Linseed and hoof quality/growth?

Question

My friend feeds this linseed -http://www.simplesystem.co.uk/complement... to her horse and has offered me some for my TBx. His feet are terrible at the minute, would linseed help at all? His hoof growth is slow (more like stationary!) and he's had to have his shoes off. Has anyone had any experience of linseed having any affect at all on hoof growth or quality? Thanks

By the way, he's under the care of the vet and the farrier for his feet :-)

He visits the farrier every 5weeks

He gets a mixture of vegetable oil and iodine applied every other day. The rest of the time he has Keratex Hoof Moisturiser. He gets sprayed with Bactakill 55 once a week, and has NAF Hoof and Sole Hardener applied once a week (on a different day). He was being fed "Event" but the farrier has advised to bring him off this now as it is not helping his growth, it was for his white line quality.

He wears "Old Mac G2" hoof boots, is out of work. His hooves aren't wearing down, they're just not growing!

Answer 1

I actually researched this years ago and linseed was recommended in most of what I would call the "legitimate" resources.  I ended up going with Omega Horseshine by Enreco, which is flaxseed and is also excellent.  The only way I can validate that it is good is that my horse's hooves are healthy and strong, and they go barefoot.  One had hoof chipping problems that no longer occur, and both have shiny beautiful coats despite the fact that they both have metabolic syndrome (cushings).  I read on here that barefoot trimmer also uses this product, and she is extremely knowledgable.

Answer 2

Farriers Formula and sunflower seeds work wonders on my saddlebred, he used to have no growth and now his feet are getting way healthier

Biotin helps a lot too, but i don't use it on my horse so i dont have any success with it

Answer 3

hiya, well i a going back a few years so i am trying to remember, we used give our horses linseed 2-3 (?) times a week (can't remember how often but it wasn't everyday!!) and the old man who owned 'my' horse used to swear by it to keep their coats glossy and gorgeous and their hooves healthy and shiny.. ..it wouldn't hurt to try for a few months and see if you notice a difference.. good luck ..oh and your email book was great.. so thankyou x*x