How to Take Care of Your Horse's Hooves

Video Transcript

"Taking proper care of your horse's hooves, is one of the most important overall pieces, of good horse care. Making sure that you pick your horse's hooves out daily, helps to monitor how your horse's feet are doing. Also, making sure that your farrier visits every six to eight weeks, is also extremely important, to maintain healthy hooves. If you find, when picking your horse's hooves, that there's an ugly smell, then it probably means that your horse has thrush, and this can be fixed by just applying a basic thrush medication, to the soles of your horse's hooves. If you find that your horse's hooves start to become brittle or dry,you can apply a basic conditioner, to the outer part of the hoof. Just start at the cornet band ,work your way all around the hoof, and all the way down, and just make sure you get every spot, and doing this daily, is a great way to ensure healthy hooves."