Wow! That was almost instant change to his heel position. Really cool to watch. At first I was wondering why you were making a circle horseshoe?! I'm not sure people really understand the importance of the work that a good farrier does. It can really make or break the quality of life for these animals. Excellent work and always fun to watch.
@@idahohorseshoeingschool😲 Just WOW! Thank you very much! The before and after were just... i couldn't imagine this horse will stay on its hooof again. Incredible! Thank you very much!!
Is club foot a common occurrence in horse? And can it be fully rectified? Or will the horse have special shoes for life? I hope these aren't stupid questions. 😎😎
Pretty dang impressive. I'm pretty sure this horse won't feel much appreciation for the next few days but as his tendons start to relax, he'll feel better and he'll be growing a better hoof, surgery or no surgery.
@@idahohorseshoeingschool Also, at least in my experience, healing pain feels different, less painful, than destructive pain. Hard to explain and I sure did not believe it the first time the nurses on the burn unit told me it would be that way but they were right. I sure hope it is that way for horses too. The AVMA seems to indicate that in the lack of evidence to the contrary, all vets can do is assume that what is true for humans in pain is probably true for animals in pain.
@@JamieHumeCreative exactly. Some increased discomfort for a few days to trade for the rest of that horse's life with better soundness. No one wants to hurt a horse but sometimes it just has to happen for the horse to heal up properly.
I found it very interesting to see how you joined the toe together only to break the back apart to fit it. I admire your anatomy knowledge and metalwork knowledge working together to help the horses like this. Great job and thank you!
I’ve heard of this problem in horses before but this is the first time I’ve seen it and I’ve been around horses all of my life (59 years). Impressive work. Well done.
Beautiful!!!! You're amazing, dude!!! I so love this this channel!! We bought an AQHA Quarter horse for my wife South of Indianapolis quite a few years ago. We showed Western Pleasure in the WSCA Saddle Club every weekend around Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota and North Dakota for a number of years He had a club foot. "They" said he wou never go anywhere or do anything. Ha!! My wife trained him and she won so many blue ribbons in Western Pleasure, English and Hunt Seat. He was a special horse! Her and him had a very special bond! This video brought back a lot of great memories!! Thank you!! And thank you for your channel!! Bridge
You can tell he's not very comfortable having his heels on the ground. I feel that pain. I had to have the human equivalent of that shoe (Ankle Foot Orthotics, aka AFOs) for 2 years. I was about as thrilled as this horse. LOL
I hope his owners are willing to get him the surgery he needs. I'm sure it's a painful condition no matter what style of shoe he has. (Spoken as someone who had bunion surgery a year ago. Worth every penny. So much less pain)
you can certainly see this horses reluctance to flex down into his heel. I presume that the process over the next few months will be gentle turnout to build up the proper soft tissues and frequent attendance to the shoe and trim needs.
Back in the '80's I had a Buckskin filly that her bones grew faster than her tendons because of too powerful a feed supplement. She wound up walking on the tips of her hooves. The shoer had to trim her heels rather sharply to get her feet to go flat again. One forehoof turned out to be clubbed. With corrective trimming he got that hoof as normal as he could. I couldn't tell which one had been the club foot because he did such a good job.
I really hope you wear ear plugs. The little 3M yellow sponge ones allow you to hear if someone says something to you but will help lessen the damage of the loud sharp noises. They won’t lessen the noise as much as the whole over your ears protective but at least it helps some. Hearing aids don’t work. It’s better to prevent and protect your hearing from damage. You do great work.
You could see the instant stretch on his heel as he 'tested' his new shoe out.. Such a cracking job..glad you could help him..must improve your nail work! 🤣( kidding)
Such an awesome job!! I just love watching you wonderful guys making horseshoes just amazing! Thank you so much for everything you do for these magnificent animals, so masterful, excellent channel and excellent videos, take care guys.👍💙🐎
Years ago, I had a mare with a very substantial club foot. Her case was caused by her having one leg longer than the other. The farrier would very slightly lower the heel of the club foot, but left it mostly clubbed out of necessity. There was no way to make it “pretty”, given her varying leg lengths. The mare lived a long, happy life, club foot and all. She never went lame in the club foot, although she did have occasional issues with bruising in her opposing (flat) foot.
