Good Gear Naturals

28/02/2026

This is a good example of
a resect for seedy toe.
The farrier has obviously excavated all the affected hoof and has put a bar shoe on to provide support for the hoof. Resecting like this is often employed to expose bacteria to oxygen, killing it before it can work up any further. BUT, we obviously now have months of work protecting the hoof from new exposure to the seedy toe pathogen while new hoof wall grows down.

Hoof Clay would be a great option here to provide a barrier to reinfection. A thin smear of clay on the inside of the resect twice a week would be easy to apply for the owner and support the healing process. The core ingredient, Bentonite Clay is also permeable to oxygen so even though it provides a physical barrier, it also still permits oxygen exposure to any infection.

Stay Put Cream could also be used. The cream is pretty waterproof and has the added oomph of Kunzea Oil.
Again, it would just need to be smeared on the inside of the resect cavity twice a week.

Use just one or both to prevent further infection and promote a healthy bacterial environment!

20/02/2026

I recently revisited my research on Kunzea essential oil and decided to do a blog on it 😊
It’s a silver bullet for so many things
Have you heard of it ? 🤔

Tasmanian Kunzea Oil is the silver bullet for inflammation and its antimicrobial properties are second to none.

13/02/2026

A great post about a problem that can seem innocuous - until it’s not. So important to get on top of seedy toe as soon as you can.
When dealing with resect cavities from seedy toe excavation our Hoof Clay and Stay Put Cream can provide a barrier to assist in maintaining hoof hygiene during the healing process.

27/01/2026

A very interesting article on Hoof Abscesses.
The natural ‘drawing ‘ power of Bentonite clay can assist in stage one - and also stage two 😊- Honey, Zinc and powerful essential oils provide a great barrier to promote and encourage healing
Hoof Clay is useful for so many things !

Hoof Abscesses: Before vs After Rupture

There is ongoing discussion online about how hoof abscesses should be managed, particularly after they have already drained. I’d like to clarify this, because the treatment goals change once an abscess has ruptured.

Before an abscess ruptures

When an abscess is still sealed within the hoof capsule, the goals are: to
Relieve pressure
Encourage drainage
Reduce pain

After an abscess has ruptured

Once an abscess has blown (for example via the white line, sole, frog, or collateral groove), the situation is different:

Pressure has already been relieved
The primary source of pain is gone
The abscess is no longer “trapped”

At this stage, the goals become:

Keeping the drainage tract clean

Preventing environmental contamination

Allowing the tract to heal from the inside out

Avoiding prolonged maceration of the frog and sulci

This is where ongoing wet poulticing is often overused

There is a widespread belief that pus must be “drawn out” for many days after rupture. Many comments related to this after my last post about an abscess in a mare at my livery.

This idea applies to sealed abscesses, not ones that have blown and I did some research and found :

Once drainage has occurred-

There is no longer pressure driving pus deeper

Continued soaking does not remove more infection

Prolonged wet conditions can delay healing and soften healthy tissue

I shared that I packed the sulci with hoof clay.

Soft, non-occlusive materials (including clays or charcoal-based products) used lightly after rupture are not inherently “blocking” drainage. They can:

Absorb moisture

Bind debris

Reduce contamination of an open tract

This is very different from sealing an abscess closed.

In summary I learned-

• Before rupture → encourage drainage
• After rupture → protect, keep clean, allow healing

14/01/2026

Have I mentioned how much I love feedback ?
😂😂😂

09/01/2026

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06/01/2026

I can’t tell you how happy it makes me when I see comments like this 😊

04/01/2026

Good Gear Naturals produces Australia’s best value hoof and skin care barrier products.
Having lived and trialled our three products in locations as varied as Far North Queensland to southern Tasmania you can be sure of excellent results in all climates.
With our products you don’t need twenty different items - the most you’ll need is only three!
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So many amazing 5 star reviews … here’s one of our favourites from Dr Jennifer Lugton an equine podiatrist veterinarian …

“I am an Equine vet and have been using Stay Put Cream for over 5 years now and I honestly don't know what else I would use if I couldn't get this cream anymore. Whether I am treating skin irritations, greasy heel, seedy toe, thrush, white line disease, drying up foot abscess tracts or keeping hooves fresh inside pads and therapeutic boots, I always have full confidence in the results from this cream. The combination of zinc and essential oils has powerful antibacterial and antifungal properties while at the same time it is gentle enough to use on raw skin or corium. It smells delicious and as the name suggests, this cream really stays put giving me long lasting effects after its application making this cream extremely economical also. One happy vet with happy clients and healing patients with this product.


Regards,

Dr Jennifer Lugton BVSc (hons)
Registered Veterinary Practitioner

Veterinarian and Director
Balanced Veterinary Services

01/01/2026

Oops a day late but Happy New Year to everyone 🥳
Year of the fire horse in Chinese Astrology… I happen to be a fire horse so that’s gotta be a good omen I hope!

23/12/2025

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and thanking you all for your support this year 🎄🎅🌲🧑‍🎄

09/12/2025

Hello
Ahh yes it’s been a while between posts again!
Truth is I have been very busy amending my website following an email I received from the APVMA.
My products were reported by a competitor as not being registered with the APVMA.
My options were to register each of my products with APVMA - a lengthy and difficult not to mention expensive procedure - costing between $2100 and $160,000 PER PRODUCT or potentially receive a very large fine.
Obviously as a one woman show this option was not viable for me at all! But also I did not want to hang up my Good Gear Naturals shingle.

So I chose the other option which was to not advertise or make claims that the products treat any conditions.
Moving forward my products are solely barrier products … wink wink nudge nudge.
Whilst I am not permitted to say that the products treat any particular issues such as thrush or seedy toe, I AM however allowed to have reviews which mention what success people have had using my barrier products for different things.
So, as always your referrals to horsey friends will continue to be key for me 😊
So please keep on sharing my posts, suggesting my products to your horsey friends and recommending on suitable posts… every little bit helps 😊

I thank you all for your ongoing support and wish you all well for the busy and festive season

07/11/2025

Almost Wet Season in the tropics…Springter here in the southern states….
A good time to be prepared!
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