kittykitty
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have very green calf that is slightly cow hocked. can this get better as he gets on feed. can hoof trimming help it or fix it?
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Cattledog
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kittykitty said:
If you can find a good hoof trimmer they can do wonders. We have some that grow out of it. If it is a slight deal you will probably be fine.
STX108
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Structure is important to any show project. Sometimes corrective hooftrimming will work, however, is it worth the gamble if the problem is too extreme?
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If you have a good hoof trimmer, I would totally recommend doing a corrective trimming on a calf. The younger they are, the softer their bones and cartilage is. You can make more impact from one hoof trimming at 4 months of age vs. 4 hoof trimmings of a calf over a year old. There is also much less chance of crippling a calf if corrected slightly as a young calf vs a lifetime of corrections once the bones have started to calcify.
If you have a good hoof trimmer, I would totally recommend doing a corrective trimming on a calf. The younger they are, the softer their bones and cartilage is. You can make more impact from one hoof trimming at 4 months of age vs. 4 hoof trimmings of a calf over a year old. There is also much less chance of crippling a calf if corrected slightly as a young calf vs a lifetime of corrections once the bones have started to calcify.
