Horse hoof pick

Horse hoof pick comprising a first arm having front and rear portions and a second arm of unequal length to the first arm and having pivot connection to said first arm intermediate its said end portions, said first arm defining at its front end portion a hoof picking head comprising a hook terminally pointed and rearwardly tapered in the plane of said first arm insertable between the frog and horn portions of the horse's hoof, said second arm being angularly adjustable relative to the rear end portion of the first arm to define a handgripping means for said pick variable between a narrow first and second arm spread for prying picking action against accumulated matter, said pick including also operatively associated with the pivot connection of said first and second arms an anvil defined by said first arm, and a cutting edge defined by said second arm engageable with said anvil in wire-severing relation responsive to relative pivoting movement of said arms, said second arm being further extended beyond its normal grippable extent and terminally defining a detent socket mounting structure for supporting an operating head, in spaced relation to said gripping extent, said second arm being pivotable away from said first arm in operating head operation facilitating relation against hand injury, said pick including also a bottle cap opening means defined along said second arm for leveraged application to a bottle cap, said second arm being pivotable away from said first arm in cap opening facilitating relation.