TRIMMING a horse with SORE CONTRACTED HEELS and INFECTED Central Sulcus’

[@denisewroblewski9444]

You are the first woman that I've seen do this kind of work. Thank you for explaining why things are done a certain way. I'm glad that I found your channel

[@The_Female_Farrier]

You are so welcome! Thank you for watching and commenting! There are starting to be more and more women in the trade!

[@paigethefarrier6243]

In the greater Vancouver area of BC Canada the younger generation is almost all female. :)

[@ralphdavis955]

Thanks for sharing, Kristen. Appreciated...

[@The_Female_Farrier]

Thank you!!

[@GodBlessGodBless1227]

Ma’am, this channel is great 👍🏽 . Really enjoying the content. Surprised you are not more well known. Thanks again and thanks for looking after Gods animals. God Bless.

[@The_Female_Farrier]

Thank you very much! I’m relatively new to the platform. I’m hoping to continue to grow and improve!

[@suellenspencer-eb2nv]

Do horses get hairy warts on their hooves? These horses are blessed to have you caring for them.

[@The_Female_Farrier]

Thank you for watching the video and for your lovely comment! To my knowledge they do not get hairy warts on their hooves. They can get a fungal infection above the hoof that can look like scabby warts though. It has a couple of names but is most commonly called mud fever or scratches.

[@greenwidow]

Do shoes help the conditions this horse has? Is that even an option w the separated looking part? Very interesting. Thank you for explaining things.

[@The_Female_Farrier]

Great question! For this specific horse shoes would not help. She has high ringbone and most likely low ringbone. Which is basically just osteo arthritis in and around the distal joints of the limbs. So those calcified areas don’t allow the hoof capsule to expand and contract as it should. With the arthritis preventing the hoof from expanding the heels will most likely never spread and open up. So that little crack between the heel bulbs will stay there and it is a breeding ground for fungal infections because that area is never exposed to air. Steel shoes would lock the horse into the existing shape and create more vibration than the hoof is already experiencing with a barefoot footfall leading to further discomfort.

[@bonniefranklin6097]

Well done.

[@The_Female_Farrier]

Thank you 🙏🏻 ❤️!

[@sentinelle609]

Good job ! I am interested in the cream put to care the froggs. Could you explain the ingredient ? Thanks. Since one year, My horse in field doesn’t want to give his foots...I don’t know why. Luckily the farrier can trimm easily 😊

[@The_Female_Farrier]

Hi there thank you for watching! Here is a link to my website where I sell the clay online. When you click on each individual type there is a list of ingredients and an explanation about its use in the clay. kristinthornberry.com/shop

[@T8kittothelimit]

Kristin I am looking to get into this field. I love animals and really love farm life. Do you have any recommendations as to what I would do to get training in this field? just any advice you can give me.

[@The_Female_Farrier]

That’s awesome! I recommend taking classes from Ida Hammer. Her website is www.mackinawdells2.com. She has online and in person classes. And then apprenticing with a farrier or trimmer!

[@T8kittothelimit]

@@The_Female_Farrier That's the information I've needed. Thank you Kristin!!

[@Selaithify]

I love horses but I admit that I do not have a lot of knowledge about the particulars of caring for them. I have watched a fair share of farrier videos. I just couldn't help but notice when you went from the 1st hoof on her front and went to her back you seemed to be just touching her leg in request for her hoof, she shifted her weight and lifted her hoof without any pulling or issue. Just couldn't help but think she must be a sweet old lady who knows how the whole thing goes and is happy to have her mani/pedi and you must be a good farrier for her to have no protest at you handling her. Could easily have just been she was having a good day LOL. Can't know a horse based on 3 minutes of video.

[@The_Female_Farrier]

Thank you so much for your lovely comment! This horse has been there and done that. She is a lovely old horse. She does have a lot of pain and actually before I started videoing I was picking out her feet and when I picked up the left front she struggled to lift it and then hopped backwards in anticipation of pain. So when I trim her left front especially I try to keep my inside heel off of the ground so my leg doesn’t put any unnecessary pressure on her fetlock where I know she has arthritis. When I am trimming horses I try to always run my hand over their body and down their leg before I ask (as softly as possible) them to pick up their hoof. The hand running down their body and leg becomes a pre-cue for them to pick up their hoof. It also gives them more time to think about what I’m going to ask them to do next. So they have time to shift their weight over before I even make contact with their fetlock. The horses that are focused, open and aware figure this out very quickly and will often times respond as softly as I ask once they notice the pattern.

[@kajinsautumn9833]

What kind of clay do you use? Thank you.

[@The_Female_Farrier]

It’s a clay that I make called Healing Hoof Clay. I make 4 different types and sell it on my website. I put a link in the description of this video. The one I usually use for central sulcus infections is called Silver.

[@louisewetering8723]

What’s your website?

[@The_Female_Farrier]

It’s www.kristinthornberry.com

[@marybrinker1333]

You need to take more heels

[@The_Female_Farrier]

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