Basic Horsemanship : Horse Grooming: Hoof Picking
February 6th, 2010
We want to insure that the horse’s hoof does not have any rocks, stones, pieces of wood, anything that would cause injury and harm to the horse’s hoof. Learn basic horse grooming from a ranch owner, trainer and instructor in this free video.
Expert: Kathy Kentala
Bio: Kathy Kentala has been a horse enthusiast since she was six years old. Kathy owns the Bee Cave Riding Center in Texas and specializes in training youth groups.
Filmmaker: MAKE | MEDIA
Duration : 0:1:14
February 6th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
just remember the …
just remember the shape of the hoof and frog and dont move the tool against the grains go with it and be aware that those shapes are there. It works for all types of tedious type jobs in any field. When i was new at grooming i didnt know any better and just got good at it. It’s a small phobia to work around : )
February 6th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
Fire the vet he’s …
Fire the vet he’s an idiot. then get a good farrier he’ll fix the problem. I understand what your saying about being nervous I still hate triming their hooves. If I can pawn it off on someone else I will.
February 6th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
oh im sooo sorry
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i have that fear. I never got the chance to pick the horses hooves but even if i did i would be scared. Im sorry about what happened
oh im sooo sorry
February 6th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
I understand that …
I understand that it is important to clean out your horses hooves, this is why I get my instructor to do it. I am sure you are wondering, why I don’t do it myself, and that is only because someone I knew at my barn that I board at, accidently got the pick into the frog, and broke off a bit the size of a nickle!!! The horse, could no longer be ridden until his frog healed, and the vet said to just put him to sleep as he is in too much pain!! Know I have a total phobia of cleaning my horse’s feet!
February 6th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
this is helpful
this is helpful
February 6th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
It seems like that …
It seems like that would hurt the horses hooves. Weird that it doesn’t! Btw, good vid!