icy hooves

[mink]

when my horses come in tonite one went to slipping and sliding once she stepped on the planks of her stall. looked like she wanted to fly or something:rolleyes:, feet and legs going all directions. once things settled down i see she had about 2 inch ice balls under each hoof. they sometimes get a little bit but this was severe for a cold day. apparently you dont need packy snow to screw things up…….mink

[TBigLug]

Had the same thing happen to mine yesterday. Only way to really avoid it is to pick out their feet before they come in but that can be time consuming depending on how many you have.Sometimes I just pick up her feet before she comes it the door and give a little rap on the shoe and the pack falls out. They do sell winter pads to try and counteract this problem but never used them myself. There’s a member or two on here that does some winter events (skijoring I believe) and they probably have some good tips.

[mink]

i dont have shoes on them , usually they might have some on one hoof but not all four at once. i guess my question was if the rubber stall matts are as slippery as the wood planks? mink

[Mark Cowdrey]

I find the rubber stall mats to be slipperier than wood. I almost lost a foal once in a box stall cuz he couldn’t get enough traction to get up to nurse. Once I pulled them out & he was on gravel he was fine.
Mark

[mink]

:Di suspected that mark as i know my rubber bed liner on the pick-up is “slipperier than snot on a marble” think i need a spell check:D

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