Shoeing a Horse Better Than Rhett & Link

Montana Cowboy puts shoes on a horse in a very unique way! On a horse Shoeing Table.
Rhett & Link attempted to put shoes on a horse in one of their episodes this year, so I thought I would show a completely different way of shoeing.
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[@davea5852]

As a shoer watching this, this is insanity, I can't believe anyone thinks this is a good idea.

[@jedjed9770]

I was going to say the exact same......I sure hope no KZbin shoers are watching this

[@blackwolf2951]

As a retired farrier ..I couldn't agree more..read an article about a dude ranch that shod their horses this way

[@zenaldiak]

Agree...

[@seanperreault5850]

Agreed

[@suzieparis6821]

Coulda used this on a horse i had that nothing worked to trim her much les shoe her

[@windfiend]

As a farrier and an animal behaviour student my only thought is 🤦 That horse is a saint... Equines in general are saints... If it is not necessary, why put an animal through all that, is there a single veterinarian reason for laying that horse on a table? Plus, you know that you can see if you've done a good work only when the horse bears its weight, there is no way you could say you had done a good job before she was on the ground. Hope she does well and lives till her thirties, hope she doesn't get shoed like that all the times. Have a good day.

[@barbaravecchio5600]

I am flabbergasted! I would never even consider using what sounds and looks to me like a torture table. Just how long does it take to train a horse to put up with this. Seems to me that you need them standing to look at getting a proper trim. For hundreds of years the normal way worked fine. Out of curiosity, what was it that made you believe that reclining was the way to go or is it all about the ease of using an electric sander or saving your back? I can't watch anymore.

[@lilik6945]

literally, this has to be learned helplessness? i doubt they taught the horse to lay on the table properly- they couldve just trained holding the feet properly in a shorter time. i dont see what problem this is supposed to solve.. not to mention evaluating balance with a horse lying down is impossible (im starting equine behavioral studies this year! 😍)

[@dianehunsberger2271]

@@barbaravecchio5600 This is how cattle are trimmed

[@incineroar9933]

@@dianehunsberger2271 no it isn't. Watch some cow hoof trimmers on KZbin. They all use standing crushes these days

[@azariasewell5655]

This looks like a damn torture device not something that makes it easier shoeing a horse. This also looks dangerous, and a way easier way to injure a horse. I think people thought of this thing just to make it easier on themselves not the horses.

[@sagehorseman2]

You ought to be using a clinch block… bend the nail over with your hammer, nip it short, set each nail with your block to start the clinch (about 90 degrees to the hoof wall) and finish it with your clincher. I know you feel those shoes are on tight, they are not. You rolled your clinch. You even said you bend the nail over. A clinch has a nail crimped (clinched) over at a sharp angle, not rolled over like a coat hanger. Clinching also sets the nail head into the fuller of the shoe (the groove). Makes the shoe tight to the foot and helps the nail head wear more slowly. If you do it absolutely right you bury that clinch, don’t even have to rasp them off to smooth them. I first came across this horrible style of shoeing in Wyoming. Lonnie Mantle and his brothers ran hundreds of head of horses. Leased them to dude ranches and rental strings all over Montana, Wyoming and Colorado(maybe even Idaho). You could lease them for the summer and get them shod or unshod. The outfit I worked for got them unshod. That was because the shoes would not stay on, often the horses pulled them stomping around in the stock trailer while getting delivered. We leased 70-80 horses a summer from them and I shod all of them. In fairness, some were pretty wild for shoeing and for efficiency’s sake I did tie down a few to get them done. But horizontal shoeing just generally is not good horsemanship or good equine management practice. Taking off all the hoof varnish the way you do with that grinder is also unnecessary. It is detrimental to the horse. That stuff is natures way of retaining moisture in the hoof. Shouldn’t have to rasp any flares much higher up the wall than about a half inch, generally no higher than your nail line. One last comment… you bend heels around the horn of an anvil. You are ruining the hardy hole. That hole is for hot shoeing cutting and forming tools. You’ll get a smoother arc on the heel that will match the bend of the foot using the horn. If you need to bend one so sharply as to need the hardy hole then you might not be using the right size shoe. Just some unasked for two cents from someone who shod a few thousand in my lifetime.

