It's a beautiful Sunday morning in this part of the world. I'm just eating my breakfast before I go out and feed the horses and give their feet a bit of a tidy up where needed. It's been very wet here lately, and today looks like a great day to catch up on a bit of hoof maintenance.
I have been trimming my horses' feet for several years now using the "wild horse" style of barefoot trimming that can be seen on sites such as Barefoot for Soundness.
That site is an excellent place to get started if you're interested in learning about an increasingly popular method of hoof care. To put it simply, people have studied the way the hooves of Mustangs and other wild horses wear naturally and have developed a very successful triming method based on their findings.
Another site that is great to visit is Iron Free Hoof.
I visit these sites regularly to 'keep my eye in', and refresh the theory of what I'm doing in my head.
Learning to trim has been one of the major turning points in my life with horses. I'll share the story of my hoof trimming journey at a later date when I've got a bit more time up my sleeve!
Hope you're enjoying your Sunday too :)
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