How to Groom a Horse : How to Clean Horse's Hooves

[TigersUnleashed]

she didn't mention the frog!!!

[Tecolote41]

those are BIG shoes lol...... (on the horse.)

[schneggilein89]

if i would try to pick up the back hooves of my horse like THAT, he would try to kick me or lose his balance.

i always sort of pull out his hind leg and support it with my own leg. while doing this i stand next to his butt, facing in the opposite direction of my horse.

[DoGoodBars]

0:15 i thought she said, "for when your riding stoned"

[americarockon]

aw cute horse

[cassiemyclyde]

We are currently reschooling two retired racehorses (showing them that there is more to life than racing) and they are as good as gold we can pick out there feet without having to worry about them kicking us but some horses arent like that some horses do kick and she needs to talk about the frog. (we dont own the racehorses but we do own two thoroughbreds and 1 foal and my cassie clydesdale)

[dorothee98]

smart people dont stand behind a horse i think you expert village should know that

[breyergals12]

yeah thts what i was gonna say and shes not even picking it! she just looked and it and put the pick to it! like ur suposed to pick it!!! not poke it

[sdahowr]

The horse whom she is cleaning seems to be an extremely relaxed horse who she has worked with for a while , as you can see shes pretty confident the horse isnt going to kick her

Number one , her shoulder should be on the horses hindquarter , she also has her face right in front of the horses back leg in the last bit of the clip. As i said before , shes comfortable around this horse but if someone were to take her advice and clean a racehorse like she did , you would get your face kicked off.

[TargetandJoker]

Wow yea the didnt talk about the frog so anybody who watched the video remember the frog!!!!Or youcould get hurt

next time you hoof pick:(

[SarafinaImelza]

They didn't talk about the frog

[Rodimalina]

Looks COLD

[hugo12707]

dosen't the horses knee down to the pastern look swollen? or larger then it's suppose to be?????

[LilyMyPony]

It does, but it is hard to tell, with one leg white and the other not, i have learned as workin with horse experts (friends, clinicians, Olympians, judges) that white legs make the horse look lame too, so it my affect the size that u see?

[hugo12707]

ok haha thnx

[hairyrules123]

also the front right leg the horse was wearing bell boots so that also swsihes around the hair so that does make it look bigger.

[LilyMyPony]

I guess, but it still worries me, as i have had enough horses go lame on me, and it sucks! I am like 'vet/carer' for the barn i rode for, i came out and hosed/medicated horses like constantly for a long time a while ago. . .

[yuliya1995]

I dont think so maybe because its white on the bottom and it makes it look like its big cause of the contrast with the brow.

AGAIN that just my opinion. I am probably wrong.

[hugo12707]

okk thnx

[gottch]

is your bum itchy?

[xxgallopgirlxx]

She doesn'teven say NOT to touch the frog! My only crit, Otherwise i like these Expert Village vid's!

[GuruBeauty]

i always wanted to know how much on adverage would a horse me and including the vet fees and buying the saddle and the gear ect, ? can someone please tell me thanxs

[breakfastxmonkeyXX]

Hey, is that Kenya? I recognize his shoes. :3

[no1horselover]

You didnt say not to scrape the frog, also you dont just let go of the hoof. You guide it to the ground with your hand so the horse wont bang his hoof and jolt himself.

[AppaloosaCowgirl1234]

You should have said that you need to face their but when picking up the foot and yeah you never said not to scrape the frog.

[yuskoponygirl]

funny how you didn't menchin to "never try to scrap the frog, or dig out the frog of your horses hooves!!!" that's kinda a major part when learning to clean out horses hooves! :/

[sagarocks345]

what is the frog ive never heard of it. is it a hoof disese?

[no1horselover]

If you lift up the hoof you'll see a long raised triangle going up the middle. Thats the frog. The bit you make sure you dont scrape.

[sagarocks345]

o ya i never scrape that part it just seemed obvios not to scrape it because its part of the horses hoof

[missyjoy16]

if you have a horse then you know what the frog is. I mean, havn't you ever learned horse anotomy?

[sagarocks345]

sorry i didnt take horse anotomy but since its part of the horses hoof. i never pick that part i just didnt know it had a name

[dahoss65]

Ok, i'll make you my last lesson for today.

The frog is a V-shaped cushion of soft keratin material. It has a number of purposes including giving the foot a firmer grip in stopping and turning.

It also stores moisture for the rest of the foot(just as long as its not kept hard and dry from neglect), and it's elasticity helps it to act as a shock absorber.

It is also been said that it helps pump blood back up the leg. Keeping the frog clean will help prevent thrush, a bacterial disease.

[sagarocks345]

ok thanks for the advice. as ive said in another commet i never pick that part and i take good care of it i just didnt know it had a name. im not hopless with horses i love them but i am just a begginer

[cookiefrrek]

No it's not a disese it the triangle sorta thing the part that you NEVER pick on a horses hooves... it could hurt the,

[nags2bitches]

LOL , you sure can scrape and pick at the frog, don't be taken in by these weirdos! Your farrier will even cut big chunks of it off . It's not half as delicate as people think, you just don't go jabbing sharp things into it.

[AppaloosaCowgirl1234]

Probably quarter.