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Horse with natural hooves wearing boots to protect from rocks and provide traction Booted horse on a trail ride (the horse is in a transition period where it cannot be ridden barefoot after shoe removal) Natural hoof care is the practice of keeping horses so that their hooves are worn down naturally, or trimmed to emulate natural wear, so they ...
Jaime Jackson (born 1947) is a former farrier, horse hoof care lecturer, author, and researcher of the wild, free roaming horses in the U.S. Great Basin.He is best known for the practice of natural hoof care first written about in The Natural Horse: Lessons from the Wild (1992).
Equine podiatry is the study and management of the equine foot based on its anatomy and function. [1] The job title "Equine Podiatrist" is used by people with a wide range of backgrounds. [2] Some are veterinarians who have chosen to specialize in the equine hoof, while some are remedial farriers. There is also a new group of specialists known ...
The ideal hoof has a parallel hoof-pastern axis, a thick hoof wall, adequate sole depth, a solid heel base and growth rings of equal size under the coronary band. [5] There are four layers within the exterior wall of the hoof. From the outside, a hoof is made up of the stratum externum, the stratum medium, the stratum internum and the dermis ...
In wild and feral horses, solar, frog and periople materials grow outwards and exfoliate at the surface by ground contact and wearing. In the domesticated horse, movement and typical ground hardness are insufficient to allow self-trimming, so humans have to care for them by trimming the walls and the frog, and scraping off the dead sole.
The most basic form of hoof care is cleaning, or "picking out the feet". A hoof pick is used to remove mud, manure, and rocks from the sole of the hoof. Removal of mud and manure helps to prevent thrush, [1] a common hoof ailment which may cause lameness in very severe cases. The removal of rocks also helps to prevent stone bruises. In the ...