Wd-40

eclectic · 06-14-2008, 07:29 AM

It's been very dry of late, here in the Southeastern US. My horses hooves are very dry and starting to crack. I had heard from a trainer and other horsey friends that they used WD-40 to keep them moist and to prevent cracking. Anyone else heard of this and/or used it? What were your results and what do you think?

SunnyKS · 06-14-2008, 07:59 AM

I have heard of it but have never tried it. I've had real good luck with taking the soil around the water tank and giving it a light shovel tilling then keeping it wet and muddy. That way each time they drink thier feet get a good soaking.

ToveroMom · 06-14-2008, 08:27 AM

I do use hoof conditioner around the coronary band-hoof is already grown out and dead..
BUT I use natural oils or lanolin based items.
While I will use a petroleum based product like WD40 on an unsightly tail mat-on a hoof not so much.

BarnBum · 06-14-2008, 08:30 AM

I wouldn't use a petroleum based product on my horses feet. There are ALOT of topical natuaral oils <for horses> out there for dry feet. RainMaker is a popular one. I would go that route and not the WD40.

jjsimsez · 06-14-2008, 09:04 AM

i read somewhere.could even have been on HT,that motor oil is the best they found to keep feet from cracking and drying.wd40 could do this too.keeping the ground by the water tank wet doesnt do anything for my horses.but alot of people swear by this.try wd40.it wont hurt them.did you know,if you get stung by a bee,put wd40 on it.after 30 min. the sting is gone and next day it will look like a little bite.if wd40 dont kill me then it wont hurt horses hooves.personally thou,i use the rainmaker.

ohiobred · 06-15-2008, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by SunnyKS

I have heard of it but have never tried it. I've had real good luck with taking the soil around the water tank and giving it a light shovel tilling then keeping it wet and muddy. That way each time they drink thier feet get a good soaking.

thats what i do!

eclectic · 06-15-2008, 07:40 PM

Thanks guys, this gives me food for thought. I need to do something, it's just that I board her out and I don't want to make extra work for my BO. She is so good to me and I am 9 hours away so it's not like I can do the work myself.

ToveroMom · 06-16-2008, 09:17 PM

What about a daily hoof supplement like Farriers Friend or say O,ega Horseshine? The quality of the hoof comes from the inside out..I am using O.H. right now and my horse came to me with a split halfway up her front hoof. The new growth after on month on this is amazing.
just a thought.

APHANutmeg · 06-16-2008, 09:24 PM

I would also recommend the Omega Horseshine. I use it on all my horses. My farrier commented on how nice my rescue minis feet are growing out since they have been on it(about 2 1/2 months). There feet were terrible, never touched, cleaned or trimmed.

Now growing out healthy. Makes their coats soft and shiny also

ricoman · 06-19-2008, 04:21 PM

Wd-40 is not a lubricant, it's cleaner for metals and plastics, I would not use it on my horse's feet. I do have great feed and keep the ground soaked around the water tub.

ToveroMom · 06-19-2008, 04:55 PM

Umm I could have sworn it was a lubricant..

I use it on sticky padlocks and gate hinges and all kinds of stuff like that.
Maybe you have it confused with something else?

grullatobiano · 06-19-2008, 05:09 PM

http://www.wd40.com/

You're both right

ToveroMom · 06-19-2008, 05:12 PM

Fascinating...

grullatobiano · 06-19-2008, 05:14 PM

you seemed curious.

ToveroMom · 06-19-2008, 05:17 PM

What in the world is that supposed to mean?

You posted a link with over 2000 uses for WD40..I reply Fascinating and YOU get upset?
It was fascinating and who know there were that many uses for WD40...geesh.

grullatobiano · 06-19-2008, 05:23 PM

Well, here's more for you. They recently had to change the ultra-secret formula for WD-40 because it turned out to be seriously toxic. It is now less potent with far fewer carcinogens.

The formula is, however, a closely guarded secret. Much like the Coca-Cola executives, WD-40 executives can not all travel in the same airplanes, etc.

ToveroMom · 06-19-2008, 05:25 PM

Probably will not work as well now that it is safer...LOL

GreyDot · 06-19-2008, 08:38 PM

I've heard of people rubbing WD-40 on their joints for arthritis... and they swore by it, too.

