Hoof trimming help

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Yellow, if the nippers find a flap, go under to trim away.

 

[Georgia Girl]

I have a pair of goat trimming shears from Jeffers vet supply in Dothan,Al. that are sharp and good for ladies use. They ship and have many other goat supplies and meds. If you order over $49.00 shipping is free. i would certainly recommend watching the trimming videos on you tube and a milking stand really helps if you are doing the job by yourself.

 

[Kalimak]

IKR behind the times .pretty sure what we are looking at there is a grow over of the heel. View attachment 65428 If you haven't seen it before .The wall can grow enough to cover the entire sole . The white line where the wall meets the sole. That is your trim marker so to speak .The heel wall should stop at the sole. You can trim the sole back to clean white sole With A very sharp sole knife . the same one used on horses. You must be careful no not to go to far. Try to trim the feet to the natural angle .

You can go on line to different supply companies. Remember you get what you pay for . there should be no gap between the cutting edge of hoof nippers . Hold them up to the light ,if you see a light between cutting edges .Time to get out the file ad do some filing on the stop shoulders, that keep the edges from by passing . And you should wipe or spray with oil between uses.

Thanks a lot. I did trim it flat. After B&B gave me the courage to do so, I went for it. Thank you for the info, gives me perspective on what what I'm working with.

 

[Kalimak]

Yellow, if the nippers find a flap, go under to trim away.
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Thanks for the diagram, very helpful! Those are kind of exactly the areas I went for + flattening the heels.