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You can pick out the middle of the hoof if needed but you must be very careful about it. Typically the middle of the frog is left alone due to the increased ability to damage it when being cleaned out, but you can use either a very dull hoof pick or your finger to scrape away anything that may be stuck. As for the sole of the hoof it is perfectly fine to clean that area with a hoof pick.

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