4 ELITE FARRIERS from PNW put on a GREAT CLINIC preparing for WCB Competition in North Carolina!

[@deborahbrooks8938]

Very educational. I had never seen a shoe made from the beginning to finish. Thank you. It is truly an art.

[@chayacuevascohen2219]

I noticed that none of the farriers used hoof conditioner after they finished shoeing their horses. I’m originally from Puerto Rico and we used to brush coconut oil on the hooves, it kept them nice looking and moisturized as well. Loved the video by the way. 😊

[@wadeallen3659]

Hope your channel takes off. You put a lot of good and entertaining info in your videos that I really enjoy. A couple of us are in farrier school in Kentucky and we watch your videos and really appreciate the tips you give. These competitions are really cool to watch so thanks for bringing that kind of stuff to your channel.

[@katyspouge3468]

Wow, guys, your skill is amazing, an absolute joy to watch, could do that for hours, so interesting and educational👌🏻💯✅👍🏻😍 Sending 💞 from Switzerland, merry 🎄 and a happy new year to you all 🎉🥳🌟🦌⛷️🏂🏻❄️😘🙋🏻‍♀️

[@larochelleenduranceandarab1638]

Exellent guys,very professional. Keep up the good work. Kobus from South Africa

[@hap2bee]

Great video, it was great to see all the small tips.

[@USAfarrier-pnwfarriershow]

Glad to hear that! I like to try and share the knowledge and skills we have to everyone out there watching, even if someone is not a farrier. Never hurts to learn something new 😎

[@dickmorin995]

Great tip on placing the index finger on top of the fullers handle.

[@samcarter3118]

Awesome video. I really liked the guys explaining what they were seeing and doing, as well as critiquing themselves and each other. I learned a few tips I can apply to my everyday work.

[@USAfarrier-pnwfarriershow]

Hey I appreciate hearing that!

[@jenniferlehman326]

A GOOD farrier is hard to find if you have young horses that are aged 4 that you are just starting to back. A GREAT FARRIER, to me, is worth their weight in gold plus more!! Especially a CJF. They've apprenticed, they've taken tests through that apprenticeship, then done a final test to pass. Usually on a Horse that has a slight rotation to the coffin bone that needs support, a Sport horse that is going to be going out to do 3 day Eventing or even a horse with mild Laminitis. The patience they show me around a foal getting its feet rasped for the first time will tell me how good or great that farrier will be. Because all the foals I've delivered in just over 31 years, knew how to stand quietly for anyone to come up, stroke it reassuringly, slide their hand down the leg and pick up their foot so it could be picked out. If my farrier, who is a CJF, comes with an apprentice farrier, I watch how they approach that foal. Because this very first experience with a farrier, will set the tone for the rest of that horses life if done correctly. If done incorrectly, I have to rasp the feet myself, and UNDO what that apprentice did. Thankfully my farrier will immediately step in and take over. TEACHING the correct way. I'm so blessed to have had 2 GREAT Farriers work on all the horses in my care. First the father, and now the son. So thank you. Thank you for the dangerous job you do with horses that haven't been taught how to stand correctly for you. Be safe!! From a Retired Paramedic and Horse Trainer in Ontario, Canada, Jenn. 💖🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@RR-up4my]

What a good horse

[@eduardoalanis6308]

What is the purpose you burn the shoe to the hoof and how many times has it done?

[@USAfarrier-pnwfarriershow]

Mostly to get a better fit between the hoof and shoe. Typically 1-2 times when you shoe a horse depending on how efficient you are at fitting shoes.

[@susansnell9125]

Thoroughly enjoyed watching this video. So interesting. What's also intersting is your hair. Crumbs you'd put a woman to shame.!!!!

[@c.h.r.i.s.t.i.n]

"Box yourself in with a nipper but, especially at a contest," says the farrier ?? Say what, now? I'm sorry, but why would you do differently by the horse which only includes one foot for some contest over taking more special care of the whole horse you might tend on a normal basis? All I know is, if I heard my farrier say that he's paying more special attention to this horse's hoof than you would my whole horse, you're fired. - me