A horses hoof is like a human's fingernail. It is made up of calcium. The horse has another "hoof" inside of the outer layer which is sensitive. If it gets infected, it may mean death to the horse....
Horses, along with most other hoofed mammals, are grazing animals. They must often travel long distances in one day in order to find food and water, and when threatened by predators prefer to flee...
i have two horses and i just slide my hand down to their hoof pull it up and a little bit back gently.but its how ever you train them.i just do it that way and after a while they just pick their hoof...