Copper May Help Hoof Health
Oct 23, 2018
3 minutes
For thousands of years, humans have believed in the benefits of copper. The advantages aren’t just ancient legend: Science has proven that copper can kill bacteria and other harmful microbes by contact. Pair this thought with the fact that the use of nails in horseshoeing can lead to microbial invasion that causes damage to the hoof wall—and suddenly people are interested in (and some farriers are using) copper-coated horseshoe nails.
Since there is little proof
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