Hoof care for horses

Everything You Need to Know to Care For Your Horse’s Hooves Horse hooves may seem like simple structures, but they are actually quite complex. They must be strong and stable enough to carry the horse’s weight yet sensitive enough to navigate challenging terrain accurately. The horse hoof is incredibly important to the animal’s life and […]

If you’re new to horse ownership, you may be wondering how to get started with horse hoof care. Check out our beginner's guide here!

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Take aim against seven common hoof-care mistakes that can put your horse’s health and soundness at risk.

Original article by Maria Siebrand of The Thoughtful Horseman. Measuring Uniform, Adequate Sole Depth Using the Collateral Grooves The above image is from Marjorie Smith’s barefoothorse.com (thank you, Marjorie!) but I’ve relabeled the image because there were a few landmarks unacknowledged or labeled by a different name than I generally use in the original, states […]

When you picking out a horse hoof, you remove mud, bedding, and any stones compacted in the underside of the hoof. You do this using a tool called a hoof pick. Picking out hooves is a very important skill, and should be done daily before...

With a warmer than usual, but just as wet, winter, plus the rains of early spring, mud has been prevalent on so many horse farms[g1] across the country. And when there’s mud on the farm, there’s usually thrush in the hoof.

Your local tack store has shelves loaded with various horse hoof treatments. What are they used for and do they really work? What works best for periodic hoof care?

Basic #hooftrimming Guide for #horseowners