It takes about a year to completely grow a new hoof wall from the coronary band to the toe, this gives you an idea about the time constraints involved. Unfortunately, donkeys are so prone to this that you rarely have just one animal affected. Usually it is a herd and then you run into some real problems. In dealing with WLD, we are beginning to suspect that nutrition plays a big role in keeping WLD in check. A nutrition study really needs to be done on mini donkeys to determine requirements.
Donkeys stand around all day stuffing themselves on hay.
Hoof growth is provided by protein. Most protein comes from grain. We have seen donkeys that are fed hay only that have broken over necks but their hair coats are rough and you can feel their ribs and hipbones. Something is wrong with this picture. This will also make the donkeys get out and move around grazing.