[@Emerald-city24]

This guy is something else

[@kajinsautumn9833]

I have a feeling he won't take your advise, cause ya know, he's a "crazy cowboy" and all. Thinks he knows everything. Sad that he's teaching his son such stupid crap...

[@dianehunsberger2271]

@@kajinsautumn9833 Was surprised that the foot was being sanded in a way, to fit the shoe. Our farrier does hot shoeing, too

[@peasenhalljesus]

We just let them pick the hoof up and trim and shoe ..for the last 35 years no problem….on lots we would be finished by the time you have them on the table 😅

[@jules8299]

Agreed. To be a cowboy like he claims he is, he needs to actually man up and trim hooves and shoe the old fashioned way.

[@downhomesunset]

@@jules8299 8 nails to a shoe? And I know that you never nail shoes on and then remove hoof.

[@jules8299]

@@downhomesunset Not sure what you're referring to in regards to your comment and me. I'm just not understanding why this guy doesn't trim and shoe the horse while the horse is standing up. The horse's weight will be evenly distributed and the trim and shoeing will be balanced. There are 6 nails per hoof. I'm dealing with unprofessional farriers at the moment and am interviewing one today at a barn before he comes to my place. I'm very protective of my horses and seems to be that some farriers can be scammers for easy money on barefoot trims. I don't play went they lame my horses. One and done. Don't let my horse kick you in the head on the way out.

[@biddydibdab9180]

This would be absolutely terrifying to the horse. I’d never do it and never allow it to be done to any horse under my care.

[@suzieparis6821]

This horse didnt seem to mind

[@StewartHorsemanship]

maybe that's a good idea for horses with heavy Laminitis to help them out of this misery. But for a healthy horse, it's more stressful than necessary. On the other hand, removing the outer layer of the hoof wall to "make it pretty nice" is an absolute no-go, because you remove the ONLY layer that safes the wall against environmental impacts.

[@space_2597]

Looks like it'll let all the bacteria and fungi in that white grinded part was my thought

[@theatiara_5652]

im not a farrier or anything but this guy is insane

[@Foxhunter49]

Honestly I think that is an example of bad shoeing. The toes were all dumped off, no trimming of the frog, no way of eying up the foot to see if it is balanced. Yes, she did poop a lot, they do that when they are worried/frightened.

[@georginaprior4878]

This is about as good as the Chinese donkey trimmers!

[@downhomesunset]

At least they stand up I’ve seen a few cattle trimmers do it this way, but even they have switched mostly to crush type holders.

[@danielpoole1276]

Man looks dangerous. I wonder how you check hoof pastern axis and medial lateral balance while she is on her side?

[@badco918]

Yeah that's what I'm wondering I never seen anything like that never heard of anything like that even back in school. And I can tell you right now I would never shoe my horses that way. Crazy

[@williecosgrove]

he dosent

[@Emerald-city24]

Don't know that they even level

[@downhomesunset]

I wonder if horses who go through this have a higher percentage of colic? That grunt means that she was enormously uncomfortable

[@kajinsautumn9833]

Do you really think he cares about that horses comfort?? I doubt if he has even read a book about horses hooves let alone done ANY kind of training....

[@andrewchant7862]

He said it himself ! Make the foot fit the shoe . The Clinches not drawn up on pull offs or a clenching block and very low very proud of the wall . And as said before .. no checking of medial/lateral balance or HPA . can't see me changing how I been shoeing for the 36yrs to ever what I think is a butchery method of shoeing

[@lilik6945]

my farrier always says observing is most of the job, trimming is the least! i cant imagine being able to check the general balance of the horse like that. thats bound to get the body to compromise in bad ways to find balance..

[@downhomesunset]

@@lilik6945 my farrier sometimes checks level with his file if he doesn’t want to put the foot down yet-when I started watching this, I expected to see some way of checking the level.

[@jonathonseaton5971]

I agree with some of the comments. No addressing mediolateral balance or pastern angle/hoof angle. Long toe low heel, low angle. Of course this is Montana there’s no law against it :-) please take this video with you when you go for your lameness exam. The vets gonna love it!

