WHAT IS A CLUB HOOF? // Versatile Horsemanship

WHAT IS A CLUB HOOF? In this video you'll see the difference between a club foot and a normal hoof. You'll also see how a club hoof is trimmed differently than a normal hoof to keep the horse sound and comfortable.
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[@traceyannpitman]

"No foot, No horse" a saying I was told years ago and never forgotten, you must have one of the best farriers, made a cracking job of the hooves well done on good feed and care of all your horses x

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Traceyann Pitman thank you! That’s a saying I’ve never forgotten either. It’s a good one

[@erinharrington4232]

I said, "Awww!" out loud when Amy said that your barn is the best to trim at - what a nice compliment. I guessed Diego's left foot, but wasn't sure why. Thank you for explaining it in depth.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Erin Harrington yeah that was really sweet of her 😊

[@martineinfrance]

Diego has beautiful eyes 😍 Clover is a warm scarf in the winter time 😀

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Martine in France he does have great eyes ♥️ Clover never fails me

[@martineinfrance]

@@VersatileHorsemanship yes Clover is a great personality, so are your other cats, so close to humans

[@Cissy2cute]

Very informative. Thank you!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Cissy2cute glad you enjoyed it

[@MsOMakes]

I have a quarter horse with a club foot, but never really understood what that meant untill this video. Thank you SO much! Love your channel!

[@carolynpingree899]

Thanks Brandi for another great informative video. I am a horse owner and am always interested in learning more about horses. Your choking video helped me assist a horse that was choking at my barn a couple of months ago. And I got to look like I knew what I was doing. LOL Love the daily videos. Many thanks!

[@suzanneyoung8011]

Great video Brandi. Very informative. I've never seen trimming done so close up in the camera before. Good job! 👍

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Suzanne Young thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@kated2847]

That was really interesting. And demonstrates really how much goes into keeping horses. Thank you.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Kate D I’m glad you enjoyed it. I’ve dedicated my entire life to horses and I feel like I’ve just skimmed the surface. There’s always so much to learn

[@cdanilana]

Super clear explanations for this type of problem.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

cdanilana S. Thank you!

[@shauna1313]

First off Diego and Miss Kitty are my favorite in terms of coloring..I am a sucker for Pinto/Paints. Second off, thank you so much for these videos! They truly teach people like myself who know absolutely NOTHING about horses but one day hope to own a couple (its my dream) Is there any way you would consider doing a video for us complete beginners on what is a Necessity for when you are purchasing your first horse (gear and knowledge wise), what to look for when purchasing a horse, How to find the right saddle, bridle, girth...misc. What you need to have on hand BEFORE ever bringing a horse home vs what is hype more so than need. Just thought those would be awesome videos. AS well as how to tack up a horse both in English and Western gear and what the difference in learning each type of riding is and if you feel that Its important that someone learns both styles. I LOVE your channel because I learn so much just observing. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Shauna thank you for all the great suggestions! I’m so glad you enjoy my channel. I have more ideas than I can keep up with. I’m really enjoying making videos, if only I had a team to follow me around to do the filming and editing 😂

[@whathappenedwas7083]

Love to see horses with blue eyes, so beautiful.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Me too!

[@balancingmidlife2022]

Very interesting video ♥️🐴♥️

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

thank you

[@allthumbs3792]

Very interesting to see the trim up close and the accommodations needed for the club hoof. Nice compliment about your barn and horse care. Diego is so calm and relaxed ... I should show my grandson this video. It’s an epic battle to trim his toenails!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

All Thumbs haha!!!

[@tracyrain4941]

Great vid, very informative, and a wonderful compliment from the farrier. Well done Brandi 😊😊😊 PS...how patient was Diego...lovely horse 😁

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Tracy Rain thank you! Diego is really funny, he will stand perfectly still and be very cooperative, but he’s super busy with his head. He’s super nosey and curious so he’s into everything. If you listen carefully you can hear his handler saying “diego” multiple times 😂

[@cmarie5774]

I couldn't tell from the 1st video, but now I see it & understand. Clover is being her usual awesome self I see! Also, your farrier (like every vet I've seen at your barn) is great! Thanks for your videos, I may go into withdrawal when you're not putting them out every day!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

CMarie57 thank you! I’m not sure what we’d do without Amy, she’s fantastic.

