GNARLY Hoof Crack!

[@idahohorseshoeingschool]

These are really hard to get right. Many might wonder why we wouldn’t lace the crack up. It comes down to addressing first things first. If we can get the horse a balanced trim, many times cracks solve themselves. Enjoy!

[@marlaclarambeau327]

Will a vet treat the infection? I noticed you sprayed an antibiotic on another horse with a hoof infection.

[@tictactoe325]

Would it possible to see follow up shoeing with him. I think we’d see a massive difference going forward with him.

[@vickyrogers676]

Yes, would love to see follow up. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@melissahyatt9626]

You and Nate the Hoof Guy are my favorites! I have learned so much from you and just flat out enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing!

[@amberbonei]

Were the bulbs a little more even at the end of the trim? Can you do a follow up on this horse maybe? 😊

[@KL-vu8jm]

I also have a pasture ornament. He is on a regular 6-8 week rotation of hoof trimming with my farrier. I would never allow my beautiful friend to get into this condition. These beautiful horses need care and attention to prevent unnecessary injuries and pain. Thank you for working on his feet and helping him. I am sure the relief is immense. Thank you.

[@karenwright9123]

Awww,he was a good boy even in discomfort. Thanks for helping these still beautiful animals.😊🤠🐎❤

[@phoenixlich]

This has become my go-to channel when i just need to reset my mental state

[@beckys7884]

same here

[@spinycactus]

He is my therapist lol

[@CC-hl5zj]

Keep us posted on his condition and if it did or did not work. Thank you for sharing and thank you for caring!

[@patpierce4854]

Yes indeed! Rechecks show the change over time, very instructive.

[@KristenWeber-d1i]

It would be interesting to see how he walked off after all four were trimmed. I have personally witnessed how much even the hairline will drop when the quarters are rasped a little bit extra to allow the collateral cartilages to relax down. We walked the horse and the gap had disappeared, so I rasped some more and that dropped down too after a couple laps around the lot. I did that several times. Over the next couple months of touch ups, the hairline leveled out and the hoof wall reflected that. Hope that heel drops as dramatically as well.

[@BeachyKeen92]

I know this may sound absolutely insane. I love watching these beautiful creatures being cared for by your school. However, I just found the background noise to be very soothing. You should do an asmr video like so many channels have of just the background noise for hours. The filing, hammering, etc.

[@suejenkins6005]

Wow you are absolutely 💯 brilliant, the way you treat the beautiful horses is amazing, you are an inspiration to all farriers, god bless and keep you safe to carry on your fabulous work love ❤️ 👵🏻👴🏻🐶🐾♥️🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@JennTN411]

This was unimaginably satisfying to watch. The care and attention to detail of what just *this* horse needed by making a shoe from an iron bar. 😊

[@BadHairdayKimmie]

Poor guy. He stood so nice even though his front feet hurt so much. I hope you are doing a video on his black front foot. That one is gnarly too.

[@chrisp7548]

Thank you so much for taking such good care of the horses!

[@Placard1203]

Very GOOD shoeing. My 24 yr old line bred Hank Wiescamp Skipper W has been corrected trimmed and shoed his whole life and you wouldn't know he was pigeon toed. But if you left him barefoot untrimmed over 6 months his feet would revert back. He has been the soundest horse ive ever owned. Never had thrush a day in his life. He's been wearing Natural Balance shoes throughout 2024 and did very nicely. He's palomino, light colored hooves are hard as a rock. Great job shoeing! A few more shoeings will definitely straighten those feet out. He'll ride just fine.

[@annenelson5656]

@@Placard1203 Interesting, because I’ve had the opposite experience with white hooves. I’ve found them to be soft and crumbly. I had one horse with white feet on the front and black on the back. The difference in hoof texture and hardness was 180º. Sounds like you have a nice horse. All the best to you!

[@karendale7297]

Nice job! I look forward to the follow up.

[@pamelaremel7477]

Even "pasture ornaments" need regular foot care! Especially one that's pigeon toed!

[@danielstellmon5330]

Well said. If you're going to keep the animal, you need to care for the animal.

