How Do You Put A Shoe On A Horse?
Horses have been domesticated for decades, and as part of that domestication, horse owners practice horse shoeing–they put metal shoes on the hooves of their horses. Although shoeing a horse is not particularly difficult, it does need to be done with correct tools and technique in order to avoid injury to the horse. Below is a quick guide to how to put a shoe on your horse yourself. Clean out each horse hoof with the hoof pick. As horses walk about, their hooves collect mud, manure, stones, and other debris. These can build up or get stuck in the hooves and cause pain if not removed. They also can cause spreading and cracking of the hoof, which can cause lameness in the worst cases. Removing the debris eliminates these possibilities and allows for a proper fit of the shoe against the hoof. Brush off the dirt and manure from the outside of the hoof. The nails that attach the shoe to the hoof eventually come out of the side of the hoof, so you’ll want the hoof to be clean at any area of
