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Old 08-26-08, 07:03 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Hoofpicks

Do you prefer to use hoofpicks that have stiff brushes on them, or just plain ones? I prefer brushes because that's what I'm used to, but a lot of more experienced hrose people seem to not use hte brush end at all, just the pick.
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Old 08-27-08, 07:58 PM   #2 (permalink)
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So long as your horse has a nice healthy hoof and its picked often you shouldn't need to use a brush unless its muddy out. Even then its more likely you don't need a brush to get the frog clear but its nice to brush off the mud to keep it from developing thrush.

I have one with a brush, but I'd have to say most of the time I use the plain, boring metal hoof pick.
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Old 08-30-08, 02:57 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I think alot of horse people just don't take the time that some of us do. Sometimes we forget that spending 30mins grooming one horse isn't bad, but if you had a barn full of 20 horses that would be ten hours just grooming, let alone exercising or feeding or turning out.
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Old 09-24-08, 01:41 PM   #4 (permalink)
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