I just saw a post where a horse was abandoned for a number of years and it’s front hooves looked like the bottom of a rocking chair. I’ve also heard over the years about how farriers are necessary to a horses health. Now obviously horses have been around longer than the folks who take care of their hooves, so what did they do before people?
Did they have to scrape them on rocks or did they just have to wear them down by running? Just curious. Thanks!
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Ferriers shoe horses that work on improved surfaces such hard pack dirt, gravel, or roads.
Constant movement on these surfaces would quickly wear down and split a horse’s unprotected hooves. Shoes protect hooves from wear *and* allow slippage when pulling heavy loads, both of which protect the horse from injury.
Wild horses traverse hard smooth surfaces far less often, meaning hoof growth more closely matches hoof wear.
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