the hooves in the horses are the hard coating that protects the structures of the foot, the care of the same ones is fundamental since without an adequate attention and maintenance can produce diverse types of problems between these the most common are cracks, fissures, desquamations, abscesses , ulcers, serious infections caused by different types of microorganisms, necrosis among others.
To be able to perform an adequate maintenance and care of the hooves it is necessary to know a bit how they are made up:
- Frog: part soft and flexible located under the hoof.
- crown: outgoing part located above the hoof.
- Talon: Part behind the foot.
- Sole: part of the foot that is in contact with the floor.
- Wall: most external part.
How to care for the hooves of the horse:
The hooves of the horse need regular maintenance, that is why it is necessary to clean them with a special cleaner for them, all traces and traces of dirt should be removed leaving them as clean as possible, special emphasis should be placed on the area of the frog and that in this area usually accumulates too much dirt and therefore is a part where many bacteria proliferate, after all this is verified and observed well if there are no cracks, injuries, bad smell, foreign bodies, or pain, if so we can accelerate the recovery process with specific solutions that will help us in the recovery processes of the injuries and hardening of the weakened areas, finally we must inspect the horseshoes to see if they are well fixed and if they are not doing damage to the helmet what it would cause us, various complications.
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