Hoof trimming

Kate of Kate Tapley Horse treks demonstrates hoof trimming a natural alternative to shoeing. "Its like cutting toenails" http://www.lyfordtreks.co.nz

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Pets & Animals

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• horses
• equine
• naturalhorsemanship
• hooves
• NewZealand

[huguimin]

el procedimiento no esta del todo bueno, porque el corte inicial debe comenzarse a la altura del cuarto (medial o lateral) y asi se sigue hasta el cuarto opuesto

[Waltzzz]

I found an online translation page & got:

"the absolutely good procedure not this, because the initial cut must begin to the height of the quarter (medial or lateral) and asi is followed until the fourth opposite one"

Thanks for your comment - more discussion welcome.

[tomtknox]

Hey, i am a farrier and i dont "suck", i am a nice guy. I wash, i am reliable knowledgeable, polite, sharp and i am not ignorant and i am told that i scrub up nicely!. I am not an ego-maniac, but i trained for 4 1/2 years and have 19 years experience. However i am curious as to why nippers are "very dangerous"

[DressageQueenCUatX]

No I think she did a fair job...Of course didn't you hear the lady saying she didn't ride him/her? I find nothing wrong with doing it yourself as long as you aren't hurting the horse, she didn't cut the sole and the horse didn't pull away in pain.

I can see if she was doing it for a riding horse it would be a different story...

[FlowingDepths]

I don't know much about trimming horse hooves, but I thought the sole was supposed to be kept lower than the wall or it could create soreness? Don't quote me or anything, I was just wondering... then again, apparently this horse isn't for riding.

[joyinc30]

@shoerripper wow you really are an ignorant sad little boy.

I hope you get some help

[hyperfocus2011]

She did ok but shouldnt file the sole

[tilafan1000]

hi im thinking about trimming my miniatures feet so will only have to get the farrier to come out every other time as it costs me 20.00 pounds. for not even 10 mins work and his feet never get particular long or misshapen. just gets a bit long in the toe. so would a rasp to trim and smooth his feet round just until the wall be okay? he has never been lame. he is 2yrs 4m, goes on fields and roads a few times a week for light exercise.

[gemtwist49]

@taraleev If your worried about expantion & contraction of the hoof capsul how does it make sense to completely incircle it in hard plastic and metal clamps? Its true that metal shoes impede expansion but the hoof still moves . hence the wear mark on the heels when sheos are pulled. Further more shoes are custum fit to 1/16th of an inch. horses hoof shapes can be classified my 5 catagories, just the same 5 types of human finger prints. Shape is more then just a measurement

[Haydensc10]

wow this farrier is really nice explaining what they are doing thats quite nice some farriers can be a pain to deal with!

[BarrelRacer955]

In my opinion, horses do better when they arent walking on the soul. My farrier cut my barrel horses feet flat, so she was walking on the soul. And she could hardly walk. So we cut out the sould a bit, deaper in the closer we got to the frog, and she walks lots better. She has a rim to walk on rather than her soul.

[HattieLovesCattie]

Wild horses don't get their hoofs trimmed.I guess they wear them down running all day out west.

[jclemons2008]

just like everything else in life, there are several opinions on every matter, and everyone always believes theirs is the correct one.whether you choose to use a farrier or not is your choice. I use a wonderful farrier, for a reasonable price ($25 per horse, trim only). I am not skilled enough to do the trims myself, and I only trust a professional who has had YEARS of training. He also fixed a really bad job done to one of my rescue horses by their prev. owner...a do it yourself-er