Hoof rasp

A hoof rasp (1) for filing/rasping and tidying the hoof of a horse, comprising:

• a rasping side provided with a rasping section (2) with a length L between rasp-free first and second ends (3, 4) over respective lengths L1 and L2,
• the first end (3) tapering into a tang (5) for a handle, and the second end (4) configured for holding the hoof rasp (1),
• wherein the rasping section (2) comprises an initial stroke section (6) with a length Lx toward the second end (4), and a fast rasping section (7) that adjoins the initial stroke section (6) and has a length L-Lx,
• wherein the fast rasping section (7) has a constant width W, and the initial stroke section (6) has a width Wx that is less than the width W of the fast rasping section (7), and
• wherein the length Lx of the initial stroke section (6) is approximately ¼ or ⅕ of the length L-Lx of the fast rasping section (7), and a transition (13) from the width W of the fast rasping section (7) to the width Wx of the initial stroke section (6) is short.