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    [RC] Amatuer Hoof Trimming.... - kathy . mayeda


    Last year I kept Drako's hooves pretty well trimmed by 
    myself.  I have a very sharp hoof knife and a very good 
    rasp.  I would just pare away the dead hoove material a 
    little at a time, and then rasp the hoof wall down and 
    around the hoof edges to smooth the chips out.  I did 
    this every two weeks or so for a few months.  Wasn't 
    hard to do at all, but it helps to be a hoof angle and 
    symmetry fanatic like I am with a horse that has pretty 
    balanced hooves to begin with like Drako's.
    
    HOWEVER I AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE NIPPER.  I HIRE MY 
    FARRIER TO DO THAT PART! Which I did in April because I 
    didn't keep up with the trimming.  And the pasture was 
    drying out which caused a little havoc on his hooves.  
    
    I took a barefoot trimming clinic with Debbie Dutra and 
    quicked the cadaver hoof right away.  I'm not going to 
    buy myself nippers unless I get further educated on hoof 
    trimming.  But then again, I might just end up paying 
    the farrier anyway and save a few of my brain cells for 
    other uses.  
    
    K.
    
    
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