How do ponies' hooves work?

[Adderbane 121]

Hooves are sort of u shaped so depending on how flexible they are they might be able to grip objects between the points of the u.  So they would have trouble with narrow or wide objects (see mirror magic)

[Silver Note 735]

I found this when looking up "MLP hooves:"

 

Pretty thought out, I think. 

[Hierok 11,831]

I've always wondered how this worked. But the post of @Silver Note Makes a lot of sense

[Guest]

That's just how cartoons work, I guess. Never thought much of it until I noticed this topic LOL

[emerald_blaz3 0]

i think this is how they work like the balloon video abow