Hoof Care
Where can I learn more about the horse's hooves?
Hi! I'd really love to learn more about the horse's hooves, I want to learn everything!
What all the parts are called, what you can do if they crack, all the different injuries and diseases a horse can get there. How you tell whether a hoof is good or bad. How you keep the hooves healthy. Please do send facts or links where you can read up on it!! I'd be so grateful 😍
Answers from HayHay's experts
Good morning!
A good place to start is reading about hooves on Hästsverige, which has masses of useful information. Here is a link to one of their hoof care pages:
https://hastsverige.se/hastens-miljo/hovvard
Here is also a link to their page on what the various internal parts of the hoof are called:
https://hastsverige.se/om-hasten/hastens-kropp/ta-och-hov/hov-i-genomskarning/
You can also use the search box on the site and type in "hoof" to bring up many more articles. There is a great deal of interesting reading to get stuck into.
Best wishes, Malin 🦄
Malin Axel-Nilsson
Equine Ethologist
