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FARRIERY: Glyn Trundle says...

Wet, wet, wet

Q Can you settle an argument? My friend says it’s best to wash a horse’s feet before the farrier comes, but I think it’s best to leave the hooves as they are, even if they’re muddy, so I don’t make them any wetter. Who’s right?

Jane Porter, Norfolk

Obviously the ideal scenario for us farriers is a clean and dry foot. If

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