Posted by Jack Evers on August 23, 2003 at 20:52:42:
In Reply to: Re: Liming stalls........ posted by Dutch Denson on August 23, 2003 at 11:16:39:
: : Is there any research out there that points to a negative impact of using lime in stalls as far as hoofwall integrity is concerned? A customer of mine limes heavily (no bedding) and I can't help but think this might be having a negative impact on her horses' feet since most of them are averrage to poor in hoof quality.
: : Any input?
: I have always wondered the same thing. The accepted method of disposing of an unwanted corpse is to bury it with a sack of lime so how good can it be for a horses feet?
: : Derin
When I first moved to this area 34 years ago there was a cement plant south of town that by their own figures was dumping 100 tons per day of cement dust out of their smokestack.I could recognize a horse living downwind of that plant by looking at his feet. Dry, brittle and crumbly. I would guess that lime would act in much the same way.
Jack