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How do wild horses manage to continue walking and running without humans to trim their hooves?
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∙ 14y ago
Unlike their domestic cousins, wild horses are not boxed in a stall or comparatively tiny pasture all day. Much of the reason for horse hooves needing trimming is also due to their protective shoes-- the metal prevents wear of the hoof wall, resulting in extra growth which must be removed by a farrier. Barefoot wild horses spend over two-thirds of their day grazing, and as they graze, they are constantly walking, foraging for the best grasses and herbs.
The range of a wild horse would make even the roomiest of paddocks seem minuscule in comparison, a herd of 22 animals taking up over three hundred acres. The horses walk 20 - 30 miles per day along hard-packed trails leading to their resources such as mineral deposits, watering holes, and grazing territory.
If your domestic horse walked that far every day on hard prarie soil, I'm sure his feet wouldn't need trimming either!
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Your hooves are striped your body is not you can run great distances without getting hot?
Appaloosa. Their bodies have spots and their hooves are striped! (Horseisle!)
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Your hooves are striped your body is not you can run great distances without getting hot?
Appaloosa. Their bodies have spots and their hooves are striped! (Horseisle!)
