When dairy farmer Markus Ruegger first started using Stride-On™ leg bands, he wasn’t expecting dramatic results—just hoping to help a couple of cows that were struggling. “The original idea was I had a couple of cows that had some clippy feet and I thought, ‘Oh, I’ll give it a shot, maybe it will help,’” he recalls. “So I ordered a few, put them on those two cows, and they came right with just the foot band on.”
Encouraged by the improvement, Markus began using the bands on cows with sore feet caused by white line disease, particularly after trimming. “I started using them on cows’ sore feet that I had to trim with white line and just trying to help them heal up faster,” he explains. “At the moment I had good success—healing faster—and obviously the copper must help the infection to go away or help it smooth out faster.”
For Markus, the difference has been most noticeable in cows that used to have chronic hoof issues. “It’s been especially for cows that have been sort of chronic—that they sort of repetitively come with sore feet or white line—that’s been helping those,” he says.
When asked what he would tell another farmer considering Stride-On™️, Markus doesn’t hesitate: “Oh, go for it. Just give it a shot. I got the free one first, that’s why I tried it—and then I ordered another set. It’s definitely seeming to be working for me at the moment.”
Simple, practical, and effective—Markus’ experience shows how Stride-On™ can make a real difference for hoof health in the herd.