Hoof picking....

[Berkeley]

Ok - honestly now folks - how often do you hoof pick?

 

[Apercrumbie]

I do it every time I get them in, so four times a week at least. Am I very naughty?

 

[Illegal]

Min at least once a day - twice if ridden turned out and then bought in to stable - am I obsessive????

 

[Berkeley]

If you're naughty I must be cruising for a bruising!

 

[Vikki89]

everyday in the evening

 

[ForeverBroke_]

Every time before I ride, and 70% of the time when he gets put back in the stable and I remember

He gets ridden every day

Now it's winter I'll do his feet every night as he has to come up a slightly gravelly track and picks up all the little stones

 

[katie_southwest]

Every day

Gold star for me

 

[TinselRider]

Every time they come in and before / after they have been ridden.

 

[aimeejay]

Every day, and after hes been ridden

Especially after hacks through muddy, stoney woods

 

[JenTaz]

i try do it every day before he is ridden but i do occasioinalyy forget

 

[BethandHenry]

Before he is ridden, and I tend to ride him 6 days a week. Have to admit I often forget to do them after going for a hack, naughty naughty

 

[MrMeldrew]

Farrier does it - apart from that never

eta: unless there is a problem of course

 

[V1NN]

every evening

 

[Chico Mio]

Every day before we turn them out and again before and after we ride, if we do. Since they have both been unshod it is no bother at all, plus it is beneficial for Ari, who is learning to be groomed and handled more.

 

[Marshmallow29]

I do it every day when I go up to groom Chloe. I also do it after daughter has been out on her. I was told this was the right thing to do. I am rapidly finding out that there seem to be many different opinions on how to do things in the horse world

 

[Katie__Connie]

Before I ride.... and when i bring her in at night ( but sometimes forget at night...)

 

[Lizzie66]

If you're obsessive I must have OCD !

I pick out when I bring him in from the field, and in a morning before I turn him out !

And he's not being ridden at the moment !

 

[JoBo]

Before I ride, and sometimes at night.

 

[Janette]

When she comes in from the field because she has clefts in her feet like the Grand Canyon, and before she's turned out or else we drag straw all over the yard.

 

[Mavis Cluttergusset]

First thing before she's turned out otherwise I end up having to sweep up 275 miles of shavings. Then again in the evening after Ive hosed her feet off. I do forget sometimes, or sometimes I cant be bothered.

 

[Hedgewitch13]

Before she's shod and that's it. Lazy huh....... Oh I lied.... and after we've been on the beach.

 

[RobinHood]

Twice a day, first thing in the morning when I get him out of the stable and then again in the evening when I get him in from the field. If I ride in the evening then I do them a 3rd time before putting him in the stable.

 

[tabithakat64]

I pick my horses feet out once a day.

 

[Jericho]

Without fail, before riding. 90% of time after a hack as more likely to pick up a stone when out hacking than anywhere else where I am. Other than that I do little welshie every day after poo picking as she is on starvation paddock and stands in her poo.

Other than that, I tend to pick out 3 - 4 times a week just out in the field (they live out 24/7 and one isnt ridden at all.) Never had a problem with thrush or anything

 

[Rouletterose]

Every night when brought in from the field and every morning before riding out of the stable, without fail.

 

[Ali2]

Before he goes out and when he comes in, so twice a day.

 

[amiacat]

At least twice a day but often 4 times if I'm up at the yard and riding as well!!

All horses at our yard have their feet picked any time they leave their stable so as not to make a mess on the yard, and they also have it done when they are brought in from the fields.

I will also pick my boy's feet out after riding to check for stones if I've been out on the roads and for bits of rubber if I've been in the school. I am well acquainted with the underside of his hooves, maybe too much!!

 

[Coffee_Bean]

Every day.

 

[Puppy]

As they are out and roughed off atm, then I would say "infrequently"

Oh, and when the farrier trimmed them today he said their hoof condition was fab!

 

[Persephone]

Twice daily, on the way out to the field and going back in to the stable.