As you may know I started trimming Ava's feet all on my own. My farrier was becoming unreliable and just too tricky to deal with. So, I decided to start doing it on my own. Already knowing quite a bit about hooves and whatnot from 4H it wasn't a complete novice thing for me, I had some idea of what to do. After watching tons of videos, reading articles, asking for peoples advice I finally got all the tools, rasp, hoof knife etc. That was my favorite part. Once I had everything ready to go I haltered up Ava and set to it. I really enjoyed it and still do. Anyways, back to the actual post. Doing all of the research was not hard, there is quite a bit on the internet if you know where to look. If anyone is interested in learning to trim or even just to learn more about horse feet there are some links below you can check out, if I have forgotten any I'll make sure to add them later.
PDF on Beginning Hoof Anatomy- this is great!
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Sarah Bell Barefoot Trimming
Video Playlist of Hoof Stuff
Care of Your Horse's Feet
This is very helpful! Ive been doing my horse's feet for the past 2 years because a) Farriers tend to be a bit prima donna around here amd dont take direction b) it's alot cheaper! I am good with the rasp but i get a little unsure with the hoof knife..
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