[@vwfhorses]

So many reasons this is a bad idea. Sanding down the hoof wall is a terrible practice and gives a false angle. Reclining the horse unsedated is asking for disaster. How do you check for angle and balance with the horse's weight off?

[@kittymalone5819]

great job you now have four çlubbed hooves we make the shoes to fit the hoof not the hoof to fit the shoe and usually hot shoeing that's the Australian station owner. jackeroo and jilleroo and farriers AUSTRALIA AND OUR REAL MEN🏇🐴🐂🇦🇺

[@songbirds3712]

I so want to believe that this is a prank, that you would NEVER actually use this contraption. The horse was in so much discomfort/pain. Nothing about this is acceptable!

[@staz1699]

Did we watch the same video?

[@Amber-mv8wz]

I recently started watching some of your videos & really enjoyed them so when I saw that you were getting trashed online over this video, I came to watch it really hoping that I could have your back on this, but I can't. This is as horrid as people are saying it is. I'd expected to hear some valid reason, & there could be one, for why you were doing it this way but all I got out of the video was that it's easier on you. I'm all about making my life easier, I think most people are if they're honest, but not at the expense of my horse. Not only is this an unnecessary danger to the horse but there's simply no way to evaluate the job you're doing without the horse standing on that foot.

[@kittymalone5819]

most equine veterinary Hospitals have tables like this In Australia for surgery but the horse is slightly sedated before being put on it I noticed when she walked she was treding on her back hooves that's not what I would call a balanced job

[@lilik6945]

not to mention those are veterinarians and theres no easier way to do it! this on the other hand...

[@kittymalone5819]

@@lilik6945 I'm a veterinarian and I believe it would take à lot of stress to get this far I find it cruel

[@downhomesunset]

@@lilik6945 would this also be a dangerous way to start a colic?

[@alexandrahollenstine6375]

Rhett and Link definitely did it better and humanely

[@centrice12]

You have got to be kidding! Rhett and Link didn't know what they were doing and were yelling and clapping and spent most of their time whining about how difficult the job was. The horse they were shoeing was well trained because most horses would never have put up with their nonsense. They had no business being anywhere near that horse. I can't speak to this technique because this is the first time I have observed it, but this guy has shoed a lot more horses than I so I respect his decision.

[@lukenaoumovitch4477]

Rhett and Link were with a professional and they did it with a horse that was highly trained. The horse was in no danger or pain and knew it was in no danger whatsoever. It’s like when a service dog helps people with disabilities. They are a lot more patient and understand the assignment more than an untrained dog.

[@AwakeNPissed20]

That horse is unbelievably good

[@lilik6945]

no, that grunting certainly doesnt sound normal. the horse has its weight supported in the chest area, thats a lot of external pressure on the ribcage.

[@downhomesunset]

The only time I heard a horse grunt like that was when she was colicking. After we put her down (my heart aches 20 years later), vet did a necropsy and found 25 feet of twisted and dead intestine. It happened in a matter of hours……

[@lilik6945]

a good rancher ought to teach his horses to be good for trimming and shoeing..

[@flograymare8800]

People can judge I could careless but I would NEVER EVER use this EVER

[@nedstewart5523]

What I noticed most is that you spend time with your son. You're a great dad. 👍

[@LifeintheWest]

Thanks for that! 😊

[@MegF142857]

Interesting. Only time seen a horse be put sideways is some wild Mustangs who aren't trained to stand. Various KZbin channels trimming dairy cows use machines to hold them & turn on side. The dairy cow trimmers also use a sander. Never seen that for a horse. -- My hoof trimmers just ask the horse to hold up the foot for them. They also use a hoof stand. I think this method of tying a horse down would be mentally stressful, even for a horse used to the process. Horse was breathing faster & when got up was trembling. Well, interesting. I've seen all sorts of trim videos on KZbin. Some Russians & in eastern Europe who work on draft horses use a stock to stand the horse in & tie up hoof with ropes. Pull the rear legs out backwards. Have little platforms to place the hoof.

[@farrierette5216]

I have used stocks in the U.S.A on heavy drafts this is for cattle and doing this to a horse is abuse and lazy! No way to balance a horses feet like this. This guy is like a shit mechanic!

