Shoeing a Draft Horse - Tips and Techniques Part 2 (Rear Hoof Trimming)
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2017
- Michael Wildenstein , Certified Journeyman Farrier (CJF), demonstrates how to remove a shoe and trim the rear hoof of a draft horse for farming and general use.
Michael continues from the previous video that worked on the front hoof. He removes a rear shoe following this procedure to remove nails from a crease shoe:
1. Cut or straighten the horseshoe nail clinches.
2. Loosen the nail heads within crease.
3. Use pull off tool to pry heel up to draw nails out.
4. Use pull off tool or crease nail puller to pull nails.
5. Remove nails individually to avoid damaging hoof.
6. Carefully dispose of removed nails.
He then examines the removed shoe for wear and uses this information to prepare the hoof and new shoe. He then proceeds to paring the sole and frog as follows:
1. Clean sole and frog of dirt and stones.
2. Pare point of frog to uniform glossy surface
3. Pare sold at seat of corn to uniform glossy surface.
Next Michael trims and files the hoof.
4. Cut trail at hoof wall edge for nippers to follow.
5. Trim hoof heel to toe.
6. Remove excess hoof wall.
7. Take short (half nipper width- bites.
8. Keep nipper teeth perpendicular to sole.
9. File the sole and hoof level with each other.
10. Clean out the central sulcus and collateral sulcus.
11. File the outside of the hoof.
After filing the outside of the hoof, bruising is notices. Michael explains why and when this would have happened and how to adjust remedy the problem going forward.
After finishing the rear hoof trimming, Michael goes over some more safety tips. He emphasizes the benefit of the horse having exercised before shoeing. Making sure the horse is comfortable is very important.
Michael explains the reason for using a crease shoe as follows:
1. Provides channel for nail heads.
2. Improves traction
3. Can be used to change the heel width.
He then explains the conformation of a work horse and what "base narrow" means in draft horses and why horses have been bred for walking in a furrow.
This video includes an excellent photo with the parts of the foot labeled.
During the entire video, Michael shows us the tools he uses for shoeing draft horses. Michael's gentle temperament and soft voice are a perfect example of how to proceed with horse shoeing a draft horse.
A special thanks to Danny Ward for letting us shoot at his farrier school.
I like that he is very aware of the horses wellbeing and actually this is what drives each decision in the shodding process. Even making sure that the horse has had a bit of exercise and had a chance to relieve himself before getting started or if this needed to happen during the work he Is consistently aware. Great work.
I don't know anything about horses, but this guys is a great teacher. I wouldn't mind spending a few days just watching him work.
This man is great at articulating the process. I've just learned a whole lot
Thank you, I enjoyed watching because you're very gentle with Pat. I watch a lot of these type videos and most are very rough with horse, and don't give them a break.
I have so much respect for a good shoe maker. I don't know much about it, but as we say in the Netherlands, even a blind horse can see that this is craftsmanship. the horse is so calm with you, probably because you treated him more often, his hooves look beautiful, my compliments.
*bow....bow...for the king* 🙌
All the years I've been around horses I've never seen someone who is so kind and knowledgable as you. It's quit the education you are sharing with this video. Thanks to all your crew!
Humans need a special person like this to pick out our shoes. Can you imagine how good people would feel if somebody was checking in to make sure your foot alignment was good?
[Sarcasm] Without being diabetic? [/Sarcasm]
The minute I saw the photo, I knew it was Mike! Having the best farrier to shoe four of my horses over 10 years, you recognize the methods and expertise of a true craftsman. Any horse shod by Michael was very fortunate indeed.
Man being bent over like that would kill my back.. you the man🤙
There’s nothing like a quarantine to learn how to horseshoe and give pedicures.
You can tell that the horse is at ease with this gentleman great job
I have never ever been around heavy draft horses. I must admit; the man has some serious trust with the horse not separating his knee with a swift motion of its powerful left hind leg. It is an amazing skill.
As a farrier myself I thoroughly enjoyed this video as this man is a true craftsman. I have shod many draft horses and could not find one thing to disagree with.
Corona not only got me watching horseshoeing, but now it has me watching several channels, judging who i feel is doing them better. I am now an expert and I can tell you this man is a master Farrier.
I'm a barefoot trimmer and normally cringe when I watch shoeing videos because most farriers tend to over trim but this was great to watch, thanks for sharing.
Great tips!
I would hope as a barefoot trimmer you would cringe when someone drags out a hoof knife and starts talking out sole like this guy did.
Not to mention rasping the entire hoof wall..and teaching everyone that watches that this horse had bruising in his left hind because he was left without shoes..seriously?
Sir, that is one BEAUTIFUL horse!!! Thank You so much for the job you do! I love horses, always have. "Back-In-The-Day" (45 years ago for all y'all young people) we had two mules and a Belgian Draft. I'm not lying when I say that those three animals were smarter than some people I knew... and were smarter than allot of people I see today!!!