"Not my finest work", as the horse is clearly demonstrating that the intended goal was achieved, which should massively improve the health and quality of life for this horse. It seems that a master craftsman is his own worst critic ;)
Well done 👍 you are the real master and remember, if the horses can not talk, but, when they feel comfortable then they send positive energy. I APPRECIATE for your skills
It was interesting to learn that horses can suffer similar issues with their feet as humans do. It never occurred to me that a horse (with it's weight being borne on a single digit per limb) could have a club foot- I learned something today!
I didn’t know horses could get club feet. I only know about club feet being a typical disability in Romantic literature, when treatment for such a deformity was rare, expensive, and risky. It was a major plot point in Madame Bovary.
Amazing work. It must feel strange for the horse - I imagine that the muscles and soft tissues will take a little time to adapt. This must be a fascinating line of work for you.
Great "trick" which immediately worked! 🤗 I just wonder if the horse could not be at risk to stumble - like we do in shoes which are too long like a poulaine...?🤔
I dont know why i imagined a horseshoe made with a upwards slope from the heel end to help with getting the horses heel down. This design looks alot better.
My dad was a farrier - horses on the home place, mules during WW2, ranch horses where he worked, and the neighbors if they needed his help. He had a blue roan with a cracked hoof they brought him - cracked all the way up. After prepping the hoof he put on a shoe he'd made. Tight fit. Required wood vice to bring the hoof together fully and then a press fit of the custom shoe. Horse became an excellent cow horse after he quit being lame. That shoe allowed the crack to heal. Seemed to take forever, but hooves grow slowly. Point being, a good farrier is similar to the family doctor. He'll assess the situation and then provide a cure, or a referral to someone he knows who can help.
Looks amazing. Huge help for the horse to overcome the club foot. How does one prevent injury to the distal aspect of the right foreleg from being repeatedly struck by the long 'toe' of the therapeutic shoe?
Do you know whether this boy will get surgery?? God, I hope soo!!! He deserves to be able to have a recovery in that leg! Bless his heart and Bless you for doing a great job!!!👏👏👏👏❤🐎❤
I saw a much more severe case on Horse Plus Humane's veterinary channel a few months back. They put a wooden extension on the hoof which the horse repeatedly ripped off. I wonder if an extension that was part of the actual shoe may have been a better option?🤔
Edit to add this: Why do you burn the shoe imprint on the hoof? Is it to see where and how it’s going to sit before you actually commit to nailing it on? Just wondered if that’s right, as I’ve never had a farrier actually do that with my horses. It’s a great thing that there are people who are capable and willing to do these things to help animals heal. It’s so sad that we can’t explain to the horses that we are trying to help them, and that sometimes there is going to be some pain and discomfort in changing things and in order to help heal the right way.
Wow!! I am so impressed by your skills. Thank God there are people like you to take care of animals that, for whatever reason, have been neglected. This condition didn't just come on overnight; it took time and only a blind man would not have seen what was happening and done something to prevent it from getting worse. Outstanding work! Great video!
Just FYI this is not due to any type of neglect - clubfoot is a birth defect, it's congenital and can be passed down. People get it... it's best and easiest if and when corrected in infancy the older the a child or a horse is the more difficult it is to correct.
Until he put his foot down, i didn't understand what the toe extension was for. But i see now that as his foot hits the ground, the extension pushes his heel down. I guess that's why I never tried to do any corrective shoeing, because my brain just isn't on the level of a true farrier.
Hey mate I liked your idea but as a thought why didn't you just jump up the toe of the shoe to double the Web,would have saved you welding the shoe and then cutting the heels. Or retaining the whole bar shoe with an extended toe. All three ideas do actually work but I do think that you have done a great job. Cheers mate glad to see that some people really care about their work. Thanks
Wow! That was almost instant change to his heel position. Really cool to watch. At first I was wondering why you were making a circle horseshoe?! I'm not sure people really understand the importance of the work that a good farrier does. It can really make or break the quality of life for these animals. Excellent work and always fun to watch.
