The product Keratex built its name on. It penetrates the horn and cross-links the keratin, so the hoof is genuinely harder rather than coated — it still breathes, and it keeps working in wet paddocks where a surface dressing washes off. Used for weak, brittle, cracked or soft feet, thin soles, and horses that keep pulling shoes.
One important condition: it will not penetrate through oil or grease. If the foot has had a hoof oil or grease on it in the last three months, degrease with acetone first, and stop using oils while you are on the hardener.
250ml bottle with a hoof brush included.
Benefits
- Works inside the horn — cross-links keratin rather than sitting on the surface
- Keeps working when wet — not washed off by mud or dew
- Hooves and soles — can be used on soles to help against bruising
- Brush supplied — pour into the cap to keep dirt out of the bottle
Ingredients
Aluminium chloride hexahydrate, glycerine, formaldehyde, ethyl alcohol, methyl alcohol, methyl salicylate and water.
How to use
Apply to the lower half of the hoof wall and the sole, avoiding the coronary band and frog. Daily for the first week, then twice weekly to maintain.
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