Hawthorne 348066 Sole Pack Medicated Hoof Packing Paste, 2 oz Pad

I've always seen Magic Cushion used in barns, so when I brought my horses home and the OTTB started getting sore, I went to go buy that stuff...until Smartpak recommended this to me. IT'S AMAZING. So easy to use, idiot-proof, stays in place even if he loses his boots and vetrap (for a day, but it will eventually work its way out), and best of all, provides incredible relief INSTANTLY. My poor guy was head-bobbingly foot sore (the cause of which is a long story and we're working on all the underlying issues with actual medical care), so I packed his front hooves with this, covered the pack with shavings, and vetraped/duct taped. His whole demeanor changed immediately...he went from cranky princess to his usual prancy princessy self. My routine was to let his wraps work off on their own, then repick/pack/wrap 48 hours later. I kept this up for a few weeks and the next time my farrier came out, even he asked what I'd been doing...my horse was sound, his soles were nice and hard and clean, and smelled amazing even covered in manure. I'm a lifetime buyer.

I bought these for my horses first winter barefoot and they've helped tremendously with soreness. When the weather snapped and the ground froze he came in pretty sore a few times but I packed his feet with these and within one or two nights he was back to normal. The amount of packets you get is great and the packing in each packet is more then enough. I actually just split them in half and only used a half per hoof. The only thing I found out the hard way was the packing sticks to cement (but not to much else besides the sole) and it will pull it out of the foot so I packed him in his stall and the shavings helped keep it in. The longest the packing stayed in was two days with stall/turnout on frozen ground without any sort of boot or wrap holding it in. I haven't used any other packing products on the market and I probably won't after trying this one. The ingredients are also pretty basic which is nice and you can feel the springy-ness of it. This ones a keeper!