ELI5. When hooved animal’s hooves are left untreated they over grow and become unhealthy. Does this happen in the wild?

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ELI5. When hooved animal’s hooves are left untreated they over grow and become unhealthy. Does this happen in the wild?

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Using a horse for an example, wild horses move great distances every day, which naturly wears them down. Domesticated horses may be ridden sometimes but nowhere near enough to wear the hooves down naturally, so we have to step in and help them out.

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