[@lilik6945]

here in southern germany we have drafts bred for logging, we just hold the feet up one by one with one person holding the other trimming and take breaks.. dont tell me trimming a ranch horse is bad enough for your back to build a contraption like that!💀 i have a polish grade (warmblood x draft) mare that used to get her feet done in a rack like that, though with enough patience now she stands for the farrier very well. its a matter of training, and if the feet are too heavy just put on a hobble and suspend it on the bars of the rack with a rope- even alu fencing works and thats way safer than whatever this is still!

[@downhomesunset]

@@lilik6945 I have had the same farrier for twelve years (boarding barn farrier but he’s great). He can trim my mare in 2-3 minutes. I really hate that he shaved up the hoof. At least paint it with some oil afterwards!

[@jerryallen8086]

Never shod a horse on its side, not sure any of mine would tolerate this without being sedated. Either way, comments suggest inability to properly shoe for pastern angle and balance. Flat hoof is flat, perpendicular to leg, plumb, degree of angle from to the heel to the toe is relative to pastern angle of the animal so they may travel according to phenotype. Every horse Ive shod is slightly different. In terms of its use and genetics relative to hoof soundness. Its simply the ferriers view point of the horse from standing or laying. The mechanics necessary are exactly the same. Didnt make the hoof fit the shoe, fit the shoe to the hoof and removed the excess. Think a moment, if this didnt work for this person, the result would be lame unusable stock. Just because You cant wrap Your head around it doesnt make it an unsound practice. Quality gentics, environmental factors, management, and a horse of those qualities will typically manage their feet with little intervention. Shoe a horse standing or laying, the fundamentals are exactly the same, difference is perspective.

[@windfiend]

Genetically sound animal and good management of the stock makes shoeing useless...

[@jerryallen8086]

@@windfiend I agree. I generally perfer an unshod horse over a shod horse. For light ranch horse or as a using animal (the typical application of my personal equine partners labors). I say this from NW Arkansas with 40+ inches of rainfall, diverse soil types, intended animal use and frequency, and their management practices. My stock is rarely confined to a lot; let alone stalled. Neither are condusive to nature helping to manage natural hoof care or nutrition. My horses are comingled with the cow herd under management intensive grazing. Hoof care is given as needed, and shoe's applied based upon animal genetics, management, and performance desire. Perhaps Im still old fashioned but even a mid level barrel racing animal reguardless of hoof soundness could benefit from a proper shoe selection. Riding bare foot is perfectly okay, been done for thousands of years, but the environment our equing partners are sometimes confined to; the high performance feeds, the hard or stony ground to allow for natural hoof care they are restricted access. Mid level using animals benefit from natural surroundings, diet, and limited thoughtful human intervention. Just my 40 year expirence that works for me.

[@df7242]

As someone who was able to just shoe my own horse and help finish others. Even I know this guy is a dip stick.

[@papa304]

what if you had 175 horses

[@papa304]

dip stick

[@df7242]

@@papa304 I wouldn’t shoe 175 horses the wrong way that’s for sure.

[@incineroar9933]

@@papa304 this takes way longer and looks way more convoluted than the normal way.

[@dianehunsberger2271]

He is a handsome one :)

[@incineroar9933]

Yeah I was considering subbing until I watched this she looked so much more stressed than she needed to be

[@Joe___R]

Why do you use a sanding disc instead of a hoof trimming disc on your grinder?

[@lizevans4010]

I was amazed that the horse was as quiet as she was when you started grinding. I've watched the Amish in my area use the stocks but never thought that someone would use this on a normally healthy horse.

[@tonycummings5427]

Trinity, thats the dangdist thing I've ever seen i didn't know thrar was such a thing, but I've got a bad back and for years I thought I should train my horses to lay down so it would be easier to shoe them !! I was right. But I shure didn't know about one of these. Lol !! Thanks brother and little amego for the video.

[@windfiend]

It is good to see the channel looks into the newest comments, now be an adult and address the elephant in the room, thank you.

