Hooficures

We had hooficures today. 

We have a new hoof guy. 

He says he's a barefoot specialist. 

That was weird cause he wasn't barefoot 

at all, he was wearing boots.

Doc, you are so stupid. 

It doesn't mean the guy is 

supposed to be barefoot, 

it means he specializes in 

trimming our hooves in a 

special way so they will be 

stronger and we won't need shoes.

Well, duh! When was the last time

either you or I had shoes on? 

I've been barefoot basically forever. 

Anyway, specialist smeshialist

You can see me in my stall. 

Do I look impressed? 

Most definitely not! 

The barefoot guy says he really 

does cure all kinds of things by 

slowing changing the angle of the 

hoof. He even gets down on his 

hands and knees to look at the view 

of our lovely hooves from the ground. 

What a silly guy. I mean if you've

seen one hoof, you've seen 'em all.

The hoof guy worked on Pippin's hooves first. 

He thought Pippin's heels were a bit long 

and that his frog wasn't getting enough 

contact with the ground. 

What 'cha doing back there? That tickles!

He uses an electric grinder. 

He says it creates less torque than a rasp.... 

but he does use one of those at times, too. 

After his second visit he said my hooves 

looked great and I could be on 

'maintenance' visits. Pippin still needs 

some corrective trimming. 

Ha ha on you, Pippin! 

I wouldn't start getting all high and mighty.

After all, which one of us did he say was

probably the smartest? You... 

who just stood there like a lump, or me?

I was being good! I was letting him do

his job. I wasn't trying to mouthe his

tools and taste the electric cord and

sniff his pockets. 
What he actually said was 
some horses who exhibit a lot of curiosity 
are smart. I think he's on to something.... 
You are smart.
A smart a$$ that is!

Sticks and stones might break my bones

But names will never hurt me!