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2. Our top tips for taking care of your horse - AOL

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   Regular dental check-ups will keep your horse eating efficiently, avoid biting problems, and prevent the likelihood of tooth loss and issues as the horse ages. 11. Companionship

3. Natural hoof care - Wikipedia

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   However, there is a growing movement to eliminate shoes on working horses. Advocates of barefooting point out many benefits to keeping horses barefoot and present studies showing that improper shoeing can cause or exacerbate certain hoof ailments in the horse. A hoof boot may help protect the horse's hooves during the transition period.

4. Horse grooming - Wikipedia

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   The clean, picked hoof allows for better inspection for injury. Hoof care is especially important when caring for the horse. Although many horses are quite healthy without daily brushing, lack of hoof care can result in various problems, which if unattended, can result in short or long-term soundness issues for the horse.

5. Horse management - Wikipedia

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   Farriers and veterinarians in a horse owner's local area can provide advice on the use and misuse of topical hoof dressings, offering suggestions tailored for the needs of the individual horse. Horses and ponies require routine hoof care by a professional farrier on average every six to eight weeks, depending on the animal, the work it performs ...

6. Hoof - Wikipedia

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   The ideal hoof has a parallel hoof-pastern axis, a thick hoof wall, adequate sole depth, a solid heel base and growth rings of equal size under the coronary band. [5] There are four layers within the exterior wall of the hoof. From the outside, a hoof is made up of the stratum externum, the stratum medium, the stratum internum and the dermis ...

7. Treatment of equine lameness - Wikipedia

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   Evaluation of the horse's conformation, hoof balance, and shoeing is often a first step in treatment of lameness. A correct, balanced trim is a key component of lameness treatment and prevention. Some cases of lameness, such as angular limb deformities and navicular syndrome , are best managed with special trimming and shoeing.