Oxine Ah Directions

HOOFsmart · Treat and Prevent Hoof Infections with Oxine AH

What supplies will I need?

For cleaning your horse’s feet:

For mixing and measuring the soaking solution (Use glass or plastic containers and utensils, not metal, for measuring and mixing.):

For soaking your horse’s feet:

How do I treat my horse’s hooves with Oxine AH?

1. Clean your horse’s hooves thoroughly.

Prepare your horse’s hooves for soaking by cleaning them thoroughly, top and bottom.  Scrape away packed-in and caked-on mud and dirt with a hoof pick.  Use a hoof knife to trim away flaps of loose tissue from the frog, and to open up cracks and crevices in the white line and hoof wall.  Curry and brush the legs below the fetlock to remove dirt and caked-on mud.

Add a bit of dish soap to the spray bottle and fill with water.  Use the spray bottle to blast dirt and debris out of the central sulcus of the frog if it’s closed up into a crevice from heel bulb contraction.  Use the spray bottle and horseshoe nail to blast and pick dirt and debris out of cracks and crevices in the white line and hoof wall.  Run the nail all the way around the frog to clean out the dirt line and collateral grooves of the frog.  Remove as much packed-in dirt and loose tissue as you can, so the soaking solution can flow easily to areas affected by fungal or bacterial growth.

Finally, use the brush and spray bottle to scrub feet thoroughly top and bottom with liquid dish soap and water.  Put a soaking boot on each foot as you finish scrubbing, so that it stays clean.

If your horse is not used to wearing soaking boots, let him wear them for a bit before adding any liquid.  You can add plain or soapy water to the boots and let him wear them for a while before soaking, to help clean his hooves and get him used to the feeling of liquid inside the boots.  Pour the water out of the boots before mixing the solution in the next step.

Park your horse in a stall or small paddock with plenty of grass or hay to keep him quiet and happy.  If needed to keep your horse calm, have a buddy horse in the next stall or tied nearby.

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