[@dinks20001]

Thank you for this excellent video. I just bought a 2 year old Arabian mare and her front right is clubby. Unfortunately I didn't actually spot it until I had her at home and I picked up that particular hoof. I actually had a horse with a club foot once before, he was just the best and the club foot never stopped him from doing anything, although I am not competing at dressage I must note. I lost that horse to colic and my next horse - whom I still own - had perfect symmetrical feet. I am a bit disappointed to have somehow missed a club foot. But I do my own trimming on a very regular cycle, so hopefully can manage and hopefully it doesn't get worse. Keen to do endurance with this mare one day.

[@janefreyermuth5841]

Great job! The horse seemed to stand more balanced.

[@kathleenparsons9388]

I am so thrilled to have found your website. you are a dream come true as far info about equines and the ultimate care for them. I have never owned a horse, unfortunately but I've ridden a lot and I've always been curious about everything it takes to care for and love a horse. You are a perfect example of that. I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH!... and I love your kitties.

[@allthumbs3792]

Kathleen Parsons - 👍🏼 for Brandi’s videos! Like you, I’m a horse lover and I rode a lot in my youth but never owned a horse. Even in my old age I find watching training, riding and care videos very interesting. Learning about the optimal care of horses and seeing them happy and healthy is so satisfying!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Kathleen Parsons thank you so much, I’m really glad you enjoy my videos 😊

[@maryharlow8475]

Interesting video

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Mary Harlow thank you!

[@lizroberts1569]

Very informative I too have it had a Diego same age, who also has a slight club, and I wanted to know how to keep him sound etc. no one including vets have picked up on this!

[@valsptsd814]

I love this! I have a preference for bare feet, myself. I also love that your horses live outdoors all the time. I can see the difference in your horses living in a wet environment, I live in the Southwest, and the horses here have dry hard surfaces and overall it’s a much drier climate. Excellent. I also like Shauna’s suggestion. It would be helpful to us rookies that suck up all the information we can. ✌️❤️

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Val’s PTSD thank you, I will share every little tidbit I can come up with 😊

[@patriciacampbell3293]

What a great farrier! She does an awesome job!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Patricia Campbell we are really lucky to have her.

[@lizhrubik3936]

Such a handsome horse!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

thank you, he knows it too. haha

[@whathappenedwas7083]

My ferrier told me my gelding who is 6 has low grade club foot going on, when I got him last year he had under run heels that are improving . Still have to deal with thrush and a chipping in Alaska, but I must say this video is so appreciated!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@ksanurse]

Oh how I wished my filly had had a club foot like that one but hers was like a stovepipe regardless of fortnightly farrier, surgery to cut the tendon in the leg that the vet said was the cause (being too tight). In the end my filly’s leg looked like a peg leg regardless of treatment from 6 months old to adult and the deformity as you could imagine went on to affect her shoulder etc. The farrier and vet said it was the worst they ever saw. Her mum was a long slope pasterned show horse and same with the dad. I wondered if I fed my filly too much high protein growth food, causing a growth spurt which everything grew great but the foot. She was a state champion foal just prior to it’s development. It was many years ago - 35? I will definitely check out the resource your farrier suggested. No one ever said it could be caused by an injury. It would be nice if I didn’t have to blame myself for ruining the perfect horse. There being no genetic history of the condition in either parents. Or other progeny.😔

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

ksanurse oh man I’m so sorry to hear that. Definitely don’t blame yourself, I can’t imagine that’s something you could have caused. My mom has a horse with a pretty severe club, it just happens!

[@suzystone244]

Hi Brandi. Left front foot. Higher angle. Funny frog. His heel is also different height and width. Moderate club foot. Then there is the moving scarf ❤

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

suzy klitgaard the moving scarf make her appearance again 😂

[@DCogsdil]

Left one. My colt I had he had that but down south its called a mule foot. And as long as I kept it trimmed he did fine. No problems running or walking. I didn't know but his bloodline from Skippa Star is notorious for the mule foot. I didn't see this when I bought him at three months old. God Bless, debs from Texas

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

D C interesting, I never heard of it called mule foot

[@susanflowers6282]

You take such awesome care of your horse's! The one thing I noticed was she didn't give the hooves a mustang roll. I realize we didn't see the entire trim, so perhaps she did. I think the hooves look so nice, when that's done. Another great video Brandi!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Susan Flowers thank you. She talked about putting a bevel on the hoof when she used the handle of her rasp as example. That’s the same as a mustang roll.

