brush which are cheap! Perfect cheap hoof oil alternitive! Sorry if I have stolen this thread a little, oops!

Gotta Gallop,

Bluey's~Friend
:eek: How did you think that soft hoofs are good?:confused:
thats like saying mushy feet is all right!:eek:

[Bay Mare]

I agree, soft hooves aren't healthy hooves.

Most (if not all) of us who are barefoot are looking for hard, rock crushing hooves not soft shiny ones :)

[Palomino Mare]

hi, i'd ask your farrier if your horses hooves need further moistening. jerry suffers from white line disease and has dry cracked hooves. quite a few of the horses on my yard have dry and brittle hooves and so the farrier reccomeneds hoof moisteners. i think the best one on the market is Oakfield (avaliable from internet). as far as hoof oil - i would only use it for shows and (as old wives tales go) home made is prob beneficial as it is natural

amz x

[Nik-n-Kia]

Can someone please tell me the symptons or even any pics of whiteline disease??

I use cornucrescine soft and crumbly on Kia's hoof daily as the are very soft at the mo with all the wet weather we're having but I use baby oil on a cloth too for show day as he has two white and two black hooves and I find it easier to use this on them.

Nikki xxxxx

[Fizz]

when fizz had wld her sole crumbled, farrier dug a hole & poured neat tea tree oil into it.

i use hoof moist maybe once or twice every few months, i use efol or i make some

pack of lard
250ml veg oil
tea tree oil

melt & mix together,add 40 drops tea tree oil & pour into a container with a lid,leave a few days to set & use:)

[squizzymel]

Before anyone else shoots Bluey's Friend down in flames have a look at the country their from. Australia has vastly different climatic conditions to the UK. Here hoof oil can work miracles on dry brittle hooves and often is only applied to the coronet band and surrounding area to help nourish and condition. We tend to call all hoof dressing hoof oil (except products like hoof black) whether it be vegetable or animal based fats. It makes their hooves more elastic not soft or brittle so they cope better with our climatic conditions. I fact if it wasn't for a daily dressing of a hoof dressing called the Worlds Greatest Hoof Oil a local Riding for the Disabled horse would have had to be euthanased because of the condition of her hooves. After 12 months she is down to a weekly dressing and massage of the coronet band and rarely shows any sign of lameness.

Hoof dressing can be good, it can be bad, it's just a matter of where, when and how it is used.