Well, they protect the foot. It is like our toenails.
Hoof
A horses foot is called the Hoof. The Hoof is the hard part on the bottom of the horses leg. Horses hooves are like our fingernails, actually they are made out of the same thing.
The frog is the soft spongy triangular piece of tissue at the back of a horses hoof, it cushioning to the hoof and leg and Helps to keep the circulation of blood moving through the hoof and leg by expanding and contracting with the horses movement. It will not hurt the horse to touch the frog . You do have to keep the entire hoof clean so you will need to clean the frog, typically this involves picking out the hoof around it and along side it. You can clean the frog itself by using a soft hoof brush to gently wipe debris away.
The white line in a horse's hoof is the area that connects the insensitive outer hoof wall to the sensitive inner structures of the hoof. It provides strength and support to the hoof. Maintaining the white line is important for overall hoof health and to prevent issues such as abscesses.
Horses do have frogs,a frog is located on the bottom of the hoof. If you look closely when you pick the hoof you will see a part of the hoof that looks like a frog's foot. Yup, but it is very delicate and important to the horse, so be very careful when you use the hoof pick, you don't want to stab the soft tissue.
you use the hoof pick to pick the debris out of the hoof and you can rinse the horses hoof out with the hose.
Wellll... A horse's 'frog' is part of their hoof; its the triangle shaped wedge in the middle. http://www.circlerranch.com/crcimages/ahoofparts.gif So basically, to find the answer, you just need to know what three functions of a horse's hoof is.
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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.
Hoof
Horses do not have toes, they have 1 hoof on each leg.
it is lame in the hoof
The Frog
The toe