Nikken Magnets & Vettec Temporary Shoe
The following photographs, taken June 3, 2010, show Jim Lane with EQ-WELL Nikken Magnetic Products & Lynne Myers of Vettec Hoof Care Products, applying Nikken PowerPatches inside Vettec SuperFast, creating a temporary shoe, on a horse. The horse had abscesses in both hooves, foundering, no hoof growth and the hooves were in bad condition.
Hoof before adding SuperFast and Nikken Products. |
Nikken 750 gauss PowerPatches |
Jim Lane instructing placement of magnets around the hoof leaving opening for abscess to drain. |
Applying first coat of SuperFast material (abscess dark spot in hoof) |
PowerPatches placed in first application of SuperFast |
Applying final coat of SuperFast over PowerPatches |
Finished applying SuperFast |
Placing hoof on paper to flatten and harden |
Applying SuperFast on the outside of hoof to complete bonding to the hoof |
Rear view of finished hooves to lift the frog off the ground to allow the recovery from the abscess and allow proper hoof growth. |
Front view of finished hooves with SuperFast making a temporary shoe and Nikken PowerPatches imbedded. |