As for feet, as TMom pointed out, the hoof is dead - good feet come from the inside, with lots of sulphur-containing aminoacids (cysteine and methionine), or other sources of bioavailable sulphur, which are used to build the keratin of the hoof. Plain gelatin works well - or can also use flavoured Jello (my farrier swears by this). However, cheap-o, lanolin-based hand cream does help, when put on the coronary band. Petroleum-based products are not recommended, because they actually encourage the growth of horn-eating bacteria. Also, when put out in the sun, mineral-oil (petroleum) based products tend to actually dry out the hoof.

To this day, my 93 year old grandmother, who is the daughter of a farrier, swears by putting bacon grease on a horse's feet. I tried it, but it stinks - and attracts ants

!

ToveroMom · 06-19-2008, 09:14 PM

It also attracts barncats to the poor horse..

**Range** · 06-19-2008, 09:59 PM

Maybe not bacon grease, but there is a product by Anvil Brand called Kevin Bacon Grease. I used it when my farrier complained about how dry and hard the hooves were. Next thing you know, I had nice, moisturized feet. The barn cats didn't bother them and the ants didn't swarm...the dogs, however, did lick at the container!

Sometimes, no matter how well you feed them, the tootsies need a little moisture.

06-14-2008, 07:29 AM
eclectic Weanling Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 323	Wd-40 It's been very dry of late, here in the Southeastern US. My horses hooves are very dry and starting to crack. I had heard from a trainer and other horsey friends that they used WD-40 to keep them moist and to prevent cracking. Anyone else heard of this and/or used it? What were your results and what do you think?

06-14-2008, 07:59 AM
SunnyKS Greenbroke Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 3,454	I have heard of it but have never tried it. I've had real good luck with taking the soil around the water tank and giving it a light shovel tilling then keeping it wet and muddy. That way each time they drink thier feet get a good soaking. __________________

06-14-2008, 08:27 AM
ToveroMom Pasture Pet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland TX Posts: 15,296	I do use hoof conditioner around the coronary band-hoof is already grown out and dead.. BUT I use natural oils or lanolin based items. While I will use a petroleum based product like WD40 on an unsightly tail mat-on a hoof not so much. __________________ "In America,anyone can be President. That is one of the chances you take" Adlai Stevenson

06-14-2008, 08:30 AM
BarnBum Greenbroke Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 3,542	I wouldn't use a petroleum based product on my horses feet. There are ALOT of topical natuaral oils <for horses> out there for dry feet. RainMaker is a popular one. I would go that route and not the WD40. __________________ Murphys Horse Law - A horse's misbehavior will be in direct proportion to the number of people who are watching !!

06-14-2008, 09:04 AM
jjsimsez Weanling Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: indiana Posts: 369	i read somewhere.could even have been on HT,that motor oil is the best they found to keep feet from cracking and drying.wd40 could do this too.keeping the ground by the water tank wet doesnt do anything for my horses.but alot of people swear by this.try wd40.it wont hurt them.did you know,if you get stung by a bee,put wd40 on it.after 30 min. the sting is gone and next day it will look like a little bite.if wd40 dont kill me then it wont hurt horses hooves.personally thou,i use the rainmaker.

06-15-2008, 07:40 PM
eclectic Weanling Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 323	Thanks guys, this gives me food for thought. I need to do something, it's just that I board her out and I don't want to make extra work for my BO. She is so good to me and I am 9 hours away so it's not like I can do the work myself.

06-16-2008, 09:17 PM
ToveroMom Pasture Pet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland TX Posts: 15,296	What about a daily hoof supplement like Farriers Friend or say O,ega Horseshine? The quality of the hoof comes from the inside out..I am using O.H. right now and my horse came to me with a split halfway up her front hoof. The new growth after on month on this is amazing. just a thought. __________________ "In America,anyone can be President. That is one of the chances you take" Adlai Stevenson

