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cleaning horse hooves

cleaning horse hooves

 

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The importance of a horse’s hoof is not just a part of the body. A horse’s hooves are also responsible for carrying the horse’s weight at all times. Act harder when the horse moves during different activities. Even when riding a horse, the rider’s body weight will also fall on the horse’s hoof. A horse’s hooves are strong and stable. It will make the horse have the ability to bear the weight while the horse perform various activities well. On the other hand, unhealthy horse hooves directly affect the health of the horse.

The horse’s hoof is located at the end of the leg with a nail or hoof wall (hoof wall). The outside is thick and strong that protects the inner tissues from heat, cold, and pathogens, and it is flexible and absorbs shock. Balance supports body weight and sway when the horse is moving

cleaning horse hooves
cleaning horse hooves

The walls of the hooves and the soft tissues inside the hoof grow from the crown, and most horses’ hooves are black. If the skin around the hoof mite is pink, the growing hooves will be white. The color of the hooves is white or black. They are all the same strength.

The outer wall of the hoof is covered with a ridge that prevents the hoof wall from drying out and cracking. Make Hooves Flexible Discard the horse’s hoof with sandpaper or file the outside of the hoof wall. It will cause this membrane to peel off. Horses’ hooves become dry, cracked, hollow, and easily infected. Horse hooves should be taken care of by applying hoof oil on the outer surface and under the hooves after cleaning the hooves.

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The growth of the hooves, which usually grow to the same length, is smooth and shiny. If a wall growing downwards looks like a rough, uneven circle. Arising from uneven growth of the hoof due to changing weather conditions, food that provides improper feeding. Too much or too little protein diets cause excessive hoof growth. This may be a sign of laminitis.
When we lift the hoof upside down, we can divide the hoof wall into several toe sections on either side of the quarter. The back is the heel of the hoof (healing) and the heel edge of the hoof you can see a white line running around the hoof next to the hoof wall. We call it written in white, which is the line between the outer wall of the hoof and the soft tissue inside it. It is the position of observation when the horseshoe is attached to the hoof wall. which must always hit outside the white line

cleaning horse hooves
cleaning horse hooves

Next to the hoof wall and the white line is the sole, which is the soft part. Some under it contain a lot of blood vessels and nerves. No loading fee If you step on a stone or nail or wear the wrong shoes, there is pressure on the weight. When it comes down to the floor of the hoof, it will develop trauma (under bruising), inflammation, abscess, and infection. Observed from smooth running (damage) showing lameness.

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Using the knife to cut through the hoof too much will cause the surface of the hoof to be very thin, bruising easily but not erasing the bottom of the hoof at all will cause the horseshoe to wear. There will be pressure on the floor of the hoof. Secondary bruising This will lead to abscesses in the soft tissues of the hoof. If the abscess is left untreated, it will spread through the corona. This abscess will distort the regeneration of the hoof wall. Able to bear weight If not treated properly, there is a risk of infection spreading and causing the horse’s hoof to fall off. The horse was unable to stand up and eventually died.

The lotus (frog) is a triangular shape that looks like a lotus flower. It is in the middle of the ground near the end of the hoof. It is an elastic band fabric. Receiving and dispersing impact when the hoof hits the ground on the move. The boa is like the heel of a person’s shoe that helps to walk and run comfortably, distributing the impact of the foot. By cutting off the heel and the foot, do not hit the ground until it hurts. Trimming a horse’s hoof with a cornice cutter will cut off the shock-absorbing part of the horse.

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cleaning horse hooves
cleaning horse hooves

The lotus tissue contains sweat glands. Untreated horse hooves cleaning Standing in a damp stall causing a foul-smelling lotus smell There is a chance of a yeast infection. An unhealthy lotus will not perform its full function. The hooves and the environment in the pen should also be kept clean.
Horse movement The horse’s gait is weighted at the heel of the hoof (healing) before the frog (toad), and the hoof wall is laterally expanded and retracted when the horse’s hooves are lifted off the ground by the horseshoes. Slide the last nail close to the heel of the hoof (heal). Hooves are not good at absorbing shock. It will cause the hooves to gradually contract again and the impact forces will be transmitted up the leg, ankle (felt lock) and knee joint (knee), resulting in injury.

