Trimming a donkey's hooves is to avoid pain, hoof deformities, limb and hoof diseases caused by the donkey's hoof shells becoming longer and longer.

If a donkey's hooves are not trimmed for a long period of time, it can lead to changes in the internal structure of the hoof, which can lead to pain, hoof deformities, limb and hoof diseases. It is necessary to have a certain technique when trimming the donkey's feet, if you don't have a good grasp of the force and have no skill, you will fail to achieve the purpose, and you will also hurt the donkey's hooves.

The main purpose of regular hoof trimming is to form a straight line between the hoof and the donkey's leg, so that the donkey is able to stir the ground with force. If the hooves are not trimmed for a long time, the shells will become longer and longer, and the hooves will be at a 90° angle to the legs, so the donkeys will not be able to push hard enough. The hoof trimmer's tools are mainly a horse stool and a few sharp knives, as well as small tools such as a crochet hammer.

How to trim a donkey's hooves

The donkey's feet must be trimmed professionally, as a large piece of the hoof is cut off with a large pincer-like tool, and then a knife is used to flatten the hoof. In this process, the donkey is likely to appear kicking phenomenon, if you do not grasp the force, do not know the skills, not only can not achieve the purpose of the donkey foot trimming, there may be injured donkey hooves.

Not all donkeys need hoof trimming, and wild donkeys do not. Because wild donkeys run and exercise more every day than domesticated donkeys, their hooves are naturally worn every day, so their hooves don't need to be trimmed.