025 - Horse Hooves (01.25.12)

Okay, so this is an hour late being uploaded. I was busy for a majority of the day and then I had to rerecord some of my footage..argh. But here it is.

Image citation: http://www.all-natural-horse-care.com/barefoot-hoof-diagrams.html

NOTE: the soft tissue around the coffin bone is not all called laminae. There is a tendon and a "digital cushion" underneath it. The laminae is between the coffin bone and the hoof wall.

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[MissTritium365]

@griner65 lol Thanks!

[griner65]

I know ALLLL about horseshoes.... You throw them at pieces of metal :p

haha great video :)

[MissTritium365]

@ChrisWere100 That is a problem. In a situation where a horse is on pavement and/or wearing down their hooves extra fast, the hoof needs protection. They also need traction. Some carriage horses have iron shoes with rubber to give them protection and traction. I, however, don't believe that nailing iron shoes on a horse is healthy in any case, so I would propose a number of different boots that protect the horse's hoof and provide traction. (look up "Old Mac" or "Boa" horse boots)

[ChrisWere100]

I do have a question though. You said you a fan of bare foot horses, but when horses are on the road, wouldn't their hooves get warn down too quickly without shoes?

[MissTritium365]

@ChrisWere100 Yay! I'm glad it was informative! I had a hard time editing this and making sure it made sense.

[ChrisWere100]

I used to hate picking when I was younger. I learnt alot from this =D