Hoof Stand

[Does’ Leap]

Anyone use a hoof stand / jack to trim feet? I would like to weld one up but am unclear on the dimesnions. I have a steel umbrella stand that will serve as the base. I am planning on welding a scored, flat plate to a piece of pipe that would fit in the stand for the front feet and some kind of cradle for the back feet (different pipe, same base. Adjustable would be cool, but I am looking for quick and simple for the moment. My horses are hover under 17 hands. Any height recommenations, front plate dimensions, cradle ideas, and other thoughts would be appreciated.

George

[Neil Dimmock]

I used one that had rods welded down from the top to a ring base, looked good but the first horse to push hard on it tipped it over and stuck his foot through the rod cage then flipped out with this hoof stand stuck on his foot. I built mine out of a pipe and flat plate with a half moon on top, no more problems, its about 18″ of pipe and about 16″ of plate, A buddy made his out of a old disk blade and it cut a horse bad so he welded a pipe around the edge

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