How to Keep Your Horses Hooves Healthy

As you may know, horses need four good legs and hooves to survive. On todays post, I will be giving some tips on how to keep your  horses hooves strong and healthy. 

1. Clean out their hooves! 

It is mandatory that you pick all of the dirt and rocks from your horses feet, otherwise, they could develop an abscess or an infection. 

2. Use a hoof hardener. 

I like to use a liquid called Durasole on Lilo's feet to keep them strong and hard. 

3. Soak their feet every so often. 

Soaking your horses hooves in epsom salts and betadine is extremely beneficial for them. The betadine kills bacteria in their hooves, and the epsom salts help to strengthen their hooves as well. 

4. Get their hooves trimmed often.

To keep a horses hooves healthy, you must get them trimmed about every 6 weeks or so. 

Unhealthy hoof

Healthy hoof

For more information, you can visit these websites:

https://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/AG_Equine_2006-03.pdf

http://practicalhorsemanmag.com/article/eqhooftips837-11352