[@susanflowers6282]

I seen that now! I just watched it again. I don't know how I missed that! I'm sorry! She did GREAT!

[@kathryndejaeger1002]

I had an Arabian mare that had a club foot on the front. She would get a little tender footed after a trim, but I kept shoes on her front feet for riding in the spring, summer and fall and had her shoes pulled off for the winter. She would also let me know when she was starting to get a little sore too while riding. I never rode her hard because of that.

[@katridompier9594]

My mare has a club foot! I always thought it was an imbalance in the tendons of the leg that caused it from a young age, possibly an injury as a foal. She’s barefoot and I trim her myself, and it usually looks more normal post-trim but looks clubby again when she needs a trim. She has never been unsound on the foot but does have trouble picking up that lead in the canter. So in my opinion it is harder for her to reach forward with the club foot.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

interesting

[@MBrusaZappellini]

Left front... just like my ottb Jimbo , (RIP 1995) Yes, they raced him 45 times with a club foot (!!)and he ended up with a severe quarter crack. I took him on as a slaughter truck rescue- He was gorgeous and sweet - could have been a great hunter model if not for the funky foot...( I mostly just did liberty, flat work and trails with him)i got a fantastic farrier who helped me get him balanced then I enjoyed him for two years until he had to be put down because of eye membrane cancer ( that was hidden from me until too late and the tumors started affecting his brain) very sad ending- but at least he got a few years of being spoiled and adored. I miss him so much

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

MBZ Metalsmithing Aw, so sorry, thanks for sharing your story

[@MBrusaZappellini]

Versatile Horsemanship thanks Brandy- I love watching your videos- I live in Tucson- super far from your barn- but I bet I’d always be at your barn if I lived nearby... we definitely share a similar passion for natural, positive horsemanship.

[@fleetskipper1810]

No club feet for me, but I had an off-the-track thoroughbred that came to me with a long toe and severely run-down heels on his right front (left front was normal). With incremental corrective shoeing and cushion wedges, we were able to improve things over the years but never fix it entirely. What I mean by that is that the horse was sound with corrective shoeing, but the foot with the run-down heels never came back into balance when he was left unshod. I’d let him go barefoot all winter with hopes of helping things, but that wasn’t enough to totally fix the problem. The horse came to me at six years old, and owned him until he was 18. This is a common problem with racing thoroughbreds. There’s an old track superstition that horses run faster with longer toes. This results in unbalanced feet.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Fleet Skipper oh man that’s terrible

[@comesahorseman]

The short toe and long/upright heel is a dead giveaway.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

John Amidon it sure is

[@comesahorseman]

@@VersatileHorsemanship BTW, you have a good farrier; she trims that club foot exactly as I was taught in school by one of the canniest ol' horse vets you can imagine. 😊

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

John Amidon thank you! She’s really great and we are so lucky to have her. She’s a great teacher too!

[@RavenSaint1]

Left front looked like a club, but it has been a long time since I worked with horses. (almost 25 years.)

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

you were right ☺

[@sheenagh2012]

I got it right! I know it was 50/50 but I got it right. x

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

shez61 yay!

[@maryranch5329]

Left front what I said in another video you asked if we could tell!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Mary Ranch 👍

[@lisapitts2011]

What a handsome boy and i like your neck scarf =)

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

LISA PITTS why thank you 😊🐈

[@tracyrain4941]

Just started watching vid (up to 1:15). I think it is the front left foot as the frog doesnt look right. Thats my thought 🤔

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Tracy Rain you got it

[@inspiredclips8245]

I checked and I don't see that anyone already asked...I haven't seen a video of hoof care where a thin object like the farriers ruler went in that frog groove so I wrongly assumed it must be sensitive but it doesn't look like any part of the bottom of the foot is sensitive, is that correct? Thank you and your ferrier very much for this video! Laural

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Inspired Clips that’s a great question! She put her ruler in the groove between the frog and the bars. The same place that we use a hoof pick. It’s very hard and he probably didn’t even feel it. Horses hooves are pretty tough.

[@PatriseHenkel]

It looks like the left is more vertical, and the heed is much higher than the right.

