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Horse Hoof Care

Learn about what to expect on your farrier’s visits, how to care for your horse’s hooves in between farrier appointments, and warning signs of hoof injury or disease in these articles, videos, blog posts, and photos.

Hoof Size, Shape and Balance: Trimming for Injury Prevention

By: Melissa Sykes As humans we tend to like things to be symmetrical – balanced. Things should match. Order from [...]

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Hoof Problems: Preventing Lost Training Days With Proper Trimming

By: Melissa Sykes – The modern Thoroughbred (but not just Thoroughbreds!) misses an extraordinary amount of training time due to [...]

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Trimming a Horse With Uneven Hooves

In this video farrier Barney Cummings discusses how he would shoe a horse that has one hoof with a low [...]

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Julie Goodnight: How to Pick a Horse’s Hoof

Julie Goodnight shows the safe way to pick out and handle a horse’s hoof in this Certified Horsemanship Association video [...]

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Trimming a Horse’s Hooves Between Farrier Visits

Farrier Barney Cummings discusses how to trim a horse’s hooves between farrier visits. Rasp from heel to opposite toe to [...]

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