Would hoof boots along w/ supplements help harden my mares hooves?

I have a 2yr old filly, whom I just got about a month ago. Our pasture is really muddy due to the unforgiving winter we just had. I have been noticing that she has been really tenderfooted, and the ferrier said she had soft hooves, he said to use iodine, but from what I have read, that doesn't seem to work well for many people. I was wondering if hoof boots along with supplements would be good for her?

Would hoof boots along w/ supplements help harden my mares hooves?
Hoofs are like nails. I read that the cream nail hardener made by the Swiss company Mavala, was based on some cream that women who groomed their horses used on the hoofs. The thing is that they noticed their nails were harder and stronger. I don't know the name of the cream for horses, but a horse care catalog will surely have something along that line. If not, then ask a vet or an experienced trainer or groomer.
Reply:there are a lot of supplements on the market these days which could help, personally i have never tried them, there are treatments which you put in food such as http://horsesupplementsdirect.co.uk/inde... these are said to strengthen feet or there are ointments or creams that you can apply directly to the hoof to harden the hoof . if you dont try you will never know.
Reply:What I would worry about leaving the boots on her is that if her feet arnt dry when you put them on your still going to be in the same situation. Then theres always her getting the mud/water in them herself and just sitting in it all day. The iodine I cant see helping much if you use it them put her right back in the mud.. Which I know you cant do anything about right now! My thought would be if theres any way you could put something down for her to stand on, like a few rubber mats, or putting rock, then dust rock ontop of it, so she could stand in one small area thats atleast not gooshy. If you feel comfortable leaving boots on her though why not atleast try it? Just make sure she couldnt hurt herself or get stuck!
Reply:My 5yr old Thoroughbred had this same problem and I used "Pine Tar" Their is this man who lives above me and that has had horses all his life and I ask him what could I use to make my horses hoofs tougher and he told me to use it and I did and I thought it worked wonders. Here is a link and hope this helps you out!!





http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?...
Reply:I use hoof boots but only when im out on the trail where i know theres rocks. My horses were tender footed when i first pulled there shoes off but i never gave them suppliments, give them a few weeks and there hoofs will get tougher. With your horse though shes still young so i would just keep her barefoot. Its the best thing to do for a horse. There are some suppliments to increase hoof growth im nto sure about making them not soft. I would just give her time to grow.
Reply:The hoove is like you re finger nail you leave you re hand in water for a long time what happens soft finger nails its the same with horses hooves. I would not start all the hoof boots and supplements quite yet let everything dry out a little you might be surprised how much harder the hoove will be if she isn't in a wet pasture



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