Read About Horse Shoe

A well-fitted Horse shoe is important for your horse. Here's everything you need to know about this product.

Horse shoe - What are they?

1. Description:

   A horse shoe is just that, a shoe for your horse.

2. Who Needs These?

   Horses that are ridden and worked regularly need shoes.

3. Why Do You Need These?

   Horse shoes protect a horse's hooves.

4. Types:

   Several different types of horse shoes are available to suit many different hoof issues.

5. Benefits:

   Horse shoes protect the hooves of the horse, but also help the horse move more evenly and stay better balanced.

6. Uses:

   Horse shoes are used on the bottom of the horse's feet, or hooves.

Horse shoe - Tips

1. Varieties:

   Different shoes, such as wideweb shoes, can help with problems on the sols of a horse's feet. There are also shoes to be used to help horses with square toes, rocker toes, or rolled toes.

2. Quality Choices:

   The key to finding the right horse shoe is working with a good farrier.

3. Where to Use:

   Horse shoes are used on horses' feet.

Horse shoe - Concerns

1. Safety Issues:

   Make sure your farrier is skilled in both selecting shoes and shoeing horses. Incorrectly shoeing a horse can lead to bad behavior, which can be unsafe to a rider.

2. Behavioral Issues:

   Horse shoes that fit correctly can actually improve some common behavioral problems.

3. Convenience:

   Horse shoes are actually put on the horse by a skilled farrier. The American Farriers Association recommends that you have your horse's hooves looked at every 6 to 8 weeks. The farrier will trim and reset the shoes as needed.

Horse shoe - How to Choose

1. What to Look For:

   The specific horse shoes that are right for your horse will be determined based on the horses hooves and legs. Each hoof may have a slightly different type of shoe, depending on the horse's needs.

2. Expense:

   Horse shoes are part of the total care you will receive from your farrier. Since you will be seeing the farrier about every 6 to 8 weeks, you can expect to pay anywhere from a few hundred dollars annually to close to a thousand dollars or more (if the horse continually needs new shoes or if special corrective shoes are needed).

3. Other Items You Might Need:

   You may want a grooming tool kit, which usually includes a hoof pick or brush, and hoof dressing to deal with split hooves and other foot ailments.