I did not have any idea how much steel to cut before I started. A circle gave me a bunch of wiggle room to hot cut it to size.
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@@idahohorseshoeingschool😲 Just WOW! Thank you very much! The before and after were just... i couldn't imagine this horse will stay on its hooof again. Incredible! Thank you very much!!
Is club foot a common occurrence in horse? And can it be fully rectified? Or will the horse have special shoes for life? I hope these aren't stupid questions. 😎😎
@@lisaedwards9597 No such thing as a stupid question! I wondered that myself!
Pretty dang impressive.
I'm pretty sure this horse won't feel much appreciation for the next few days but as his tendons start to relax, he'll feel better and he'll be growing a better hoof, surgery or no surgery.
You are right. This can be a bit uncomfortable but is good for the horse in the long run.
@@idahohorseshoeingschool Also, at least in my experience, healing pain feels different, less painful, than destructive pain. Hard to explain and I sure did not believe it the first time the nurses on the burn unit told me it would be that way but they were right.
I sure hope it is that way for horses too. The AVMA seems to indicate that in the lack of evidence to the contrary, all vets can do is assume that what is true for humans in pain is probably true for animals in pain.
Fair. Definately not an overnight process. Reminds me of dental braces.
@@JamieHumeCreative exactly. Some increased discomfort for a few days to trade for the rest of that horse's life with better soundness. No one wants to hurt a horse but sometimes it just has to happen for the horse to heal up properly.
Thanks for watching! Lots of cool forging in this one!
I found it very interesting to see how you joined the toe together only to break the back apart to fit it. I admire your anatomy knowledge and metalwork knowledge working together to help the horses like this. Great job and thank you!
I love to see the coke forge.
I’ve heard of this problem in horses before but this is the first time I’ve seen it and I’ve been around horses all of my life (59 years). Impressive work. Well done.
I know he will feel much better in the long run. It's amazing how much a good farrier can improve a horse's life.
Beautiful!!!! You're amazing, dude!!! I so love this this channel!! We bought an AQHA Quarter horse for my wife South of Indianapolis quite a few years ago. We showed Western Pleasure in the WSCA Saddle Club every weekend around Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota and North Dakota for a number of years He had a club foot. "They" said he wou never go anywhere or do anything. Ha!! My wife trained him and she won so many blue ribbons in Western Pleasure, English and Hunt Seat. He was a special horse! Her and him had a very special bond! This video brought back a lot of great memories!! Thank you!! And thank you for your channel!!
Bridge
The care you extend to all of these animals is a joy to see.
You can tell he's not very comfortable having his heels on the ground. I feel that pain. I had to have the human equivalent of that shoe (Ankle Foot Orthotics, aka AFOs) for 2 years. I was about as thrilled as this horse. LOL
I hope his owners are willing to get him the surgery he needs. I'm sure it's a painful condition no matter what style of shoe he has. (Spoken as someone who had bunion surgery a year ago. Worth every penny. So much less pain)
you can certainly see this horses reluctance to flex down into his heel. I presume that the process over the next few months will be gentle turnout to build up the proper soft tissues and frequent attendance to the shoe and trim needs.
Back in the '80's I had a Buckskin filly that her bones grew faster than her tendons because of too powerful a feed supplement. She wound up walking on the tips of her hooves. The shoer had to trim her heels rather sharply to get her feet to go flat again. One forehoof turned out to be clubbed. With corrective trimming he got that hoof as normal as he could. I couldn't tell which one had been the club foot because he did such a good job.
I really hope you wear ear plugs. The little 3M yellow sponge ones allow you to hear if someone says something to you but will help lessen the damage of the loud sharp noises. They won’t lessen the noise as much as the whole over your ears protective but at least it helps some. Hearing aids don’t work. It’s better to prevent and protect your hearing from damage. You do great work.
This is great work. Would it be possible to have a follow up with this horse at all?
Such excellent work. Beyond words. Best channel.
