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Summary: To clean a horse's back hooves, you'll learn how to pick up a horse's hoof and use a hoof pick; get more grooming advice in this free equestrian video about picking up horse's back hooves.

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Mara Keith-Hunter Mara Keith-Hunter is a lifelong equestrian and head coach for the Hampshire College equestrian team. Keith-Hunter rode in the Intercollegiate National Horse S... read more

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How to Pick Up the Back Hooves of a Horse

Hi, this is Mara Keith-Hunter for Expert Village. Today we would be talking about how to groom a horse. Next we are going to pick out the back feet. This could be a little harder as they need more support picking up there back legs. But it is the same idea we are facing the back. You are going to lean your weight against the horse. Run your hands down his leg squeezing. Then pick up and support. You might have to pull out a little bit towards the back. Same idea with the hoof pick. Just picking out the dirt along the side of the grooves. Along side his frog and then using the brush to finish. Being careful when you pass behind always making sure that they you are back there. I would move him over and then leaning up against him. Running your hands down his legs and then supporting with both hand until his relaxes and you can pull it out using the hoof pick to take out, clean the grooves. Then brushing to finish.

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