Horse Production Test 1-Hooves

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front feet should be shaped:

wide & rounded
hind feet should be shaped:

longer and more pointed for traction and use of hind end
hoof health dictates

how a horse moves
hooves provide
- protection
- support
- concussion (absorb shock)
common gaits:
- walk
- trot
- lope/canter
- gallop
- back
walk:
- 4 beat gait
- lateral movement
- no suspension
- slowest gait
- triangular base of support
trot:
- 2 beat gait
- diagonal movement
- two foot base of support
- possible suspension when switching bases
- most efficient way to cover ground
lope/canter:
- 3 beat gait
- base of support is 1 to 2 to 1
- slight period of suspension
- leading foot sequence
gallop:
- 4 beat gait
- similar sequence to lope
- fastest gait
- has suspension
- base of support is 1 to 1 to 1 to 1
back:
- 2 beat gait
- diagonal movement
- diagonal pairs as base of support
what is stride length?

the distance from when the leg hits the ground to when it hits again
gait cycle:
- initial contact
- impact
- loading
- swing
initial contact:
- when foot hits the ground
- usually heel first
impact:
- where the leg is starting to rotate over
- toe hits the ground and weight starts coming down
break over:

heel comes up and toe pivots or breaks down
swing:

the leg moves
how much do hooves grown in a month?

I/4" to 3/8" of an inch
how often should horses be trimmed?
- every 4 to 8 weeks
- usually 6 weeks
Laminitis

caused by lack of blood to the laminae
What does the laminae do?

connects the coffin bone to the hoot wall
Hot Nail:
- when the nail goes into the laminae instead of the hoof wall
- causes infection and lameness
- nail is hot when removed

Author:	Anonymous
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Updated:	2013-09-25 12:15:39
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