In this installment of “Two Minutes with Tab,” Certified Journeyman Farrier Tab Pigg discusses basic hoof care and shows a trim on a barefoot hoof. He explains what he is doing and why as well as the ultimate goal for a good foot.
Certified Journeyman Farrier Tab Pigg is a technical specialist for Vettec and has been a professional horse shoer since 1983. For more helpful information from Tab, visit his blog at www.vettec.com/2MT.
Further Reading
Guide to Horse Hoof Problems
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That was a great video. Thanks.
It would of been nice if he would of explained the the foot needs to grow concavity but the horse cannot until the owner eliminates the infection in the white-line by cleans-up the environment and hoof husbandry.