[@judiechamblee9581]

Horse was shaking after put up onto her feet because blood supply had been cut off to vital organs and her legs were probably falling asleep from lack of blood also....God did not design them to lay down flat out in this way..you will never find a horse to lay out this long, this way, on their own at anytime..it is a very stressful position mentally and physically for even a gentle horse like this one...

[@aremedyproject9569]

Horses lay flat out on their sides all the time. Nothing wrong with it. If they don’t, you’ve got a horse with serious insomnia and sleep deprivation problems who can’t find peace enough in their environment to actually and truly rest.

[@judycampbell842]

I usually love watching your channel. Can't believe you did this. As you were laying the horse on it's side, all I could feel was terror

[@downhomesunset]

@@aremedyproject9569 but they aren’t strapped down. Also they only lay down for about two hours a day. The rest of the time is dozing standing up. That’s why nature designed their hocks to lock-so they can rest a hind leg at a time.

[@disciplepullover326]

We have almost 60 horses at our camp and I see them snoozing all the time on thier sides. I think half these people commenting are just city folks who have done too much watching Oprah. That horse seems happy and if it hated it so much then it wouldn't walk in there in the first place.

[@dianehunsberger2271]

@@aremedyproject9569 Tommie Turvey does it

[@maryg3143]

Have you considered taking the time to teach her to let herself be shod in the normal way? A good trainer can get her to accept being shod in part of a day if you don't want to do it.

[@kellylewis4766]

This guy needs to man up and do him the right way

[@peytonhastreiter6866]

just wondering, why do you use a grinder rather than a file, im guessing its just to make it alot faster

[@kajinsautumn9833]

Cause he's lazy.

[@anne-theresefagerli6939]

why not a normal crush? is there any problem using sedetion?

[@Lisasuhr47]

She is a beautiful horse! I was concerned that her halter was so tight at the base of her jaw when she was in final position for shoeing, but she didn't seem to be in any discomfort and her breathing looked fine... I've seen cows trimmed on recline like that but never a horse, do any of them get scared?

[@dottiehildebrand3123]

Wow never saw anything like that.. Cowboys ingenuity to take care of the working horses. God bless🇺🇸🌹❤️

[@nancyhowell4505]

Man! I cannot believe horses tolerate this! Strapped, trapped, and pushed over, helpless! Then grinding, pounding on feet, all noisy! I can't tolerate a manicure or pedicure, loud noises, or being strapped down. 😲🤯

[@janicelgo4522]

I've seen this w dairy cows, first time w horses.

[@dominicfoster5683]

This method of shoeing has really stirred up some contentious comments! Having grown up with my own pony and later in life with my first wife and her horse, have always had a farrier do hot shoeing, personally think it’s a better fit. As for the technical of having a horse standing, I give way to those in the know of fitting a shoe. This is what seems a local practice in Wyoming, watching the horse go over on the table, did seem to me a little alarming but it did not struggle and seemed ok at the end. Health issues aside and welfare of the horse, I am not a religious Man, each to their own, with respect, but I like to think that I try to be ‘Christian’ to my fellow man and to see the vitriol out pouring of comments on this subject against Trinity, I just find awful! Agree or disagree and interesting on the why’s you think this is bad practice but please keep it civil! Enjoy your videos trinity and greetings from East Sussex UK!

[@lisaw510]

Wow! Interesting. How much time do you think is saved by using a table?

[@cagereed1720]

Farrier here, I can shoes horse in about an hour standing. I've had to lay horses down before, never used a table, but that would add a lot of time strapping them up plus it would freak them out the first time and I'm not a fan of grinders, too much can go wrong

[@keithgraham24]

I worked on a mobile shoeing table for a summer in wyoming. We would shoe anywhere from 3-5 horses in an hour and long days would put over 30 horses through. It’s been done this way for many many years in that country. Never had a horse get hurt with over 1500 horse that summer.

[@downhomesunset]

@@cagereed1720 is that hot shoeing?

[@munozinni]

Wow 🤩 “ You don’t see that on animal planet 😊

[@nickb7795]

Do you triple ot(000)? Man that shit is hilarious, I'm going to have to start using that one

[@vincentschroeder1039]

I think this is just the lazy way of horseshoeing. If you can't shoe a horse the way it can naturally stand why don't you call a farrier? I get it if the horse bad, but you can sedate the horse rather than strapping it to the table.

