How to Trim Horses Heels

As the competition season is about to start, Horse Hero's Fiona Price provides a timely demonstration of how to trim a horse's heels using the time-honoured method of a comb and scissors! The desired effect is a 'contouring' of the fetlock joint rather than a close-crop, as this horse has unclipped legs. It takes no time at all to create a professional looking finish which is easy to maintain. (Another video showing how to do the job using clippers, is in the 'Competition, Turnout & Travel' section of the Video Library.)

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• TRIMMING
• HEELS
• WITH
• COMB
• SCISSORS
• Horse
• HoofHearted101

[rockandroll345]

What's the thing we have to avoid and where roughly is it and what does it do????

[cchristenn]

you make it look so easy. i always end up butchering it.

[lammas]

surprisingly helpful :)

[LandLoop]

is he a racer..?

[GainingBananas]

I can hear the sound of the scissors better than her voice...

[wh0reship]

great idea! shears might work better with making it look more natural

[ChloeRosie14]

very good thank you

[EncoreDressage656]

Thanks so much! Show season here i come! :P

[HorsesRmyDRUGS]

do you think its a good idear to do this to a pony? also how often do they need timing (approx)

[LaRanaTJ]

he also needs his feathers to draw water away from his hooves - if he was not meant to have feathers he´d be born with no feathers!

Most competition rules are ridiculous, unnecessary and have no thought for the well-being of the horse