When I had the big horses I hired a professional horse hoof trimmer called a farrier to trim their hooves. It's a physically demanding job and takes a lot of skill and experience to balance them properly. The hoof wall on a big horse is about as thick and your finger and it's very tough to cut through even with the right tools. It's a really important job when you're working on a riding horses because besides carrying their own weight they have to carry a rider too. Hooves that are not trimmed correctly can lead to lameness or injury.
The little guys have much less weight to carry and their hoof wall is much thinner and relatively easy to clip. So I gave it a shot.
The tools of the trade 
I rasped my hand in the process and Ben managed to turn almost completely around while I was holding his hind leg but they turned out really well!
I wish I took a 'before' picture. The 'after' picture is not so impressive without it. Just trust me they look way better now.
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