[@wvenn37]

Wish I had one of these to shoe some of the tough ones and spoiled ones.

[@MsGroovalicious]

It's a good thing to have one available to teach the younger horse to get used to being strapped to the table. I'm sure that some horses will get too stressed out by this system. Thanks for the videos!

[@grassblade63]

Trimming hooves with the horses standing can sure be hard on my back if the horse is a leaner. That setup would alleviate that. I can see where you'd want to know what you were doing with that rig.

[@lilik6945]

we have draft horses, we just have to people do the job. one holds, other trims with breaks in between. way more humane.. i can see a horse getting injured in this process, not to mention the balance of the hooves is totally off!

[@paws057]

I've never seen horses trimmed and shod that way before but have seen them trim cows hooves that way. I wonder what the advantage is to doing it this way? Just curious...

[@dirtbiker651]

I was watching Peter Santenllo channel and POOF there you were!! Crazy!! I’ve been watching your channel and his and then y’all are hanging out together…. felt like I missed the invite! Keep up the good vids and ranch work brother!! From one Rancher to another, God Speed!

[@six.havasupaifalls]

And I'll be sure to tell my veterinarian never to lay my horse down when it's Getting worked on, I'll make sure it's standing up so it doesn't feel uncomfortable lol And when I see my horse laying down for too long I'm gonna tell it to get up because you're going to feel too uncomfortable haha It's gonna cause you too much pressure horse stand up 🐎 🤣 🤣

[@six.havasupaifalls]

? 🐴 ? "What"

[@CSCINF]

Informative, thanks

[@six.havasupaifalls]

So you'll remember when you see a horse laying down for too long tell it to get up 😆

[@Review-This]

Why is this way better then just folding there foot and doing one at a time? Is it just faster?

[@LifeintheWest]

I wouldn’t say its better. It’s easier on my back, and that’s about it.

[@Everything_Animal]

@@LifeintheWest So it's for the benefit of the owner and not the horse? Would you agree that's a lot of unnecessary stress?

[@downhomesunset]

@@Everything_Animal Everything done on a ranch should benefit the animals first. If it hurts you to shoe, get someone who doesn’t use 8 nails.

[@Review-This]

Also what is the benefit of getting the shoe red hot and biting then into the hoove?

[@LifeintheWest]

No benefit at all. Some people think it is cool to heat the shoe. Just my opinion.

[@willpp9999]

You can get a better fit using hot shoes ,

[@downhomesunset]

@@willpp9999 exactly, also if it’s being heated to fit or made from scratch, it’s better to not to quench the shoe because it will weaken the metal every time….. I had a mare who made it a game to try to pry her front shoes off. Could never do it with a hot shoeing.

[@RainbowdashLT]

I can see this being a godsent for a horse who is lame in all legs and it is painful to put their weight on three legs while the other one is lifted for be trimmed and/or shoed, but for a healthy horse, stressing them, putting them in a laying position where they don't feel safe and vulnerable, not to say how their anatomy works and how they can't lay for very long to the point they evolved the ability to lock their joints to rest right up and need only a few mins of REM sleep to feel rested. I mean the horse is slightly tiled up right so it isn't the full effect of laying down, but doubt it feels nice for em, I mean when we lose oxygen, our muscles aren't supplied well we shake, tremble and take shallow breaths, and we as warm blooded animals and the horses being that too, our muscles work the same, you should know how awful it feels, now the horse has to feel the trembling weak feeling every 4 weeks that they are required to be shoed. horses don't tremble if they aren't in an awful state. I know bovines are turned like that, but their anatomy is completely different, they can lay for longer periods of time while they chew cud

[@downhomesunset]

I’ve noticed a lot of cattle trimmers are switching to the chute style with hydraulics. Even have little tables that their claws hooves rest on.

[@RainbowdashLT]

@@downhomesunset yeah, noticed that too, it is just way less stressful, goes for all prey animals

[@46rambo49]

we went nail less years ago and have far less problems shoeing horses and happier horses it seems. 6 to 8 remudas all year around and no problems

[@diannaleigh9914]

I am just a nobody reading the comments, but I believe his horses trust him!