God Bless You Sir!!!
Thank you for all the explaining what and why your doing what your doing. Most just do it and don’t say a word.
This old timer is one of the best tutoring Farriers that I have ever had the pleasure of listening to and learning from an older and wiser elder gentleman, especially the important aspects toward the horse itself and his caring for the horse undergoing its reshoeing.
I hope you, people, of Rural Heritage can pass my complimentary remarks back to this fine kind and caring gentleman. Thank you.
@Mattatron I marvel at the skill and care by the master's hand, people such as he are a memorial we must never forget.
All good things, Oh, thanks for seeking me out.
I've seen farriers at work for years, but it is fascinating to hear about the specifics of this trade! So informative, and you have a lovely supporting actor as well! Beautiful grey and very patient.
I was always around heavy horses as a child in England, mostly shires which back in the 1940's did all of the work from milk to coal. I'm too old to be shoeing horses but I really enjoy seeing how it should be done. Very informative....Thank You
Excellent video! Thank you. I really appreciate that you actually give the horse a break and yourself too! So very necessary and so often neglected. Well done.
So interesting I can’t quit watching. These horses don’t mind the showing with that calm voice.
Great job. Awesome skills!
Beautiful perch! I had a lovely perch/quarter mix as a kid... freckled grey mare... best babysitter you could ever have!!! My best friend in a difficult world at that time.... growing up!❤️🙋‼️
You're a great and peaceful person. I love the way you speak about your job and about the animals. Thank you so much.
When I was at farrier school forty five years ago there was no foot stands. We held the foot up between our knees at all times. It was a brutal work out.
@ during polo season in argentina we often finished the last horse using the lights of the truck at night, 2 men average 17 horses a day, i was slim AF and with a full pocket i wouldnt do it again for all the gold in the world.
This farrier is truly gifted with his farriers knives .Expertly used and fast to pare dosnvghd horses hooves .I like the way he gave the horse little breaks .and this surely helps to put the horse at ease .great video .
Pat sure is well behaved... a very good sign sign that he's used to having his shoes done and having you around him.
I don’t know how I got here but so glad I’ve found this video! Really enjoyed it
I ain't got a horse Iv'e just enjoyed watching a tradesman.
I'm wide eyed with all the information and just intrigued/amazed/overwhelmed with the skills involved. Hard work, precision, detail, comfort of animal, human strength...just a whole world within those hooves. WOW
Special thanks to the stars of this film: Michael and Pat. Awesome vid guys. J
Hey bro props on you for cutting that whole nail off in one go it was so satisfying when it came off all together
I am amazed that the horse was so calm.
Outstanding video. I have never seen this process start to finish. Further you show a rare compassion for the animal.
Thank you very much for this! Sometimes I watch these farrier videos and I know what they're doing but I don't know the names of everything. This was very informative video, I loved it! The bigger horses are my favorites.
MIchael, what a joy to watch you work.
Wonderful, fascinating and informative to a beginner....words should not block the work he is doing
Thank you
I thought the same! Words were great but covered the action at times may be better to the left of the screen? But loved this really informative a great craftsman at work😊😊
Fascinating video. I love how conscientious you are with everything. And calm. Very nice. Every horse you work with is lucky to have you.
I have no experience related to trimming horse hoof, but the whole process looks so satisfying.
This guys voice is so calming it’s putting me to sleep !!!!
Great respect for a farrier and his BACK!
Nice job, good commentary explaining the procedure.
The last ferrier video was so stimulating I just had to watch another. Thank you CZcams.
Take the words off! I don’t own a horse but I love watching the shoeing process
what a good horse! very cooperative
I love this as a self taught Ferrier I love learning and seeing everything I can!!!
Shame you didnt teach yourself to be a Farrier!
Where I come from, only qualified farriers can put on shoes
@@dshe8637 sometimes a little piece of paper isn't going to separate the good farriers and the great farriers. My farrier isn't "certified" but hes the best in the region. He's backed up for months. Even services the governors horses.
@@thenickfoxx It sets a minimum bar which everyone has to pass. There for sure can be great self tought farriers but there are also terrible ones. At least a paper prevents those terrible ones from practicing the skill on horses.
Use this old used soul of any horse and keep them in your house it is symbol of good fortune.
The horse impress me, so calm and nice to work with, I guess the horse like new shoes and know what’s going on.
Yeah, he is definitely not the first one to take care of that hooves.
Pat is GORGEOUS!
I always imagine my third great grandfather in his smithy doing these tasks when they all came to the Midwest Illinois from West Virginia. Another of my families, came in wagon also to settle in Iowa, Minneapolis, North Dakota, and Oregon. And another came from Germany to settle in Illinois and Iowa. I could go on but that would be boring. All our families come from somewhere else. I enjoy this site.
Very patient horse certainly helps!
