Pedicures

Not for me. Although I could use one. My feet are no good in the summer. Where I go around the house and yards mostly barefoot my heels crack and look aweful. I have to sand them down with a pumice stone almost daily. I really should treat myself but someone was in greater need than I today. Lilah's feet where in bad shape. When she came here one of her hooves had a broken place on the outer wall that I believe she sustained in route on her 5 hour van ride to our house. She has one hoof that has a case of hoof rot. Not good. It is/was smelly. Taking care of the hooves of my goats is a responsibility that I do not take lightly. I have read extensively and looked at photos on the internet almost daily. I need/want to learn how to do this properly. To properly stand on the legs without stress the hooves much be trimmed and sanded to a specific shape. Practice makes perfect in this case. A lovely young woman from our church came by tuesday afternoon to show me how to trim. Not only did she trim and treat Lilah's hooves for hoof rot but she trimmed all six of the goats. 24 hooves. That is a lot of hooves. It is also a heck of a lot work in the blazing sun. Every girl got a pedicure and a good painting of hoof conditioner and hoof rot treatment. They don't even know how very pampered they are. Lilah ate so much watermelon her lips were pink.