Care can forestall many costs of horsekeeping, as well.
Your Farrier and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine can advise you and help you establish a foot care program that will keep your animal healthy and serviceable. Awareness of and attention to the following points will help you give your horse the proper hoof care it requires and deserves. Wherever the horse is kept, the area should be free of wire, nails, rubbish, debris, or junk that can injure the horse. Sharp rocks, briars and nettles, etc. should be re-moved from where horses congregate, feed, or rest. Hooves reflect their environment.