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    FOCUS: HEALTHY HOOVES

    Jun 10, 2022 4 minutes

    If you’re lucky, you don’t need to think about your horse’s hooves too often. You just pick them out regularly, give them an occasional once-over and call the farrier out every six weeks or so for trimming and/or new shoes. But every aspect of your horse’s management ---from the feeds you offer to the footing you ride on---can have a significant effect on his hooves. Here are four things you can do to keep your horse’s hooves healthy and strong.

    1. PROVIDE PROPER NUTRITION.

    Healthy hooves require good nutrition. To grow hard, healthy hoof horn, a horse needs a diet with the proper balance of nutrients and minerals.

    The average pleasure horse can usually get all the nutrients he needs from good quality pasture or

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