[@janturek7971]

Nothing like stressing out a horse ...what the he'll!!!!! Do it the old fashion way. Don't EVER touch one of my horses you ass.

[@dillonwatkins4874]

Have you ever considered that anything you do to a horse stresses it out to at least some degree they are very intelligent creatures and can get stressed from the smallest thing

[@dillonwatkins4874]

Also it’s hell not he’ll which means he will

[@Mendezfarriercompany306]

You see her stepping off on her feet. It's for blood flow. She was tilted no weight on her feet means no blood flow.

[@grayhornjumpinghorses]

Poor horse, I would not let anyone do the to my horses

[@johnmonter561]

That is the first tilt table for horses I have seen. Did you make it ? Do you have a tilt table for cattle? If no would you want one?

[@carolyndiliberto27]

Appears that you have experience. Horse comfy. She knows the process. Impressive you. Which type of shoe?

[@timporras8044]

I think there needs to be some more ground work.

[@anonymous4507]

To each their own. If you got a horse that's okay with that go for it I guess. It certainly does not look comfortable for the animal though. You can build a rack to run them in like they do for draft horses. It's safer and easier for you and much more comfortable for the horse. Those racks also have support straps that go under their belly for added comfort for the horse.

[@katarinapl8133]

Hmm, this was very interesting..., I've never seen anything like this before. I don't know much about shoing, but this technique seems helps the humans to do the job more comfortably, but what about the horses... I guess, there's so much work on the farm, that sometimes the most efficient method of doing certain things is the most preferred one... Love the nature around your area, it's so beautiful and vast! 😊

[@yesIread]

Liked yer video on shoeing a horse. More also, that rig your mare had been in reminded me of how some guys had trimmed cow hoves. I saw a guy who had it on a pick-up truck. The getting a cow off her feet to trim the hoves and the whole 9 yards. Thank you for your videos.

[@davidkozelsky]

Cowboy shoeing on steroids!

[@andrearice6578]

Great video

[@cheyannerockett8870]

There is a lot of pressure going to one side and this is very risky. Even if it is a trained professional, there is no reason, it is called teaching a horse to stand. This is as I find lazy.

[@andrearice6578]

Very cool

[@patticlaude1]

Might save a shoes life

[@judyknapp3489]

Wow never saw anything like this.

[@georgenauert9370]

Not sure I'd do that. Call a vet and have the horse sedated would be easier for everyone.

[@walterwjr947]

Blondie said, "Dad, you walk, son, you can ride."

[@myfriendoretheshepherd6618]

Why do your horses need shoes to ride on the range. I’m a novice so I thought they need them for pavement & track?

[@matttaimuty5397]

Wouldn't be easier and safer to simply take the time to teach the horse to stand quietly for the farrier? As a farrier I too find this barbaric.

[@suzieparis6821]

Had a horse that 3 farriers couldnt shod.. even with drugs

[@pixie706]

Why can't you use a crush like they use to trim cows feet

[@jaredwhite489]

Looks incredibly stressful for the horse

[@ithumpalot]

Confused. Why the heck the horse being messed with like that just to be shod.

[@jules8299]

This reminds me of some crazy contraption used in the late 1800's or early 1900's to cure hysteria or whatever else they thought they could scam the willing public to believe. Yikes! There is no way to properly balance the hooves. Poor horse. None of this makes sense.

[@1humanalien]

Wow awesome

[@JohnGrit]

What happens if you don't shoe a horse? Or why do you shoe a horse??

[@jeanmilne397]

Hi trinity I enjoy seeing how you live. I understand it’s your way of life. As a farriers daughter I have knowledge about this. All I’m going to say if this was done in Scotland it would be seen as an act of cruelty You must have a license to prove you can do that. No offence trinity. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@DarkSnP]

Next challenge, be more relevant than the youtubers in my title lmfao

[@BlueForte]

I’ve no experience with shoeing horses, but this looks dangerous, and the horse looked pretty discomforted. And the comment section seems pretty upset by this technique as well. Anyhow, I usually love your videos, but I gotta say this one is a bit disheartening. Best wishes

[@jamipowell275]

I am a big fan of your videos but not of this one. Horses physically can not handle laying down for hours at a time. It puts a lot of stress on their internal organs. God designed them to stand. This is why horses only lay down to sleep for 20 to 30 min everyday. They sleep standing up the other 4 hours they sleep. Also you cannot check the angle of the hoof. Also your horses is obviously amazing to let you do this, but if she were to get spooked while on the table she could freak because she is tied down and hurt or kill herself. I like outside the box thinking, but I don't think this is a wise choice.

