Shoeing Tips & Techniques Part 3

[@davelively1901]

Excellent!

[@lenawolfley4673]

lovely job :)

[@pawdaddy4971]

Great. Thanks.

[@bmc06239]

If only you could spent as much time learning about the anatomy of the hoof as you do blacksmithing, perhaps this horse would not need shoes.

[@FarrierProducts]

Hello, I've observed your negative comments on our channel for some time- thinking that the more opinions the better. But I can't understand why you are so negative. My guess is Mike Wildenstein has more understanding of anatomy from his 20+ years at Cornell University Equine Hospital than most. You are clearly biased toward the barefoot concept and that's ok. I just hope you will try not to be so negative in your comments in the future. Maybe you can just share your ideas in a positive way? Might go a lot further than your typical way of expressing yourself.

[@bmc06239]

I'm not sure why you have chosen only to attack the messenger not the message. Go back several years you will see that I did share my opinions in a positive way but never had a response, and never saw any improvement in Mike Wildenstein understanding of anatomy. Perhaps what you interpret as negative attitude, is just my frustration. Mike is missing miss out on an opportunity to better understand hoof anatomy and truly help these horses, but instead continues to lock then in founder. Take the hoof in this video (5:28) the heels are very forward (underrun), the toe is long putting break over in a forward position, he is creating a prime condition for navicular syndrome. I offered my opinions in hopes of intelligent rebuttal.

[@bmc06239]

Oh I just remembered "You are clearly biased toward the barefoot concept " not always.. BUT (24:02) I would never drive a nail into the toe pillars on a horse with severe underrun heels that is in all likelihood moving with a hoof-fall that shifts weight to the toe...this nail attachment over time will cause serous damage to the growth corium of the distal phalanx.

[@anthonyevans7756]

You are such Dick

[@bmc06239]

@Glo Unit BUT (24:02) I would never drive a nail into the toe pillars on a horse