You could see the instant stretch on his heel as he 'tested' his new shoe out.. Such a cracking job..glad you could help him..must improve your nail work! 🤣( kidding)
Such an awesome job!! I just love watching you wonderful guys making horseshoes just amazing! Thank you so much for everything you do for these magnificent animals, so masterful, excellent channel and excellent videos, take care guys.👍💙🐎
Yes!
This was fantastic to watch!
Years ago, I had a mare with a very substantial club foot. Her case was caused by her having one leg longer than the other. The farrier would very slightly lower the heel of the club foot, but left it mostly clubbed out of necessity. There was no way to make it “pretty”, given her varying leg lengths.
The mare lived a long, happy life, club foot and all. She never went lame in the club foot, although she did have occasional issues with bruising in her opposing (flat) foot.
"Not my finest work", as the horse is clearly demonstrating that the intended goal was achieved, which should massively improve the health and quality of life for this horse. It seems that a master craftsman is his own worst critic ;)
Chinaco is really looking good, Pat. It is nice to see such grand cooperation between horse and rider. Thanks for sharing the journey.
It would be nice to see these horses walking before and after.
Outstanding command of anvil and related hand tools. Thank you for sharing.🐴
I just love seeing you help these horses.
Something magical about watching a farrier forge.
Well done 👍 you are the real master and remember, if the horses can not talk, but, when they feel comfortable then they send positive energy. I APPRECIATE for your skills
It was interesting to learn that horses can suffer similar issues with their feet as humans do. It never occurred to me that a horse (with it's weight being borne on a single digit per limb) could have a club foot- I learned something today!
Nice! It's great to watch a master craftsman at work, and I love the final outcome.
Add in at the end a nice shot of the horse having a run with its new feet.
Amazing work. I learn something every time I watch your videos.
Masterful work. Thank you.
A master at work 👌
I watched this when you first published it. And here I am watching again. I love watching you work....
Can you do a follow up on this lovely animal?? I'm captivated about his/her recovery!!! *Ckm
I learn something new almost every time I watch one of your videos. I bet that horse feels a lot better...
The only thing i miss is meeting the horse itself, just seeing how she looks and see the emotion of it
I'm sure the German metal workers who settled from England up to the Bulgarian empire looked JUST like you 😉.
Amazing work to help this horse.
Impressive. Beautiful shoe.
I didn’t know horses could get club feet. I only know about club feet being a typical disability in Romantic literature, when treatment for such a deformity was rare, expensive, and risky. It was a major plot point in Madame Bovary.
Amazing work. It must feel strange for the horse - I imagine that the muscles and soft tissues will take a little time to adapt. This must be a fascinating line of work for you.
Amazing craftsmanship
Amazing transformation!
Your work is amazing, don’t criticize yourself! Nice job.
That was fascinating. I never saw a shoe like that. Thanks so much for the side-by-side comparison too, really helps me see the angles.
Wow, now that's talent.
Great "trick" which immediately worked! 🤗
I just wonder if the horse could not be at risk to stumble - like we do in shoes which are too long like a poulaine...?🤔
Looks like he's got contracted tendons from injury . Poor boy .Glad he's getting help. Nice work! 👍
You’re awesome! Keep fighting the good fight!
Amazing as usual. Thank you for helping these horses.
I dont know why i imagined a horseshoe made with a upwards slope from the heel end to help with getting the horses heel down. This design looks alot better.
Once again great to watch a professional do great work. Thanks.
My dad was a farrier - horses on the home place, mules during WW2, ranch horses where he worked, and the neighbors if they needed his help. He had a blue roan with a cracked hoof they brought him - cracked all the way up. After prepping the hoof he put on a shoe he'd made. Tight fit. Required wood vice to bring the hoof together fully and then a press fit of the custom shoe. Horse became an excellent cow horse after he quit being lame. That shoe allowed the crack to heal. Seemed to take forever, but hooves grow slowly.
Point being, a good farrier is similar to the family doctor. He'll assess the situation and then provide a cure, or a referral to someone he knows who can help.
I’m amazed at how the transition looks for these horses. Just wow.
I stand in AWE! Nuff said!
Looks amazing. Huge help for the horse to overcome the club foot.
How does one prevent injury to the distal aspect of the right foreleg from being repeatedly struck by the long 'toe' of the therapeutic shoe?
