Unexpected advice from the barefoot man was that Aloe Vera juice is the 'in' thing to give newly barefoot horses, it makes the hooves grow quicker or something. [Edited to add in Kerry's more grown-up explanation that it is 'highly recommended for tissue/hoof recovery'] However, the amount we need to feed and the subsequent expense this will incur makes me feel quite faint. The day after we get this advice and are mulling it over we have a stroke of luck, some bottles of Aloe Vera juice on sale in the shops have apparently been contaminated by Ketamine (of all things) which results in Holland and Barrett (and possibly everyone else) reducing the price of their current stock by half.
After we've done a bit of internet searching to find out if there is any 'real' research showing that Aloe Vera juice is benficial for hooves (there is) Kerry rushes off to buy some. She says she will try and pick out the ones with Ketamine and I say yes, good idea - at least it will keep the horses quiet...
We keep our fingers crossed that they will both like the juice and they do, they eat up their feed as usual without apparently noticing any difference. This amazes me, Jazz is notorious for being able to spot, and instantly reject, any suspicious additions to her feed.
We are feeding one bottle between them every day and there is slightly more juice in one bottle than we need so each night Kerry and I have a swig as well. Ah well, can't do any harm. I keep looking at my nails to see if they're growing any quicker but I haven't noticed anything yet.
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