The hoof is a horse's toenail.

A horse's hoof is not a horse's paw, but a horse's fingernail. Horses are monodactyls, which means that they have only one finger or toe, and that finger or toe is what we see as the hoof. The outside of the horse's hoof is a hard shell of keratin called the hoof shell. The hoof shell is shaped like an inverted bowl with a rounded depression underneath called the sole.

The hoof sole has a triangular protrusion in the center called the hoof fork. The hoof shell, sole and fork are all cuticles made up of dead cells and have no blood vessels or nerves, so they don't feel pain. However, they do grow constantly, so they need to be trimmed and polished regularly, just like we trim our nails.

The horse's hoof is actually a very complex and delicate structure, able to withstand the weight of the horse's body and the force of its movements, but also able to adapt to a variety of environments and conditions. It is both hard and soft, protective and flexible. It is like a natural sneaker that allows the horse to run freely anywhere.

The characteristics of the horse

1, the herd: people can use the horse's habit of organizing herds of horses to graze, the use of trained "head of the horse" to lead the herd, training, loading, jumping over the obstacles, crossing the river and so on. As a single horse is reluctant to leave the group, in the training to pay attention to the training of a single horse out of the line or to perform tasks.

2, memory and imitation: the horse's brain is more developed, can remember the master, roads, water, stables, feeding and resting places, being punished, improper treatment or injury. Even if the horse is away from the herd for months or even years, it can still return to the original place.

Horses have a strong ability to imitate, and when conditioning, you can use older horses to bring in newer ones and learn more complex movements. But horses can also imitate bad actions, so it is important to separate horses with bad behaviors such as gagging and gnawing to prevent other horses from imitating them.

3, competition and fighting: the horse's competitive psychology is very strong, each other do not give way to each other, horse racing is to take advantage of this feature. In the race, although the nose and mouth of blood, physical strength, but also do their best, until death. Parallel horses always go faster and faster, always want to exceed each other.