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Old 12-23-07, 01:33 PM   Split Hooves Post #1 (permalink)
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The horses hoof is made from the same thing as our finger nails, and our nails can split. What happens with a horse if it gets a split in the hoof? I assume that it can happen, but I have never come across it.
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