The hooves of a horse must be kept in good condition since they bear the weight of the animal.
To support and carry their weight, they must stand on a level surface.
Because of this, a horse whose hooves are in bad shape won’t be able to move about easily or carry its weight.
Additionally, the imbalance will put more strain on the bones, ligaments, and tendons.
Hooves require maintenance.
The hooves on this Arabian stud were unusually lengthy when he came at the Idaho Horseshoeing School.
It’s amazing that this horse can still walk, though it’s likely very challenging for him.
It can take two to three years for the hooves to grow as long as those of this Arabian stud, according to Riley Mickelsen, the owner of the school.
Every four to six weeks, a horse needs to have its hooves trimmed.
The horse had received poor care.
Farriers are educated at the Idaho Horseshoeing School.
Riley Mickelsen defined a farrier as “someone who specializes in horse hoof health.” And they accomplish this by properly mounting various kinds of horseshoes and trimming the hooves.
According to the quantity of overgrown hooves videos on their school’s YouTube account, Riley unfortunately encounters them very frequently.
With hooves this long, the horse will undoubtedly experience a number of issues.
Imagine being forced to rock all day while wearing a softball on the bottom of your shoe and not being able to stand still. Mickelsen compared it to how excruciatingly uncomfortable it would be.
Thankfully, their restoration is about to begin.
Riley repaired the hooves in what way?
using a great deal of care and patience.
To determine where to cut off the hoof, he first measures the possible location of the coffin bone.
He turns the hoof over and starts to flatten it after it has been neatly sawed off.
In order to establish how flat it should be, he clears the dirt that has accumulated underneath.
He employed a metal trimmer powerful enough to sever the hoof.
The horse is not harmed by this procedure.
Fortunately, there are no nerves here.
Riley keeps trimming away at the bottom until it is level enough for the horse to walk on without danger.
He next advances to the front of the hoof and cuts it to a suitable and secure length.
Riley also uses a device that resembles a grater to clean the front portion and file the hoof.
Riley goes through the same procedure again for the other three hooves to finish the rehabilitation.
This Arabian stud is now able to walk.
It’s incredible to see the horse able to move naturally once more.
Despite their advice to trim horses’ hooves every four to six weeks, Riley occasionally only sees a horse once.
Perhaps they switched farriers, or perhaps they stopped getting the trim.
They anticipate seeing the horses at their subsequent trim, but this is not always the case.
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