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The water for which we may have to look
In summertime with a witching wand,
In every wheelrut’s now a brook,
In every print of a hoof a pond.
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
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How To Prevent Hoof Flares In The Barefoot Horse ... Hoof flares are caused by a weakening of the attachments (laminae) of the hoof wall to the coffin bone inside the foot... Horses in the wild live on rocky soil and rarely have hoof flares because constant travel over rough ground (up to 25 miles a day) keeps the hoof worn off at the correct length... Most domesticated horses don't live on such rocky soil but, even so, there is no reason that, with proper trimming and management, the barefoot horse should suffer from hoof flares...
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