Hoof trimming is a necessary skill to learn for anyone raising milk goats. Dairy goats need to have their hoofs trimmed once a month. Large rocks or boulders are good to have in your goat pasture since dairy goats like to climb on rocks, and it is good for their hooves. Cement steps are also good to have in the goat area as cement or rocks will help keep their hooves trimmed, and you won't have to trim them quite as often. Keep an eye on their hooves to make sure you don't wait too long between trimming because if you wait too long, they could get a hoof disease such as hoof rot. The only goat supplies you will need for trimming their hooves is a good pair of hoof trimmers.

During the summer we fill a wheelbarrow full of blackberry clippings or maple leaves and feed it to the goats while we trim their hooves. In the winter we feed them evergreen tree needles when we trim their hooves. This distracts them while we trim their hooves. After you trim your dairy goats hooves, mark your calendar for one month to trim their hooves again.