my experience with goats involved very little cooperation. How's it work out for you?

Heya. I've always struggled with trimming hooves. I've got a nice pair of teflon-coated shears and a little micro-plane, and those work...okay. Better in the winter; here in the California summer, their hooves are hard as rock.

I've tried hoof rasps, but they tend to "clog".

The other day at the hardware store, I saw something that looked pretty much perfect. It's called a shredder rasp, specifically the "sureform shaper". It doesn't clog, takes off enough material that you're not there all day, but doesn't bite so deep that you're in danger of hitting the quick accidentally. If you've got a big herd, it's probably a little slow, but for my two boys it's perfect.

Hope that helps someone.

I am fairly new to Pack Goat ownership, but I'm hoping to share my lessons and knowledge and also learn from you guys as well. Let's get this thing going!

Be sure to support the North American Pack Goat Association to help ensure our wildlands remain open to our goat companions.

This is a pretty cool idea, akin to using burros or alpacas. Do you know yet where they'll be allowed? I would think that national and state parks would be the toughest sell...