[@carolr7823]

Thank you for helping this horse. I don't understand why some horse owners don't have their horses feet properly tended to on a regular basis by a farrier. I consider it abuse for those that don't. Horses need their feet regularly tended by a farrier.

[@jonnsmusich]

I know people who do not take care of their own feet. Why be surprised by people not caring about some horse's feet. Sad but this is us. Fortunately this horse met the right farrier.

[@spottedtime]

This horse might have hit its hoof on something or stepped on something (referring to the hoof with the crack) because if you look at the other 3 hooves, they don’t look that long. Also there are people who buy animals, just because they look neat or beautiful or cute, even though these individuals have no idea how to properly take care of these animals (this goes for an animal, not just horses.)

[@Dreamworld986]

I'm glad you have the knowledge to try and do something to help this horse. And I hope the owner will not neglect the feet of this horse from now on. Maybe if that had been done that foot wouldn't be so bad. The right front doesn't look to good either. Thanks for caring and for sharing.

[@annenelson5656]

Making that shoe out of bar stock. Dang! Finding a farrier around here that would do this would be a miracle.

[@munirahbakar4123]

It was a treat to watch such skill in action 👍

[@normajanderson7304]

This was amazing to watch. I sure hope for the best for this patient horse.

[@rayeisenstein4245]

Glad you are posting videos again

[@eury5405]

I'm always just blown away at your knowledge and skill. Really, really nice to see.

[@ealexeenko]

Ohh, poor thibg😢 get well soon! Wonderful job done!

[@dshe8637]

Poor guy. Someone bred him with horrible conformation and then his feet are terribly neglected. He's never going to be completely comfortable, poor lad.

[@shawnkelley9035]

Poor horse. I hope everything goes smoothly for him. People are the worse sometimes

[@tombirmingham7354]

Really nice work! I would like to see a follow up on this horse in 3-4 months.

[@Merrypaws]

Would've been nice to see what you did with the other front foot, just for comparison's sake, since he was equaly pigeon toed on that, but it didn't have such and obvious problem.

[@user-vy8ff2ni2s]

A wee bit toed in😢 great job everyone and I'm happy to see a lot of young classies.

[@melissahyatt9626]

That foot looks way better now. I imagine getting the other feet trimmed up with help too. Praying the horse gets better and this works!

[@Fred-o7p]

Another amazing job! You are a true artist.

[@robertshrewsbury5067]

Thank you for your work. Pasture Ornament or not, when feet are off and start altering structure, the horse is in for trouble. Glad you were figuring how to give aid and relief in the most simple way possible.

[@talkshow5100]

Excellent job and great video! 👍👍👍

[@cindyrissal3628]

Aww, he doesn't have to be perfect to be a good boy❤ I'd love to see an update on him. Hopefully he has a good owner who won't send him to auction...I'd be willing to adopt him if that were the case...

[@SpruceSculptures]

pretty good, like your philosophy

[@AielHeart]

Is there any danger of rocks or mud or whatnot getting caught up in that floating area and causing issues?

[@isabellepanza5679]

I was curious about this too!

[@DaRkHoRsE-_-]

I have to wonder why horse owners let their horses feet get to the point I’ve seen you address . It’s really sad. Good timely foot care in humans snd animals can prevents myriad of problems ❤❤❤❤❤love your work !!🎉🎉🎉

[@bttrflymagic]

All this amazing work going into a shoe when the horses treat them no better than bras. Toss them off as soon as they get home and run away when you try to put them back on ‘em 😂

[@JamesStinton]

A fascinating watch!

[@zanesrehabilitation2075]

I have a serious question for a horse that is that clubfooted. I had an Appaloosa mare who was so much worse in her club footedness. In less than four weeks she would wear her front shoes in half, the outside of the shoe would be gone and she would have half a shoe left on her foot. When she was 15 years old I finally found an old school farrier that told me I would be able to reset shoes on her and that she would stay sound. He trimmed her level exactly like you did to this horse, however he rolled the toe and what he did is more than what I see in any conventional farrier work these days. He squared off the front of her toe and took the toe of the shoe and bent it up around the front of her foot to give her a straight break over and that Horse never took a lame step in her life. She never had arthritis and was still sound 28 years old and spent the first 15 years of her life so pigeon toed that it was crazy. She was used as a schooling horse and hippo therapy horse the last 8 years of her life.

