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Andy G
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Well when i watch my farrier she uses the file and makes it flat and smooth until it turns white. Then she takes the hoof knife and digs lightly along the sides of it to trim the sides of the frog... I am not a pro though.. I just watch closley
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YOU just use a hoof knife to trim the frog down a little. You don't cut it off as the horse needs it but you do trim off parts that are loose and hanging there. We often would do that during routine hoof cleaning, too.
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Quoted from: http://horses-arizona.com/pages/articles/footcare.html "Don't trim the frog excessively; it should contact the ground with each step. Trim the frog only enough to remove dead tissue and to provide a uniform and adequate fissure along the junction of the sole and the frog."
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