No, unless you count the bones inside it, which are the pedal bone, the long pastern, short pastern and the navicular .
coronet band, if above the hoof and coronary band if actually on the hoof wall.
you use the hoof pick to pick the debris out of the hoof and you can rinse the horses hoof out with the hose.
this long bone that runs from the hock to the fetlock is called the cannon bone
Technically the horse doesn't stand on any of the bones in the hoof, they stand on the outter portion of the hoof. However the internal structures such as the pedal bone and a few others play a vital role in how the horse stands and how comfortable they are while in motion.
No
None. The hoof is the bone.
A graze just above a horses hoof.
well a horses hoof is the same as our toe nail
This is the hoof wall. This is the hardest part of the hoof and it supports the horses weight.
If mud or manure gets trapped in the contours of a horses hoof, it can start to rot and in turn eat away at the hoof's tissue causing many problems.
Yes, they do, except for at the very end. They like them scratched, too, their tails- in the middle and especially at the top part near the base. =) I have eight adults and a young one here at home. xD Horses, of course. -Nicole schaich of Olney, Illinois
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