[@Bhagwalll]

I saw them doing cows like that never a horse lol first for everything I guess

[@windfiend]

Aaand it is great to see how they just ignore the comments which say they are not doing a good job, way to go indeed! I would have liked to see you defending your method... A shame probably you cannot do it... Professionals know what they are doing and take responsibilities for their mistakes... You clearly are not a professional about horses feet... Try not to publish misleading and dangerous videos, thank you.

[@navid4024]

So you do this every 6 to 8 weeks to 150 horses?! That's insane! Specially considering putting those poor animals through that "what the hell is going on" situation and sore legs. just get an atv or sth buddy, humankind have had evoluted through this stuff for a while now, you just need to let go 😅

[@navid4024]

Still appreciating sharing whatever the hell you did there, I liked the video for the sake of sharing

[@downhomesunset]

@@navid4024 I worried immediately bc there was no support for the pasterns. 20-30 minutes every couple of months is going to effect the bones of the pasterns and tearing of the laminate. Using 8 nails every time is going to seriously weaken the hoof wall. I also am concerned of the effects that this could have on the intestines……..

[@dillonwatkins4874]

@@navid4024 an atv wouldn’t be a viable option where they are there’s to many rocks and other pointy objects so you would constantly have to be replacing the tires

[@thomaswaddell9012]

Who were the first people "civilization" to use or realize it was possible to nail a shoe to a horse, or oxen ❓🤷

[@summersummer8079]

Stop shoeing horses that way!

[@Ara-..]

i dont know who the fuck rhett & link are but i can already tell you they atleast dident stress the horse out.

[@nathaliescholz6211]

Must be a bad joke!

[@sacriface777]

This is: 1. Unprofessional to call out on someone, especially by their full name. 2. Completely UNSAFE for the horse! ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING can go wrong with this tipping table! 3. Damaging to the horses front leg on which the horse is laying down as it can cause a paralysis of the radial nerve! 4. Damaging to the hind legs where (if the horse decides to fight the straps) they can break their hocks or tear their knee caps from rotation, pull and being strapped down! 5. Wrong, as your angle of looking at the hoof is distorted and you miss true hoof balance. 6. Wrong as you are using a GRINDER to shape the hoof: THIS IS NOT A COW! As a DVM with interest in lameness and orthopedic shoeing: your job was way worse than the previous job, you will cause massive flares and under-run heels in just a few shoeing cycles as your measurement is off by the position of the horse.

[@suzieparis6821]

Cool

[@FendergtrJam]

I'm not an expert on Shoeing Horses let alone put my own shoes on...🤠...so with that said let me jump in ...Is it maybe the fact that TRINITY is using a System that makes other Shoers angry because they don't have access too ? What's the big deal ? The horse looked totally calm the entire time it's legs never moved and never showed stress... if I had to shoe a horse with restraints this is like the best way for the horse and security of the worker...I was a horse Veterinarian 🐎 Assistant and part of my job description was to Monitor the Horses for any stress levels that were alarming and I didn't see that here people sooo please don't shoot the messenger TRINITY seems like a Genuinely caring man and father...I know my post is late but Better late than Not at all Right...ok yall be safe 🤠🐎

[@MG-fn9xw]

Bo this is totally unnecessary. I hope you didn’t do this for some addiction to KZbin views. Way smarter/safer/better way of doing this. Don’t think I ever seen a Native American, Spaniard, or cowboy do it like this before , that’s a patient horse, prolly bout hadda stroke over that affair

[@mallorymcguire833]

Why, for what reason would anyone need to use this?

[@jacksonpreuss6261]

Why not the normal way are you too good for that the back strap looks way too tight.