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Within the hoof are the coffin and scaphoid bones, followed by the second knuckle (short pastin) and first finger bone (long pasten) of the horse’s ankle. This may be a direct injury due to the disorder. Next is the shin bone (the cannon bone), and the part that connects to the ankle has a pulley bone (sesame bone) to support the ligaments. Behind the tibia there are two other bones (the tibia bone) and these bones are the bones of the lower leg that affect the movement of the horse. This needs to be balanced to keep the movement natural. If the horse’s bones and joints are out of balance, it will affect the horse’s movement abnormally. Unaccustomed movements for a long time will cause abnormal joint sprain, resulting in osteoarthritis, arthritis and ankle joint inflammation. The ankle joint is covered with limestone, followed by bone buds, ligaments and calves.

Cut the horse’s hoof to get a high heel of the hoof. The hooves are erect, collapsing the internal bones at an abnormal angle. The front of the knuckles will experience a lot of stress, and a fast horse has a chance. Ankle arthritis or Ankle fractures On the other hand, if we cut the hooves so that the heel of the hoof is low and the tip of the hoof is long (epithelial longus of the low toes), the bone of the joint descends downward. The ligament tension at the back of the leg is too tight, causing the calf to collapse. If pulled too hard, it could cause the pulley bone to tear.

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Grooming the hoof inside and out can also cause problems. If we go beyond the inner hoof wall, the outer hoof wall will be longer. The tips of the hooves turn outward, causing the horse’s foot to become unbalanced. When moving, the legs are turned inward and the tips of the hooves are rounded outside the line of the body (toe out), sweeping the ankle (). On the other hand, if we cut the outer wall of the hoof, the inner wall of the hoof is longer than the outer wall. The tip of the hoof points toward the body when in motion, the leg turns outward and rests on the ground with the tip of the hoof pointing inward (toe in). Horses with straight leg movements are the fastest. It does not turn in or out due to the short distance to move quickly.

The process of bandaging a horse’s hoof begins with cleaning the surface of the hoof, using a hoof gun and a hoof knife to cut the bottom of the hoof or mars through the toe. You should gently cut just below the hooves that appear to be decaying a clean hollow hole in addition to the cornice groove and cornice groove (bar), viewed from the heel of the hoof, create an imaginary T-shaped line. Note the excess part of the hoof wall (wall). Then use a hoof cutter to cut the hoof wall by placing the nose of the tong perpendicular to the floor of the hoof. A little further from the white line, it begins to cut the hoof wall from the heel of the hoof to the tip of the hoof.

 

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cleaning horse hooves
cleaning horse hooves

Then use a rasp to place the surface of the hoof horizontally, parallel to the ground. Rub the file vigorously from the tip of the hoof toward the heel of the hoof. Using force to rub the file against the heel of the hoof will apply too much force causing the hooves to be uneven. When the hoof floor is completely flat, you can file the edge of the hoof wall to remove the corners to prevent scratching and tearing the floor. Be careful not to file the surface of the hoof wall until the entire circumference has been peeled off.

Grooming should be balanced by the hooves. Look at the hooves from the side. The hoof wall should be at an angle to the bone, not creating an angle where the hooves are erect or supine. The hoof is seen from the front. The outer and inner walls of the hoof must be the same length. Lift the right and left hooves evenly. Lotus can be pruned to a small extent, do not cut the lotus. Do not use a chisel to cut nails because the weight-bearing part of the hoof wall will be cut off

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Horseshoes are used to help the hoof walls support weight. Get friction with the ground. This slows the wear of the hooves so they don’t break and chip which could lead to injury to the horse. The shoes are made of steel, aluminum and synthetic materials. The nails used between the walls of the horseshoe and the hooves are unique, made of alloy, strong and slightly flexible. One end of the nail will be cut off when it is hammered into the hoof wall and the nail will curve through.
The shoes should fit the horse’s hooves. Which must be worn by skilled farriers because we must bend the horseshoe to fit the shape of the horse’s hoof. “We cannot bend a horse’s hooves to fit a horseshoe.” Wearing shoes that are too small will prevent the hooves from spreading. This causes horse foot pain and ligament damage as mentioned above.

Caring for a horse’s hooves requires knowledge and understanding as stated above. This will lead to our horses being healthy. 1. Heel circumference 2. Bulb 3. Frog 4. Central groove 5. Lateral groove 6. Heel 7. Rod 8. Corn seat 9. Dyed walls (outer layer) 10. Waterline (inner layer) 11. White line 12 . frog top 13. sole 14. toe 15. how to measure width 16. quarter 17. how to measure length 1. crown 2. walls 3. toe 4. quarter 5. heel 6. bulb 7. diamond

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