Natural hoof care / barefoot trimming horses

Time for a spring hoof trim for both of my horses. Natural hoof care / bare foot hoof care demo. This is not a “how to” demo. Its how i have been trimming my horses for 15 years.
#naturalhoofcare
#barefoothoof

[@pw5803]

Hey I'm a 46 year old woman from Sweden and I begun to trim our 6 horses myself last year. I would like to think I'm pretty fit but man I'm huffin' and puffin' worse than you did in the video. I can hardly walk or stand after one horse (LOL). Joking aside, this was very informative and nice to watch. I'm now subscribed and liked the video of course. Cheers from Sweden.

[@mtnmandave]

Thanks!

[@butterflyneedstofly]

Do you need to disinfect your tools in-between horses?

[@butterflyneedstofly]

Also, is there a power tool that can be used to help do some of the work, or would that spook the horse too much?

[@brentonkelly3780]

Good job, and great information- thanks

[@stephenqueen6211]

Not arguing, but have some questions. A feral horse only has to live long enough to reproduce to maintain the population. If it reproduces twice, then the population increases. A mare only needs to live to be 5 to 6 years old to help sustain or increase the population. How do we actually know that feral horses aren't hindered by the natual wear they have on their hooves? Though I don't know I speculate that some of the leading causes of death in feral horses is disease and parasites. If I'm correct, predation is not the factor people make it out to be. Another issue I've wondered about is that feral horses never carry artificial weight. How do we know that this shouldn't also change how we care for the foot? I keep my horses bare foot and allow them to graze on the prairie grass a good portion of the day. I've noticed that the grass causes them to always have very short toes, but their heels grow long. So a feral horse in this country would have a different shaped hoof than it would in Nevada where it is sage brush. How do we know that this isn't closer to the way that their feet should be shaped?

[@mtnmandave]

Thanks for your comment. Excellent comment and questions. I don’t have all the answers. I have looked at a few cadaver, wild horse hoofs, and I attempt to shape my horse hoofs in that manner. I live in the west not far from Nevada, so I try to emulate the wild horse hoof found in Nevada. Thank you again for your comments.

[@laurabenutztdasinternet]

Love it🙌🏼

[@mtnmandave]

Thanks!

[@iwanttovote6053]

Hi, thanks for the video; helpful. What about the hoof angle for a horse with long pasterns?

[@trickedouttech321]

The best feet in the horse world are wild mustangs, when they come in from roundup their feet are perfect for the most part. Only healthy feed survive so they all have nice feet. And they wear naturally with all that running and rock walking.

[@sacredstallion9003]

Great work

[@joannasott5675]

nice style however the feet here are tending to be long with skinny stretched frogs. and small heel buttresses which is sure common and a work in progress mostly everywhere

[@pondarosalife7790]

I’m trimming my horses myself, I have 3 Morgan horses, and I’m finally trimming where they are wonderfully sound. I have studied by a lot of trimmers and watched hours of KZbin videos and now have my own way that works for us. I think if you horses are sound you good doing a good job. I no longer trim to make the horse hooves “pretty” I trim for soundness. Also, I have a mare who has never had a shoe on her feet and she has narrow frogs, I’ve had her since she was 8 months old so I think some horse just find narrow frogs. I enjoyed your video and subscribed.

[@mtnmandave]

Thanks for your feedback. Thanks for subscribing. Good luck with your horses and your trimming. Happy trails.

[@marquesjones5277]

I enjoyed the video and feel similar to you about nature and the hoof.

[@amyschubach1997]

Subscribed👍

[@mtnmandave]

Thanks!!!

[@trueheartfarm8831]

You are speaking of Jamie Jackson (whom studied the wild mustangs & brumby s) and taught Pete Raimey and others the importantance of the Natural Barefoot trimming methods... And may I ask - did you by chance put a second edge on your large loop knife? I'm asking - cause I noticed you were holding it backwards when trimming the bars!!! Just my opservation... And may I ask who taught you the barefoot trimming technique ? I'm not going to bash anyone!!! Cause let me explain something to you - I waaay overpaid 2800 .00 to learn from a quote certified natural barefoot trimmer ,who only taught me to roll the edges, bevel the toe and roll the heels ... everything else I've learned was from watching James Jackson and Pete Raimey s video s...

