Shoeing a Dressage Horse with 4 NEW Shoes- Hoof Restoration-Everyday Farrier Work

In this video I shoe a dressage horse that I've done for many years now and show you how I go about shoeing him. Claudius wears size 2 shoes front and rear. It's a little bit longer of a video but I included every step of all 4 feet. Thanks for watching. Enjoy!

[@jinnij.caiman]

I love the longer videos

[@USAfarrier-pnwfarriershow]

Glad to hear that. I was thinking it’s hard to capture everything and try to squeeze it into a 20 minute video.

[@melanisticmandalorian8909]

@@USAfarrier-pnwfarriershow This is the perfect format.

[@Toothless_Fairy]

I dont own a horse, not planning to either (dont even particularly like horses to be honest) but this was so satisfying to watch real craftsmanship, watched the whole thing! Love your accent too. Grts from the Netherlands

[@marekszuprit9807]

you do a lot of good for horses, thank you very much for that, I wish you good health

[@steamboat1341]

I enjoy your channel immensely, I look forward to it and all because you talk to your viewers as if we were looking over your shoulder. Those channels that have loud music blaring or the individual tries to come off all knowing, that’s not you, and their hollow. Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge, especially for someone such as myself that doesn’t know crap from crisco on this blacksmith and horseshoeing subjects power on and keeping instructing.

[@USAfarrier-pnwfarriershow]

I appreciate that! I certainly have made some mistakes on some videos I have edited, experimenting, and had too much music going on making the video unenjoyable to watch. But I've learned from those mistakes! I like that saying you just used- Doesn't know crap from crisco-haha.

[@steamboat1341]

@@USAfarrier-pnwfarriershow I like to think the more you've lived the more you get tagged with. Another that was thrown my way in younger years,"your about as handy as a cub bear f- - king a football", again they, come from living.

[@sallyc2593]

Great video, I love how you explain the whys and wherefores of all the things you do.

[@herbertmathney1660]

I think it a good ideal

[@christinmari]

I can't say why because I don't know, but "skosh" cracks me up. My first time seeing anyone work on the anvil like in here. I dig that, too. I was thinking of something as I listened but couldn't watch the beginning, but it was when you were evaluating the hooves' conditions and heard you say how there was something different in 2 of the hooves which made me think, as long as they're side to side or in front, then the horse is probably leaning one way over the either. And I've seen farriers use dental treatment, playdough, some black goo from a tube that's kind of squirted and shoved into the space between the shoe the and the frog. And so while I don't know half what you do I'm like armchair quarterback after the game was played, I might be into something useful. But I'm thinking if any horse stands learning to one side or even carrying their weight on their hind legs over their forward. You might balance the lean by adding supper on the side learned on, whenever you go to shoe them. I hope I portrayed what I meant to. I can't see the small screen letters very well so I might be missing corrections I didn't make but were made when my eyes were on the letters. But keep up the great work. You definitely know your stuff.

[@Alaskadinger]

You h😢explained the process exceedingly well.❤❤

[@PineMountainVentures]

Awesome video thanks for your time and efforts in making them. Just learning about horses and care for a humanitarian project using horses for therapy.

[@aaronandrus6623]

Excellent vid as well as excellent looking work as always!!!! Keep ‘em coming

[@USAfarrier-pnwfarriershow]

Will do! Thank you.

[@katyspouge3468]

You're doing a great job talking while you're working and explaining, whats happening and some differences in different horses etc! Your skill is amazing 💯👌🏻, i love watching your videos! ✅ Merry🎄and a happy new year 🎉🥳, sending 💟 from Switzerland ❄️😘🙋🏻‍♀️

[@karinheimann2515]

There are so many things i really like - not butchering the frog 👍, the wide of the frog, not rasping the hoof wall off as only going the 1st 3/1 up. That it actually has heels. But I don't get why you don't take out the dead sole, that has not exfoliatet it self to find the true sole depth. And to me it looks like it's broken forward on both hinds = to high?.( as in, possible fork* tendon damage down the road). I would be curious to see x-ray. Last, in my book - never (hind) side clips on front. My horse has none, as there is no point in locking the hoof movement/growth. Thanks for letting us see your work. Warm blood- eventing And

[@melanisticmandalorian8909]

Love the video

[@USAfarrier-pnwfarriershow]

Glad to hear that 👍 I took your insight into consideration when editing this one.