[@KerryDior]

Great educational resource thanks for sharing your knowledge much appreciated ❤

[@marilynbolton4415]

Did you trim the other hoofs? It looks like you helped him a lot, keep us updated ❤

[@timilisafogal6990]

Wow, I've not seen a horse that pigeon toed before. Fascinating to see your corrective shoeing. Poor guy, he's got all kinds of problems with that foot.

[@viridiangreen8259]

Thank you for the instruction I hope you can show follow up fingers crossed 🤞🏻

[@jeanadamsick9854]

JUST CURIOUS, DID YOU PUT ANY MEDICNE IN THE, INFECTED SETION???? ALSO, ONCE THAT HUFF WAS FIXED & SHOED, DO THE OTHER 3 HUFFS NEED TO SHOED ASWELL?????? Do take care. Fl.

[@wildnanafarm]

I have asked this question before. Are these horses privately owned or are they rescued animals?

[@susanerb1191]

Will the horse get an antibiotic for the infection?

[@scmarshtacky]

Most hoof bacteria are anaerobic, so once you clean away the area and expose it to air, the bacteria dies off on its own. Cleaning out a horse's foot even once every week would have helped tremendously to prevent this from happening.

[@chipper841]

First time I saw a pigeon toed horse! Hope you can give him some relief!👍👍

[@paillette2010]

Why do people leave feet to get this bad? I think regular maintenance would easily prevented this. So frustrating to see. Thank you for helping this sweet horse.

[@JuneSmith-pk4zc]

Many people have problems to come up like injuries on the job. It causes neglect due to horses being a 1 person hobby/job. Just last year a horse logger had a wreck and broke his leg is just 1 example.

[@amyb.6368]

The severe pigeon-toeing also meant this horse probably needed some specialist care. An average owner might not have known that was a defect, let alone what to do about it.

[@paillette2010]

@ I am so tired of the lack of horse husbandry in this region. The average horse owner has a mini computer in their pocket and can google. Unreal.

[@dshe8637]

Someone bred him to have horrible quarter horse conformation. His big hindquarters and post hindlegs were what they wanted, without bothering to consider his front legs 😢

[@paillette2010]

@ yup.

[@feeberizer]

"Pasture ornament" absolutely explains his condition. smh

[@PLS.54]

Poor guy. 😮

[@tanyagriffith2737]

So glad he is getting care now.

[@Danelell]

What about the other 4 feet? Looks like the right front is headed in the same direction

[@thejohn4]

The other 4?🤔

[@rosariodagosto6484]

a good job hope the horse gets better soon

[@frankvarro4451]

I think it is pretty cool to watch you hand make the shoes

[@DoubleDogDare54]

Ouch.............ouch, ouch, Ouch, OUCH!!!!

[@harmonysprogress]

That's amazing!!! Looks beautiful!! I would love to know if it works!!! 🤠🤠🤠✝️✝️✝️ Bridge

[@ksully6551]

Love to see what you did with the other front foot

[@jennyrosd2003]

Poor buddy. Glad hes getting some help.

[@Sine-gl9ly]

If someone who 'cared for' the horse had only taken a rasp or a pair of nippers to those two front hooves on a regular basis, it wouldn't've been half as bad. I'd LOVE to see a follow-up.

[@whocares110]

That's one heck of a heavy shoe.

[@juliettaLametta5854]

what did you do with the 3 other hooves? they are also not in best shape.

[@gregoryh4601]

Sir did you finish the other Three Hoofs?

[@kennethsimmons5235]

I have a question. I know nothing about horses. I am new to this channel. I watch for pure entertainment. Do some horses fight the shoeing and hoof trim, every step of the way. Do some let you do about anything you need to do and get back to the feed bag.. lol. This horse looked like it may be in pain. And an animal of that size could hurt someone with no issue at all. If that horse want too. I think that safety toed shoes would be a must. Thank you for what you do. Peace be with you.

