Goat hoof questions?

I went to trim my goats hooves yesterday and while doing so I noticed 1. they were way due to be trimmed 2. they smelled bad. I looked up hoof rot thinking maybe thats what it was. But he isn't lame, limping or showing any signs of pain or his hooves bothering him. Its just his two front hooves. The one has a soft spot up the inside of the heel. I beleive it is his left front? I can't remember. They smell like poop literally. I know this may sound stupid but I am new to goats (him and Laila are my first). Until this I have been doing rather well learning and so forth. I just don't know what is up with his hooves. I try and trim them the best I can. According to a goat person I know I was trimming them right. But looking online at all the sites, pictures, and guides she doesn't do it like that. She told me I was just supposed to clip off the the flappy parts. So if anyone can give me some advice please.

If you look at the hoof itself you will see horizontal lines in it you want to trim paralell to these lines. This is a tip I found out after hubby had been trimming for a while and he says it helped alot to know exactly what direction to cut almost like having a pattern to cut by.

A picture of the bottom of her hoof would really help....

You need to trim more than just the flaps. You need to trim back the part that has rot as much as possible and get all of the gunk out. Many people suggest using Dr. Naylors on the hooves. I've also heard of people soaking them in bleach. Dr. Naylors worked for us last Winter.

Here's how to properly trim hooves...
http://www.piedmontdairygoats.com/HowtoTrimHooves.jpg

The hoof wall grows the fastest and will grow out over the sole curling under, creating nice moist pockets for hoof rot to grow in. When you trim you should cut the wall well back and take off any excess heel or toe to keep the foot level. Follow the lines on the hoof as a guide (you may need to lightly scrub the hoof first to see them if it is dirty). While he has foot rot make sure there is a dry place in the pen so the feet can fully dry out, also check hooves daily and trim when an infected pocket surfaces. You have to get all of the rot out or it won't go away, if it's bad go slowly over several days trying to not make it bleed, but it's okay if it does. You can also go to your local feed store and they probably sell something you can soak the hooves in to help. Don't stress over it and just trim and keep the feet dry and it will go away in a few weeks. Your goat wouldn't be limpping because of it unless it is really bad. You should check and trim their feet every 6 weeks. Good luck with your baby.