Farrier Horse
September 3rd, 2009
How to pull a loose horse shoe
Every horse owner should know how to pull a loose shoe in an emergency. Whether it’s a sprung shoe, your horse is stepping on the clip or worse, here are a few guidlines for pulling off a shoe. Please call your own farrier and tell him your situation, as well as asking him for his advise (or hers).
How to Pull a Loose Shoe
What You’ll Need
From Left to Right
- Crease nail pullers
- Pull-offs
- Hammer
- Clench Cutter
- Rasp
How To Do It
- Step 1. Pick up your horse’s hoof. If you can get a grip on them, pull the nail heads out with the crease nail puller. (Be sure to discard the nails in a safe place, where they won’t be stepped on.)
- Step 2. Loosen the shoe heels by slipping the shoe puller’s jaws between the shoe and the buttress of the hoof’s heel. Push the tool’s handle inward and forward. (It’s important that you don’t pry outward this could rip off a substantial chunk of the hoof wall.)
- Step 3. After you’ve loosened both heels, pry the shoe’s toe loose in the same manner. Keep your other hand on the toe of the hoof to stabilize the hoof.
- Step 4. Repeat this motion wherever the shoe is still nailed, until it comes off. If any nails remain in the hoof wall, pull them out with the shoe pullers.
- Step 5. Apply a hoof boot or cover the hoof and soul with a protective material: Center the padding over the sole, bringing the edges up around the hoof wall. Secure it there with the elastic bandage; cover the bandage with strips of duct tape to keep the hoof edges from wearing through.
- Step 6. Confine your horse and schedule a farrier visit today.
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