[@melanisticmandalorian8909]

@@USAfarrier-pnwfarriershow I love the shop talk you added in. I love that you showed and explained all 4 hooves. You got a gift of gab and throw in all kinds of info. Love it.

[@USAfarrier-pnwfarriershow]

@@melanisticmandalorian8909 I appreciate that! Thank you.

[@clintonoliver1868]

Great video

[@USAfarrier-pnwfarriershow]

Glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@liorharbi6794]

Great videos, a giveaway would be cool.

[@USAfarrier-pnwfarriershow]

Thank you. I’ll come up with the details soon as far as what I’ll be giving away and how you can be entered.

[@robyngaffney4822]

My favorite kind of horse is the draft horse Clydesdale they are so massive a very strong horse and when they are old I believe they deserve retirement!

[@darlenetendam4197]

He’s smiling

[@darlenetendam4197]

Love this video. Like talking through and explaining.Does it stink when burning the shoe into the foot. Also fyi need some more light. Thanks for sharing this. 😊

[@bryancovert9821]

The greatest lesson for anybody is , " do the job big or small , do it right or not at all !!!!! Pride in your work and , pride in your life and , most of all pride in yourself , PERIOD !!!!!

[@scottglew9641]

Farrier licensing would raise the bar

[@USAfarrier-pnwfarriershow]

I agree to an extent. Pros & Cons. I don’t have a problem with it because I know I’m capable of doing quality work. But on the flip side I feel like the government regulates so much as it is and the last thing I want is have one more thing the government has control over us with.

[@scottglew9641]

@@USAfarrier-pnwfarriershow those dressage queens are very demanding they want only the best

[@mamaswrongagain4555]

As I recall Craig Trinka pushed pretty hard towards licensing as president of the AFA about 15+~ years ago. I know that was when I stopped paying dues and I suspect a bunch of others did as well. I’ve stood for testing and can certainly respect the qualifier of “CJF” but the licensing debate is a huge preventative to me ever deal with the AFA again. It’s to bad really

[@josepharagon8259]

Not a farrier but I still trim my horses one a day, every other week or so , had four, sold one…😢

[@steamboat1341]

Morgan’s, their like a quarter horse that’s been turboed.

[@lonewoulves]

Nice wrist watch too, you not scared of messing it up?

[@lonewoulves]

How do horse's take care of their feet in the wild?

[@nevayoung8508]

Do you love what you for a living? Does it pay well?

[@nolehopkins1077]

New subscriber. Why do you burn the show onto the hoof? To ensure its flat and has a food fit? Also Im 45 years old am i to old to make this a new career? Just curious.

[@USAfarrier-pnwfarriershow]

When I’m burning shoes on I’m essentially checking to make sure the shoe fits. But there’s also some bacterial benefits by burning a shoe on as well. It’s hard to say about an age to get into being a farrier. Typically the hardest thing to get used to is the extensive physical labor required to do the job. I’ve seen guys succeed getting in at that age but I’ve also seen guys fail too. Hard to give a definitive answer.

[@pawpaw2361]

Could I get information on where to purchase one of those new hoof knifes? Thank you

[@USAfarrier-pnwfarriershow]

His name is Mark Thorkildson and you'll have to look him up on facebook that's where I contact him. $175-$200 a knife.

[@pawpaw2361]

@@USAfarrier-pnwfarriershow Thank you

[@westcoastfrisco]

Where can I get the Thorkildson knife? Thanks

[@USAfarrier-pnwfarriershow]

You’ll have to to message him on Facebook to see if he has any ready.

[@chantsr3733]

Can’t stand this! Did u actually pull the horses shoe off before lifting the clenches?? Woow a good farrier will not do what your doing ripping nails out of horses feet!!

[@USAfarrier-pnwfarriershow]

You do realize that when nails are clinched properly, the clinches pop when you pull the shoe off and do not cause hoofwall to rip/break off. You sound like you’ve watched a lot of videos of people using a clinch cutter but what you’ve failed to notice is those nails in their videos have raised clinches and if you don’t cut them, they will tear hoofwall off with them. There’s a time and place where it is necessary, yes. But in this case with this horse, I did not have to cut the clinches.

[@bung369]

The women talking is annoying