[Ag-eq] cleaning horses hooves

[Michelle Creedy]

Daniella, 

The next time you are riding, ask them to clean the hoof and let you feel it. You should never be stopped from caring for the horse! It is totally possible. Pick a very calm horse and start with the front feet. You can touch the bottom of the hoof no problem. You'll be able to feel the grooves that you clean in. 

Also, get someone to draw a print V on your hand. You'll have a better idea what to feel for. 

You will very quickly get the hang of this. Insist on being allowed to try! I really can't understand why someone would have trouble teaching you this. If the horse is calm and if it is good about feet there is no problem. 

Also, the more time you can spend with the horse on your own the better. The more people hover and do things the less you will learn because a lot of what you need here is learning through muscle memory which can only happen through repitition. The right horse is not going to mind mistakes. They sense intention and they know. 

Hope this helps. Get in there and get durty! It's good for you! 

Michelle 


Michelle 

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> On Apr 13, 2019, at 7:52 AM, Daniella Roccasalvo <daniellaroccasalvo1998 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello Michelle,
> I don't know what a V shape is. Would I just hold the hoof with one hand and feel with the other? I've never cleaned hooves because no one has known how to teach me but I want to start.
> Daniella
> 
>> On Apr 13, 2019, at 10:37 AM, Michelle Creedy <michelle.creedy at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Daniella, you can simply touch the bottom of the hoof. You can feel the frog because it is a V shape. Just put your hoof pick in the little groove next to it and start cleaning. It's just fine to do this. 
>> 
>> Try to touch the hooves when they are clean. This will give you good spacial awareness about where things are. 
>> 
>> Michelle 
>> 
>> 
>> Michelle 
>> 
>> Building Community One Cup of Tea at a time!
>> http://www.mysteepedtea.com/MCREEDY/
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Apr 13, 2019, at 7:26 AM, Daniella Roccasalvo via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello everyone,
>>> I'm new to the mailing list. I've ridden horses for a while off and on. One question I have is as a totally blind person, how do you know where the frog is on the hoof of a hourse? How do you make sure you clean around it, and avoid hitting it?
>>> Thanks for the suggestions
>>> Daniella
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