My best friend, that's a great video. I will always cheer for you in Korea I'm looking forward to a great video. Have a nice day.
Amazing
That definitely was a vast improvement.
GOOD JOB, HOPING THE HORSE IS DOING BETTER!!!!!! FOUND THIS INTERESTING!!!! Do take care. Fl.
Nice work.... horseshoes have always been facinating to me. I watched my dad do it many times.
Really nice job! He puts his heel right down. Any further news on the horse? His joints look so sore.
Very cool!
Sir you have got some serious skills Maximum respect for you ❤
I appreciate your skill level. Doesn’t get any better👍🇨🇦
That’s really great.
Super interesting, thank you!
Excellent 👌
Wow! Very nice work 👍🏻
Beautiful work, Sir!
Amazing, thank you.
Didn’t understand a thing but always so satisfying to watch x) but please use some protection while you’re working !! XD
Yay forging! Can really see how it moves the foot into better position. Hope he gets that tendon released
I have never seen a shoe for club feet. Thanks for sharing!
Good evening from san antonio tx. Wonderful video
The it must have felt good to the horse, not only to it's hoof trimmded, but a horse shoe to make standing/walking more comfortable.
Nice work! I haven't seen that one before!👍👍👍🐴 🐴
The art of horse shoeing is splendid.
Very nice work sir.
Well done!
Excellent
Great job!👍😀
Do you know whether this boy will get surgery?? God, I hope soo!!! He deserves to be able to have a recovery in that leg! Bless his heart and Bless you for doing a great job!!!👏👏👏👏❤🐎❤
I saw a much more severe case on Horse Plus Humane's veterinary channel a few months back. They put a wooden extension on the hoof which the horse repeatedly ripped off. I wonder if an extension that was part of the actual shoe may have been a better option?🤔
excellent job congratulations
Edit to add this: Why do you burn the shoe imprint on the hoof? Is it to see where and how it’s going to sit before you actually commit to nailing it on? Just wondered if that’s right, as I’ve never had a farrier actually do that with my horses.
It’s a great thing that there are people who are capable and willing to do these things to help animals heal. It’s so sad that we can’t explain to the horses that we are trying to help them, and that sometimes there is going to be some pain and discomfort in changing things and in order to help heal the right way.
Very nice job! I'd have rounded the edges of tab extension though to reduce injury potential.
Awesome
I don’t think I have ever seen a club foot on the hind. Usually on a front.
hi from germany - perfect !!!
Wow!! I am so impressed by your skills. Thank God there are people like you to take care of animals that, for whatever reason, have been neglected. This condition didn't just come on overnight; it took time and only a blind man would not have seen what was happening and done something to prevent it from getting worse. Outstanding work! Great video!
Just FYI this is not due to any type of neglect - clubfoot is a birth defect, it's congenital and can be passed down. People get it... it's best and easiest if and when corrected in infancy the older the a child or a horse is the more difficult it is to correct.
¡Que maravilla!
Fine work.
I would never have thought that for a whole month, before going to bed, I would be watching some man fixing horses hooves.
Google translate.
Man, looks perfect. 👍
Until he put his foot down, i didn't understand what the toe extension was for. But i see now that as his foot hits the ground, the extension pushes his heel down. I guess that's why I never tried to do any corrective shoeing, because my brain just isn't on the level of a true farrier.
Nicely done bud I’m sure he feels better
Does the horse need to wear over reach boots in front with this type of shoe to protect the front heels fro forging?
Mad interesting how the toe extension keeps his heel on the ground! I would’ve never thought of this solution to the problem
So much better.
Hey mate I liked your idea but as a thought why didn't you just jump up the toe of the shoe to double the Web,would have saved you welding the shoe and then cutting the heels. Or retaining the whole bar shoe with an extended toe. All three ideas do actually work but I do think that you have done a great job. Cheers mate glad to see that some people really care about their work. Thanks
After an amazing trimming and shoeing job the hoof almost looks normal.
Would love to see how this horse did a few months on and a year later. I have a horse with from club foot. Is this good for all club foot horses?