First time I see a farrier give the horse a break on camera.In real life,I have.Done some shoework myself.Aint easy on the back.
You make it look so simple. This is the first video I’ve ever watched doing a shoe. Amazing what you do
Hey I understand it looks easy though it's a art this done perfect can be no other way though it looks very simple
This was so interesting to watch. Had no clue.
What a good horse! Very patient!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with the world!!!
Good video. I always learn something new from others. I used/worked Belgians and shoed horses for many years, but now I'm getting old enough I'm just not willing to go through the pain any longer LOL. In the area where I live, I don't even know anyone who will shoe draft horses nowadays. In fact, I hardly ever see draft horses in this area anymore...
Awesome, loved it, you explain everything 🏴
I have never shoed a horse or ever plan too... but this is oddly satifying to learn how it's done.
love horses and your videos.
Just reading the description got me very interested. Off to watch the video and to search for Part I.
GOOD HORSE. GREAT SHOEING. GOOD RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FARRIER AND ANIMAL. NICE VIDEO.
Very observant to notice the hair loss from the hoof rubbing the inside of the other hoof. I learned something, thank you. I want to get a Irish Cob in the future and they have large feet also.
What a patient old horsey, I don't know anything about horses but that one looks like a nice horse.
What tremendous knowledge from experience.
You can tell a happy horse he stands still and allow you to work on them. This is interesting for me because the horses were gone before I came along on the farm. I was told you don’t keep anything that does not work at something. I wonder what purpose I had. I was a small female child. I didn’t have many tasks to do til high school when I helped with haying. I could drive the tractors putting the hay up in the barn. I could help loading bails on the wagon. As an adult, they baled into the big round bales.
Pat is such a good boy!
Good, solid piece of farriery: shot, sir! Very informative, and well explained. It's not every farrier who would spot whether a horse is wearing one side more than another, and this is by no means an exaggerated example.
What a beautiful art so satisfying to watch
It’s funny I never think about the people who fix up horse feet when I look at them but there’s a whole art to it interesting
Jfg
txs for sharing this! greetings from Bavaria:)
It's interesting how different the farriers work from country to country. My friend that is a farrier works allways with a person that hold the horses legs, we call it here "Aufheber" and I do this job often for him.
Ja, aber ich für meinen Teil würde diesen Huf nur ungern aufhalten. Die Kernfrage dürfte sein, wie es das Pferd gewohnt is. Dieses Tier hier scheint sich gut zu fühlen. Er unterstützt die Haltung gut mit seinem Bein. Läuft klasse.
I have no idea why, but it looks really funny with the horse standing on three legs. It's a perfectly normal thing, but to me it just looks so weird. Horse looks like he's having a good time, though, getting his pedicure and relaxing.
thank you so much for the video!
Have had extremely little contact w/ horses over my lifetime. They all were not very friendly, which I found strange, as all other animals seemed to find an interest, trust & liking to me. Anyways, it was interesting to watch a craftsman do such fine work. Its obvious... the trust relationship between the 2 seemed to make the job go smooth and rather quickly... considering all that went on.
I do my own trimming but I learned something new from this video very interesting
Beautiful horse. Good dude.
You did a great job
I can barely imagine the sore back of that man Excellent work!!
Idk about you guys but Watching this is so satisfying for me lol.....
Absolute unit that horse
Are hoof like nails? I am surprised this doesn’t hurt at all? Man is an artist.
Hoof walls are like fingernails, no nerve endings. They don't feel the shoes being nailed on at all
Your horse is a very good student
I know that the worst position to be around a horse is his back*behind him so with this horse being so calm with you touching him form behind does show that he is very well trained indeed.
Super teacher 👍
nice work, sir.
such a beatiful animal!
This guy is a friggin genius
Just like to say it’s refreshing to see a nice conservative trim. I’m a big believer the sole and frog are there to protect. It’s frustrating seeing people over trim a frog and sole, and completely paring out the bars. Seems to be an American thing from what I’ve seen on CZcams. Nice video.
Im just here for the lovely horsey mate, but I loved that
I have not had horses since I was a teenager in the 70's but I still love them , just cant afford to care for one properly so I would rather not have one . I am so glad to see this horse is so respectful of you , it shows you treat them well , because we know how easily he could decide to hurt a person if he did not trust them . My horse was like that and always ran to me to go riding while my friends horses had to be caught and usually acted up on the rides . I am now thinking they may have had pain going on ? I never saw them mistreated , but there could have been pain in their feet or joints ? keep up the great work , I like your style and how you explain why you do each step .
All I know about horses is "Horsie pretty!" and I found this fascinating.
J Cortese same here
Parabéns pelo belíssimo trabalho.
pretty horse!
1:35 in the morning watching Ferrier shoeing a horse.
I love that horses ❤️
never saw that done...thanx
Nice close up camera work
Thank You.
great job and knawlage
This guy knows what the hell he's doing that's for sure!
All honors to you Sir.