[@Sine-gl9ly]

It is not difficult to train a horse to be patient and docile when being shod; it doesn't - or at least shouldn't - hurt them in any way. Young, untrained or unhandled horses need to have someone handle them every day - their head, feet, legs, tailfeet and legs - all over, on a regular, daily basis. Animals that have undergone abusive treatment well be different of course, and there may be other reasons a horse rebels - physical or psychological. Sedation is an option, but is _really_ not a safe practice for repeated use, as well as being extra expensive. Patience will succeed where other, more forcible methods WILL fail. An understanding by the handler of horse body language always helps, as do calm, confident horsey companions to 'set an example' to thoss who are afraid. Very, _very_ few horses will hurt you deliberately. It's simply not something they do. However, as you say, they are large animals and thus may well hurt you purely accidentally, usually through fear or panic - what they think of as 'self-protection' may well result in danger to themselves and those near to them. Again, a good understanding of horse body language, as well as knowledge of the sort of situations which might upset a horse, is needed.

[@isabellepanza5679]

Most domestic horses have their feet trimmed or at least handled by a farrier every 6-8 weeks, starting as foals. They should have their feet 'picked' or cleaned out once a day. They're used to this. Of course, there are always exceptions as mentioned in @Sine-gl9ly's comment.

[@annettehawkins8467]

Great video

[@falcon8553]

👏👏👏👏

[@cinderellie8]

Hope to see an update

[@na195097]

Can’t the horse pull off the shoe with that gap/float?

[@wildnanafarm]

Is it true that white hooves are more prone to problems?

[@amyb.6368]

Not really. No more than cats with white paws vs. cats with dark paws. It's a difference in pigment, not structural. That said, there might be horse breeds that more often have white hooves AND also more often have hoof problems. A coincidence rather than a cause.

[@erynd2524]

Oh my. That poor baby!

[@danhosmer1401]

Why didn't you flush out the infection with solution? And should have drilled the crack down to get to the infection

[@kazzer115]

Is nothing added for the infection?

[@biffclifton]

I'm glad we don't have to get our toenails done like this.

[@AielHeart]

That looks PAINFUL

[@Ida-fz3ir]

how long the owner didn't care?

[@cathyb2204]

Is this just neglect? The burrs in the tail make me think no one has paid this horse attention in quite a while. Seems like a calm guy too. Glad you were able to fix him up.

[@ritafarris]

You couldn’t have done a better job. Period

[@graffic13]

I wanna see tte other foot now

[@chandarussell]

I have never seen a horse this badly pigeon toed before. I’m not surprised he had so many problems with his feet. Hopefully your work on his feet will make him feel a great deal better.

[@Bitcoin-Carnivore]

SIR THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. I LOVE HORSES EVEN THOUGH IM ALLERGIC TO THEM... I LOVE ANIMALS IN GENERAL

[@DeziderHorvath-zj2tg]

Koukal jsem že má boule na koupíte je moc krásný koník škoda že mu to nejde s pravur vy jste mistr asi bytě co dělat toť vše Míchal Česko 🇨🇿🇨🇿🇨🇿🖕😎🖕

[@KathrynRose-schultz-qs6qw]

Horse looks like his feet hurt!

[@Ksweetpea]

Wow, ive never seen pigeon toe that obvious

[@chickpea3092]

I really would've liked too see you do all four feet and see him walk after

[@blusnuby2]

Can Do !

[@JulianaBlewett]

I have always loved horses with white hooves, but after watching a lot of farrier videos, I realized that horses with white hooves have so many problems with their feet. So when I go to get my first horse if ever I will look for black hooves.

[@Alexandradammit]

You can look up studies where they tested the strength, and examined faults of black vs white hooves on horses. The conclusion is that they are the same strength. It's easier to see discoloration and injury in a lighter colored hoof. Even on this horse, he has a long scar on the black foot too. Does a palomino or gray have weaker hair or skin because it has less pigment?

[@casdragon_5939]

there is no difference, its just pigment