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Tool: Hoof Pick
Purpose: Cleans out the bottom of the hoof |
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Tool: Clinch Cutter
Purpose: Enables nails to be removed from a shoe. |
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Tool: Hoof Gauge
Purpose: Determining the exact hoof angle and toe length so the feet are level. |
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Tool: Hoof Nippers
Purpose: Remove growth of the wall |
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Tool: Hoof Knife
Purpose: Pares away the dead sole from the hoof |
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Tool:Rasp
Purpose: Makes a level bearing surface after the hoof has been trimmed with nippers. |
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| Flat- Stamped Reining Plate |
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| Toe and Heel Calk/ Mule Shoe |
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| Stamped Toe Weight with Rolled Toe |
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| On average how much does a healthy hoof grow per month? |
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| 3/8 th's to 1/2 inch per month |
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| What are horseshoes used for? |
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| To protect the hoof when wear exceeds growth, provide traction, correct defects of stance or gait, help cure diseased or defective hooves, and may even provide relief from pain on injured parts. |
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| What is the professional called that trims hooves, and 'shoes' horses? |
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| When are half-round horseshoes usually used? |
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| They are usually used for horses in training or for trotting harness racing. |
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| What are sliding plates used for? |
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| They go on the back feet of reining horses to help the horse slide across the ground during their sliding stops. |
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| What are squared toe shoes usually used for? |
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| They are put mostly on the hind feet to stabalize a break over of the foot. |
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| What are weighted shoes used for? |
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| They are used to enhance leg action by changing the timing of and adding momentum to hoof flight patterns. |
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| How often should horses hooves be reshod? Why? |
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| Every 4-6 weeks, otherwise the hooves may grow out of proportion. |
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True or False:
Dry and brittle hooves can cause lameness. |
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| A common bacterial infection of the hoof that can be noticed by foul smell. Without treatment this can lead to lameness. |
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| If a horse is kept solely in a stall how often should you rasp down their hooves? |
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