Why do you keep the horses feet clean?

Answer 1

This is what I look for when cleaning my horses hooves:

Clean all dirt and manure from the hoof. Look for evidence of thrush (white chalky substance with bad odor. Treat as nessesary) cracks, sores or cuts and foreign objects in the soft areas such as the heel and frog.

Answer 2

1. It makes them look nicer
2. It helps prevent your horses foot from feeling uncomfortable
3. Makes it faster to identify problems in the hoof if they occur
4. Helps prevent the horse from injuring it's leg
5. Helps prevent horse from injuring it's ankles
6. Helps to prevent problems in the hoof
7. Helps your horse perform better when you are riding
8. During shows, your horse needs to have proper hoofs or else you could lose points in certain shows
9. Horse doesn't drag mud around as much
10. Makes the farriers life easier when they come

Answer 3

You keep a horse's hooves clean so that they don't get infections, such as Thrush (an infection that eats away at the frog), and also so that you can removed stones that could bruise the underside of a horses hoof. Also, it is important to keep the hoof clean so that the horse does not get an abscess and so you can keep an eye out for laminitis or founder. All in all, hoof care is very important and shouldn't be missed from your daily routine. Always pick your horses feet out before and after riding and when he/she comes out of the field/stable.

Answer 4

It's important to take care of a horses hooves because they need them to live, without a hoof a horse will die. The hooves should be picked out daily and trimmed at least every 4-8 weeks (6 is average) to keep them level and balanced to avoid lameness issues.