Natural hoof care
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Natural hoof care is the holistic approach to horse hoof care based on the wild horse model, including natural boarding, natural horsemanship, a reasonably natural diet, and the natural trim itself. M
Bare hooves without horseshoes
Removable hoof boots may be used on bare hooves
Hoof nippers are used to begin a trim of the hoof wall.
A hoof boot may help protect the horse's hooves during the transition period.
Farrier
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A farrier is a specialist in farriery: equine hoof care, including the trimming and balancing of horses' hooves and the placing of shoes on their hooves when necessary. A farrier combines some blacksm
Natural hoof care
…paradigm shift in hoof care management that exploded following Jaime Jackson's wild horse hoof research. The latter has been known to be commonly used by farriers. Even though Jackson coined natural hoof care term in 1980s, he has learned that the idea of maintaining hooves in harmony with nature is not exclusive…
The Farrier, a painting by Bob Demuyser
Nailing on shoes
Rasping the hoof
Some farrier tools, including hammers, nippers, rasps, and hoof knife, as well as a set of custom-made corrective shoes on the ground below the toolset