[@AndalusiaX7]

You ever asked that lady about manzer hoof since you were thinking that possibly he had a Cub Hoff?

[@pandora8458]

Just wondering while u had the farrier out did manzer get checked too? last video on him u were a bit worried about his hoof x

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Pandora 84 I sure did

[@pandora8458]

@@VersatileHorsemanship so everything ok then? Or still growing an Not able tell yet? x

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Pandora 84 I can’t spill the beans... stay tuned and I’ll share it in a video

[@pandora8458]

@@VersatileHorsemanship ok😁give him a cuddle from me and a 🥕

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Pandora 84 you betcha!

[@bellahuey8032]

Any tips for ringbone?

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Bella Huey I don’t have any experience with ringbone but you know I’ll get some answers 😉

[@bellahuey8032]

@@VersatileHorsemanship Thank you so much!!!!

[@micheletravers1723]

Left

[@margaretsteele769]

Left front

[@itz_lilylolliepop7475]

Right front foot

[@kcojco]

She did a mustang roll 👍

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

always

[@erinharrington4232]

Can anyone recommend a good book on hoof care? "The Essential Hoof Book" by Kauffman & Cline is sitting in my Amazon wish list - I'm wondering if that's a good one or if there's something better...

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Erin Harrington Id recommend anything by Pete Ramey, but I’ll ask Amy for other recommendations

[@erinharrington4232]

@@VersatileHorsemanship Thank you!

[@AnimaltestedLoveapproved]

💖💗💕

[@naunettemartin7450]

Can I ask you i have a horse with a club foot it is my can I ride my with a club foot and jump my with a club foot thank you Nannette

[@robertahauck6804]

💜👏👏👏👏👏👏!!!!!

[@BadHairdayKimmie]

My first TB was born with an extremely club foot on his left fore. He was sound on the foot except for he had a tendency to trip, however that may have been from his insolence and laziness. He still was shown as a hunter and went on every trail ride. A friend bought an OTTB and he had a mild club foot that had a similar severity as Diego. He went on to a very successful A-rated show hunter career where he was year-end champion on the West Coast numerous times.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

CatsRUFOs I find it rather fascinating how different they can be

[@Anonanon45]

Is there any media or public profiles on your friend’s horse? I’d love to see what he looks like. I’m thinking about getting an OTTB with a club foot as well but I’m having some reservations. He’s young, sweet and very intelligent but I need him to jump and it looks like he won’t go over 3 feet.

[@BadHairdayKimmie]

@@Anonanon45 My friends horse was shown in the early 80's so I doubt there is anything to be found online from that era.

[@Anonanon45]

@@BadHairdayKimmie Thanks for the response. I appreciate it.

[@christinathompson3498]

Not me but had frieinds that did and didnt no any thing about it so they ended up putting her down

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Christina Thompson aw bummer

[@naunettemartin7450]

My will need show on her she is sore and I just put shoe on my but can I show my with with a club foot thank you Nannette

[@janagannaway9223]

Could you eventually trim him out of the club foot?

[@BadHairdayKimmie]

No. The club foot is due to the bone structure.

[@janagannaway9223]

CatsRUFOs Oh I see. I was curious if trimming remodeled the foot kinda like putting an infant with a club foot in a cast to remodel the bone.

[@BadHairdayKimmie]

@@janagannaway9223 Proper trimming of foals is always encouraged. Once they are grown a bit there is only so much you can do. But the foot is always going to be uneven to the other foot.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Ding Dong if he were younger, maybe. Considering he’s 16, never been lame a day in life, and has proven his athleticism in the show ring... if it’s not broke don’t fix it.

[@janagannaway9223]

That’s fascinating! Thanks for posting the video!

[@lesliesmith9169]

I read a book called Club Foot. It was about Seabiscuit. I was young. Old book

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Leslie Smith I’ll have to check it out

[@Mckinzie13]

I thought club foot was conformation flaw

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Kinzhorses it’s definitely not desirable but not necessarily genetic

[@discardedgranny9475]

Interestingly, the majority of clubbed hooves are on the left.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Nunu Noazsoca that is interesting.

[@vwyldrose1153]

Never thought about it but the 2 I had both was left foot. Interesting.

[@adrianheinen4705]

frog is weak, shouldnt be trmmed. Horse avoids heelfirstlanding. helps to develop a club