Joel Brown Evolutionary Farriery Selenium Toxicity Case Study
Using your Hoof Doctor into the separations was key in my opinion. There was live sole that was too immature to bear weight under this dead hoof. I think it keeps the voids between dead and live structures clean.
Hoof Supplements
For hoof health supplements, I generally divide them into two broad categories, there are supplements that will provide specific nutrients, e.g., supplementing just biotin or just zinc and copper. Or those that will have most of the nutrients that are integral to hoof health.
The Calcium to Phosphorus Ratio
Minerals also have intricate interactions with each other – so the ratios are key.
Biotin
Not only is biotin important for hoof health through the production of keratin, but biotin is also involved in various enzymes that are essential in carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism. Therefore, it is essential for the conversion of feed into energy for the horse to use.