Use this teaching guide for unmounted lessons to help your Green Level HorseSense students learn when it’s time to trim a horse’s hooves.
Hoof care is a great topic for a rainy day lesson, or a longer clinic allowing you to deep dive into hoof anatomy and health. This is particularly important to schedule if you have a lot of horse owners or aspiring owners in your program – after all, no hoof, no horse!
Lessons cover:
- basic hoof anatomy and terminology
- evaluating hoof condition
- observing a farrier or hoof trimmer at work
- creating a hoof care plan
Teaching tips include:
- creative ideas for teaching this topic with both private and group lessons
- suggested Challenge materials (games, worksheets, etc.) and other teaching tools
- strategies for adapting for your unique teaching situation
If this is your first time using our unmounted teaching guides, please make sure that you download and read:
HOW TO TEACH HORSESENSE USING OUR TEACHING GUIDES – IMPORTANT INFORMATION