Making Natural Hoof Care Work for You
by Pete Ramey
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Author: Pete RameyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-11
ISBN: 0965800776
Number of pages: 168
Publisher: Star Ridge Pub
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Book Review: "Rock crushing" hooves
Summary: 5 Stars
Pete Ramey says he wrote this to give the practical advice not given in the "HOG" or Jackson's "Horse Owner's Guide..." I'm really glad he did, because I understand the Jackson book doesn't actually tell you how to trim hooves. Ramey's book does. It's not a thick book, but then it's not really (or at least shouldn't be) a difficult subject. Trimming hooves so that they will, given time and good nutrition and healthy exercise, grow into something nearly identical to the "wild horse model" is not rocket science. It takes a couple of years to learn how to nail on iron shoes professionally, and a couple of days to learn how to correct the problems those same shoes cause, using the very direct and straightforward advice here.
I've read it twice and will read it probably twice more. It's clear, well illustrated, and very helpfully repetitive. The shapes and angles and techniques require a good dose of repetition before they soak in. Most horse people are used to seeing a post-farrier "perfect" (ha ha) foot shape that looks like it was popped out of a mold, and the curvy, swervy, rough and ready look of a naturally trimmed hoof takes some getting used to. But it's the beginning of a longer, healthier, happier life for your horse, of more years under the saddle, of better traction, less pain, and less disease and fewer visits from the vet. And you'll never ever have to worry again about a thrown shoe, except the old ones you throw in the garbage that last time they get pulled off.
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