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How to trim/cut ergots?

April 26, 2017cut ergots horses Pets trim

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How to trim/cut ergots?

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If you have a good pair of sharp pincers you can do them yourself as long as the horse is amenable but if they are really huge then I’d ask the farrier to sort it out while he’s there. I have a Clyde x whose ergots grow downwards like spurs – he snagged one on the step and it bled for ages.