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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1425217" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>Bigfoot, I've done it that way.. depending on the breed and how that affects hardness of the hoof, it's darned near impossible. I've found that *typically*, the darker colored hooves are harder</p><p></p><p>Gizmom, Good poster.. I like a score of 6 on each of those though rather than 5... but I think the guidelines of scoring at a year old are worthless.. I have pretty much never seen a yearling with (seriously) bad hooves.. that shows up after 3 or 4 years. I haven't trimmed a hoof in 10 years and sure don't miss it.. I have a couple 10+ year old cows that could use a small nip (like 1/2" trimmed) but can't be bothered. I also think there are some animals prone to having bad bone structure that prevents the hoof from wearing properly, as well as the opposite, where bad hooves put an excessive strain on the bones, etc, and from there on it's a vicious cycle.</p><p></p><p></p><p>If you get this cow's hooves trimmed, I'd try and make her walk a little more, and definitely avoid penning her for long periods of time</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1425217, member: 9096"] Bigfoot, I've done it that way.. depending on the breed and how that affects hardness of the hoof, it's darned near impossible. I've found that *typically*, the darker colored hooves are harder Gizmom, Good poster.. I like a score of 6 on each of those though rather than 5... but I think the guidelines of scoring at a year old are worthless.. I have pretty much never seen a yearling with (seriously) bad hooves.. that shows up after 3 or 4 years. I haven't trimmed a hoof in 10 years and sure don't miss it.. I have a couple 10+ year old cows that could use a small nip (like 1/2" trimmed) but can't be bothered. I also think there are some animals prone to having bad bone structure that prevents the hoof from wearing properly, as well as the opposite, where bad hooves put an excessive strain on the bones, etc, and from there on it's a vicious cycle. If you get this cow's hooves trimmed, I'd try and make her walk a little more, and definitely avoid penning her for long periods of time [/QUOTE]
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