Why is HOOF CARE so CONFUSING? (Chop off toes or leave toes?)

[@cindyvaloura4218]

So good, Linds!

[@lindsaysetchell]

Thank you 🙏❤️

[@cbp913]

Yes, I loved this lesson! Thank you for sharing. I learned a lot and it has started to take some of the confusion out of it for me. Seems so simple to trim to nature’s constant, instead of picking a trim “style” or do a little of this and little of that.

[@lindsaysetchell]

Glad it was helpful! I’ll keep doing the lessons as long as owners want them 👍

[@gabrielace4023]

Very interesting toppics and facts, could you do some explanation about the coffin bone on ground parallel or elevated and are the colleteral groves a reliable source for the Position of it? Thank you in advance and keep on you videos are realy informativ.

[@lindsaysetchell]

Great suggestion! 👍

[@michaelc2509]

Can you show actual trimming before and after on a healthy hoof? Thank you.

[@lindsaysetchell]

We can indeed show before and after trims. If you go to our Hoofing Marvellous Facebook page and check out the photos section you'll find some before and afters too :)

[@michaelc2509]

@@lindsaysetchell Great! Great channel and approach

[@skidaddle32]

2 questions. 1) is rasping off hoof flare the same as chopping off toes? 2) what ‘treat’ (non-sugar) is ok to give a horse on a regular basis? ie: once a day?

[@lindsaysetchell]

Hoof flare, whether it is natural or unnatural including caused by separation needs to be treated separately, but never is there a time when the flare (or toe flare) is rasped back beyond the water line (inner hoof wall). For treats I use whole oats which are cheap and not highly processed. I don't feed in buckets, only use them when training etc :)

[@Rebecca-ks7ui]

What about NPA? Low heels? How can you trim to improve that?

[@lindsaysetchell]

It's all about balance. No horse should have an NPA, it was caused by incorrect hoof care coupled with incorrect balance.

[@cagey1415]

Where is your reasearch published?

[@lindsaysetchell]

Our research isn't published in any journal - however we continue to gather 100s and 100s of case studies and successes.