tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830461055504948600.post5740626617282104493..comments2023-06-27T05:51:32.329-05:00Comments on Must love mustangs!: Trimming KachinaKarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17723871612780795334noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830461055504948600.post-24344997269384644912012-02-24T08:26:44.582-06:002012-02-24T08:26:44.582-06:00Pumpkin definitely has different hooves than a hor...Pumpkin definitely has different hooves than a horse. I've never seen a donkey's hooves, but I'm sure they are more similar to a donkey than a horse (or maybe they are exactly in between :) While they are different, I don't find them that difficult. I use the same principles when trimming a horse...use the sole and all that. The biggest different that I see in her hooves are that they are more deeply concave than a horse and the heels seem to be longer and more forward than the positon of a horse's heels. I trim the way her hoof seems to want to be and they look nice afterward and she isn't sore...so I think they are okay. But again, I don't trim the heel back and really down like you do for a horse...but since I'm following the sole line, I think that is the way it should be.Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17723871612780795334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830461055504948600.post-5414280562929428152012-02-24T00:14:43.352-06:002012-02-24T00:14:43.352-06:00Sounds like a tough job. Glad she got the picture...Sounds like a tough job. Glad she got the picture and decided to cooperate, and I'm glad you had the time to get her through it.<br /><br />Did you have to study up on mule hooves before trimming Pumpkin or did you find the same trimming principles apply? I've seen a donkey hoof trimmed and it was very different (her hooves were overgrown so I was glad I wasn't the one who had to decide how much to trim) but I've never watched a mule being trimmed.Andrea -Mustang Sagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576342393431178404noreply@blogger.com