Disclaimer: This is just my way of doing the maze. Feel free to not use it, not follow it, do other things differently, etc.
I also recommend that you perform a longer way (which there are loads of helpful videos on) if you plan on using a boost for the final stretch of spinning contraptions.
Answers to HARD questions only:
Soft foot is missing shoes.
The vet's name is Venessa.
That one dude is German.
Horses can hiccup.
An adult female horse is a mare.
A three beat gait is a canter.
To cross on the boat you need 50 points.
A fish costs 1 gold star.
Boomer is a black fox.
There are a total of 10 hearts on the map.