Hoof Gro

Hoof Gro is one of the craftable items in the game. Users in the Nutritionist stream can produce it using alfalfa, soybeans and copper.

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Supplementing for Hoof Disease Prevention

Dietary supplements can help your horse build a strong and resilient hoof wall. Typically, horses can get all of their nutritional requirements from grazing on good quality pasture. However, when horses are out competing, kept in stalls, etc, sometimes nutritional deficiencies can arise that can cause hoof issues.

The main component of most hoof supplements is biotin, which helps stick the cells of the hoof wall together. Biotin is found in high concentrations in alfalfa and soybeans. Biotin supplementation can help correct dry, brittle hoof wall or cracking feet when fed as a daily supplement. However, it is no replacement for good farriery and good nutrition!

Copper is another common component of hoof supplements, due to its function in forming strong hoof wall. Copper acts as a catalyst to encourage the cross-linking reaction when hoof wall is created. Providing adequate amounts of copper can help reduce the risk of hoof cracks and other problems relating to the hoof wall.

In Oxer to Oxer, these ingredients are combined into the product Hoof Gro, which helps reduce the chance of your horse developing hoof disease. Each bag of Hoof Gro lasts one game year, and should be considered for any horses that seem predisposed to developing hoof issues.

1. Thunes, C. Do hoof supplements help? The Horse, 2019. https://thehorse.com/17437/do-hoof-supplements-help/