06-16-2008, 09:24 PM
APHANutmeg Yearling Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Eastern PA Posts: 641	I would also recommend the Omega Horseshine. I use it on all my horses. My farrier commented on how nice my rescue minis feet are growing out since they have been on it(about 2 1/2 months). There feet were terrible, never touched, cleaned or trimmed. Now growing out healthy. Makes their coats soft and shiny also __________________ Staff to: Sunshine's Bar B Ritz "Nutmeg" Buckskin APHA, and her 4 mini friends: "Mocha, Ginger, Gunther, and Kodi"

06-19-2008, 04:21 PM
ricoman Weanling Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 440	Wd-40 is not a lubricant, it's cleaner for metals and plastics, I would not use it on my horse's feet. I do have great feed and keep the ground soaked around the water tub. __________________ Resistance is Futile

06-19-2008, 04:55 PM
ToveroMom Pasture Pet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland TX Posts: 15,296	Umm I could have sworn it was a lubricant.. I use it on sticky padlocks and gate hinges and all kinds of stuff like that. Maybe you have it confused with something else? __________________ "In America,anyone can be President. That is one of the chances you take" Adlai Stevenson

06-19-2008, 05:09 PM
grullatobiano Weanling Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Red Deer Posts: 288	http://www.wd40.com/ You're both right

06-19-2008, 05:12 PM
ToveroMom Pasture Pet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland TX Posts: 15,296	Fascinating... __________________ "In America,anyone can be President. That is one of the chances you take" Adlai Stevenson

06-19-2008, 05:14 PM
grullatobiano Weanling Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Red Deer Posts: 288	you seemed curious.

06-19-2008, 05:17 PM
ToveroMom Pasture Pet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland TX Posts: 15,296	What in the world is that supposed to mean? You posted a link with over 2000 uses for WD40..I reply Fascinating and YOU get upset? It was fascinating and who know there were that many uses for WD40...geesh. __________________ "In America,anyone can be President. That is one of the chances you take" Adlai Stevenson

06-19-2008, 05:23 PM
grullatobiano Weanling Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Red Deer Posts: 288	Well, here's more for you. They recently had to change the ultra-secret formula for WD-40 because it turned out to be seriously toxic. It is now less potent with far fewer carcinogens. The formula is, however, a closely guarded secret. Much like the Coca-Cola executives, WD-40 executives can not all travel in the same airplanes, etc.

06-19-2008, 05:25 PM
ToveroMom Pasture Pet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland TX Posts: 15,296	Probably will not work as well now that it is safer...LOL __________________ "In America,anyone can be President. That is one of the chances you take" Adlai Stevenson

06-19-2008, 08:38 PM
GreyDot Started Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Between AZ and OH Posts: 2,273	I've heard of people rubbing WD-40 on their joints for arthritis... and they swore by it, too. As for feet, as TMom pointed out, the hoof is dead - good feet come from the inside, with lots of sulphur-containing aminoacids (cysteine and methionine), or other sources of bioavailable sulphur, which are used to build the keratin of the hoof. Plain gelatin works well - or can also use flavoured Jello (my farrier swears by this). However, cheap-o, lanolin-based hand cream does help, when put on the coronary band. Petroleum-based products are not recommended, because they actually encourage the growth of horn-eating bacteria. Also, when put out in the sun, mineral-oil (petroleum) based products tend to actually dry out the hoof. To this day, my 93 year old grandmother, who is the daughter of a farrier, swears by putting bacon grease on a horse's feet. I tried it, but it stinks - and attracts ants ! __________________ ...There is nothing to be done till a horse's head is settled. ~William Cavendish Stuipid CAN be fixed... you just have to hit it hard enough! ~A rare moment of inspiration

06-19-2008, 09:14 PM
ToveroMom Pasture Pet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland TX Posts: 15,296	It also attracts barncats to the poor horse.. __________________ "In America,anyone can be President. That is one of the chances you take" Adlai Stevenson

06-19-2008, 09:59 PM
Range Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Back of Beyond Posts: 5,688	Maybe not bacon grease, but there is a product by Anvil Brand called Kevin Bacon Grease. I used it when my farrier complained about how dry and hard the hooves were. Next thing you know, I had nice, moisturized feet. The barn cats didn't bother them and the ants didn't swarm...the dogs, however, did lick at the container! Sometimes, no matter how well you feed them, the tootsies need a little moisture. __________________ If it harms none, do what you will.