[@mtnmandave]

Thanks for your comment. I do have a second edge on my trimming knife. I learned by working with a local trimmer and reading Raimey’s book. I know I’m not the “best” practitioner out there, but i try. My horses are sound and sure footed. I continue to try to educate myself and improve, for my horses. Thanks again for your comment.

[@darb1238]

I'm surprised to hear you mention Pete Ramey, after watching you trim.

[@judymiller5154]

poor old mare has contracted heels never addressed pinching off the frog 😢 quite possibly/probably impacted bars since they are too high and poorly shaped. if ya keep on doin what yer doin, ya'll keep on gettin what yer gettin.

[@evelinablomdahl8788]

One thing I find very interesting about all trimming methods claiming to be natural. Are you replicating how the hoof is trimmed by the ground or are you replicating how a wild mustang hoof looks? Most do the last mentioned but forgets that that wild hoof has taken that shape by adapting to the natural environment it is in by year after year being trimmed by the ground. This make's it impossible to manually shape a hoof in an ideal shape, the hoof will get that shape by adapting to the ground. I don't believe in micro managing, or that certain parts have a specific look that is "correct" and that ideal is the same all over the world. The best trimmer in the world is the ground and the greatest expert on the hooves is the horse itself. Stop trying to force a hoof into a specific shape, just do what the ground does IF the hoof needs help with trimming.

[@Mrjb509]

Maybe give it a go, don’t trim your horses feet and see how well they end up.

[@Eweliiiina]

@@Mrjb509 never said that you shouldn’t trim them at all. Please read again. And btw, I acually exercise my horses so nope, I barely have to trim them and I can also see how the ground is trimming them so I can replicate it on horses that don’t get that exercise.

[@michelewarner5166]

Jamie Jackson?

[@jillrexrode2883]

Your horses are very under weight and have dull coats. Just because the mare is 28 is no reason for her to be so thin. Even your 12 year old is to thin. Why?

[@mtnmandave]

Thanks for your comments. The 28 year old horse has Cushing’s, and has been under vet treatment for it. Her weight loss has been extreme even though she is being treated. My 12-year-old is far from under weight. Thanks again.

[@davidmoore1688]

Your full of all that

[@mtnmandave]

Thanks for your feedback.

[@nancybryant6548]

𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘮 😌

[@roxannegraziano1630]

Not good.

[@mtnmandave]

Thanks for watching. I am always trying to improve the care for my horses.

[@JJ-yx5hx]

Just about everything this guy said about blood flow is false. 😂😂😂

[@JJ-yx5hx]

I wonder if he balanced that left front cause maybe it's "natural" to not balance the foot

[@llnewbold]

"The shoe actually numbs the foot" Do you just enjoy hearing yourself talk? I know you're a "mountain man" but since you have access to KZbin why don't you spend some free time learning about what you're talking about.

[@mtnmandave]

Thanks for your feedback.

[@stephenqueen6211]

Not arguing, but have some questions. A feral horse only has to live long enough to reproduce to maintain the population. If it reproduces twice, then the population increases. A mare only needs to live to be 5 to 6 years old to help sustain or increase the population. How do we actually know that feral horses aren't hindered by the natual wear they have on their hooves? Though I don't know I speculate that some of the leading causes of death in feral horses is disease and parasites. If I'm correct, predation is not the factor people make it out to be. Another issue I've wondered about is that feral horses never carry artificial weight. How do we know that this shouldn't also change how we care for the foot? I keep my horses bare foot and allow them to graze on the prairie grass a good portion of the day. I've noticed that the grass causes them to always have very short toes, but their heels grow long. So a feral horse in this country would have a different shaped hoof than it would in Nevada where it is sage brush. How do we know that this isn't closer to the way that their feet should be shaped?