4: Maintenance Trim

I wanted to put together a quick maintenance trim, because the hoof in the other two trimming podcasts was left too long before the trim. The trim you are about to see was performed at two weeks, instead of four. I know that most people would think that two weeks is too soon for a trim, but the wild horse trims or maintains his hooves every day. So I guess what I’m trying to get across is that consistency is the key. I try to never let my own horses go more than two weeks without a trim. If I wasn’t so lazy, I would trim every week. One thing to remember, however, is that if you make a consistent mistake in your trim, you could be the source of your horse’s hoof problems. I suggest that, if you trim your own horse, trim at every three weeks, and as your skills improve, shorten the duration to two weeks, and then to one week between trims. This Trimcast is also available on a DVD at www.TheHorsesHoof.com

Channel: iTunes Video Length: 12m 3s Date Found: Sun, May 03 2009 8:29 AM Category: Educational Date Produced: Thu, Apr 23 2009 9:59 PM View Count: 0