What's Eating These Hooves? Readers' Photos Document Stable Pests Have Hoof Hunger

Apparently there's not enough of this activity going on in some barns around the country. Photo by Jurvetson (flickr)






Back in October, the Hoof Blog offered some photos of horses' hooves that could have been gnawed by rodents. The blog post was big news to some, old news to others.

As the weeks have passed, many people have mentioned the article and run-ins they have had with mice,

Rats in the Stable? Check the Horses' Hooves and Your Grandfather's Stable Manual

This is the time of year when some nonpaying and unwanted boarders start moving into stables. The evidence isn't always as obvious as on this mule's foot. (Kurt Fisk photo)


There's a Spanish legend that tells us Noah had no intention of letting rats or mice onto the Ark. It was all a Devil's trick. He found a way to sneak them on board so they'd eat all the foodstores and gnaw the boat's