People complaining about you using plastic while they type on their plastic keyboard or phone with a plastic case and heavy metal circuit boards. What a joke.
Amen and d Yes,Sir 👍 People will complain about the simplest things or things they don't understand or care to learn about. Looks like the plastic wrap works just fine. And it's going to be taken off afterward. I bet they ain't complaining about their spouse cheating 😅😅 they aren't going to let that cat out 😂😂
That looked like hard work! I was surprised what a short life some of your tools have, are you able to have them refurbished or do you have to get new ones?
@@caleberickson_The_Dying_Breed Don't you wish Willy Wonka didn't waste all of his time on the everlasting gobstopper when he could've tried making everlasting horse tools? What a jerk.
It’s so ridiculous how people just insult and condemn someone because they, themselves, think a certain way. Grow up people! He uses plastic, so what! RUclips warriors struck again. You shouldn’t even respond to people like that, because no matter what you say, they are never going to be satisfied, your wasting your breath. Ignore them and then they will see how irrelevant they are.
I had a women say she drives a prius cuz she dont want to pollute the air. Then i pointed to her exhaust and she had no clue she had one and she went red in the face and walked away. Those are the types of people you ignore and just laugh at.
It's nice people are concerned about the environment. Their efforts are needed in areas with planned obsolescence where tons of appliances are causing a problem.
OMG, as an German professional horseman I'd never seen such bad and scruffy hooves like this. Toes splits all hooves and up in full size. Amazig farrier skills, hat off!
Am I the only weirdo that loves watching the hoof trimming videos that has nothing to do with horses? 😆 I find it extremely relaxing and enjoyable, I assume the farriers back doesn’t feel the same!
I spent several years working for a farrier in the North Somerset Levels, England - and was most interested in what you said about the working life of your tools. In many ways, we had the opposite conditions to deal with; for starters, the soil in that area is largely peat, as it was all sea marsh until being drained about 400 years ago. Even now, if a cow runs across a field, you can the ripples spreading out from her feet as though she was running across a shallow green pond, and the water table is only a few inches below the grass! Annual rainfall averages about four and a half feet per year, so we were usually dealing with soft hooves rather than hard. A rasp normally lasted us 9 - 12 months, and nippers lasted for years!
My Dad who was born in 1918, used draft horses on the farm as a young man. He talked about picking out the feet nightly and regularly dressing them with oily concoctions to keep the hoof in good shape.
Caleb: Nice job on the trim, does give the hands and forearms quite the workout. I to have a draft horse and he always breaks off in the same spot as Lakota. Have you ever thoughr or used the "Hoof Boss" or a cordless grinder? Both have helped me with hooves that are rock hard. I still use my rasp to finish. As far as the saran wrap plastic issue, people complaining about that is laughable. Its not recycable, the local landfill will only take certain plastics and the volume that you use compared to all the Starbucks plastic lids is a mere drop.
Lakota is such a stunning horse, I don't think it's a problem at all using the plastic wrap, just as long as you despose of it correctly, another excellent video Caleb, love how you explain what you're doing, do you ever shoe draft horses, because I would love to see that, thank you so much Caleb, and take care.👍💙🐎
The people complaining about plastic and seran wrap are the same people that will throw a protest over the fact that there are horses and animals that actually do work. These are the same people that barely work themselves and have probably gotten their only blister when doing their yoga pose incorrectly. They don't understand the fulfillment of having purpose, and of blood, sweat, and tears ending in pride of a job well done. They've been brainwashed to think seran wrap and farmers have brought on the end of the world. Just ignore them and move on
I'm sure there are some people like that, but I don't think it's necessarily wrong to suggest more sustainable options rather than contribute to plastic waste. Personally I don't think his use of plastic is particularly egregious, and I think harrassing him about it is not only wrong but stupid. But I don't see a problem with suggestions. We all live on the same Earth and it sucks that there's so much garbage on it. You can barely go fishing without pulling up old plastic bags and yards of fishing line.
If you are catching heat for using the plastic wrap, perhaps you could look into purchasing ear snoods that are used on dogs to keep their ears from falling into their food and water bowls. Google English Springer Spaniel ear snoods and you can find a large variety. They are kind-of shaped like leg warmers from the 80s. (Dog Hood No Flap Ear Wrap, Quiet Dog Headband Dog Head Cover No Shake Ear Wrap Dog, The Grooming and Force Drying Pet Ear Protector for Anxiety Relief Calming Dog Ear Covers for Noise) Just slip up over the hoof and surrounding hair to keep it out of the way while trimming. Machine washable so you can use them over and over again, or have the owner of the horse keep them on hand for you to use.
Lmfao @ the ppl getting mad at the plastic wrap. No amount of plastic you use in your entire lifetime will even come close to the amount of pollution giant corporations like Coke or PepsiCo do in just a month, probably even a week, hell maybe even 1 day. It’s funny because I bet these people complaining drive cars, instead of using bikes, and consume a lot of products made by these polluting corporations. Sorry for commenting on the drama, but I just think it’s very silly when people blame individuals for pollution, while ignoring giant companies that have little to no regulation. Anyways point is, you do you, ignore/remove comments that pester you over small shite like that.
Thank you for another informative video. It usually drives me crazy to see a muddy area around the water trough, but your explanation made so much sense! She is a stunning Clydesdale! ❤️❤️❤️
Okay, how does one clean a water trough. The metal ones don’t seem too hard but the old ones that are made of concrete I suppose seem to heavy to lift onto its end to rinse after a good scrub.
@@TheEmpressMouse I have no idea, I basically know nothing about horses, my comment from from an inexperienced point of view. Basically from driving by farmsteads and observing a muddy area around a trough.
@@TheEmpressMouseThey rarely are cleaned using detergent, and usually are hard scrubbed and just pressure washed and overflow several times. Usually there's an outflow in the newer ones.
Use a strip of fabric (something like a wool scarf), with Velcro sewn on the end. Then you can simply wrap it around whatever overlap you need. Maybe make a longer one, medium one, and shorter one. Those you could use forever and spare the planet the plastic waste. We each have to do our part.
Driving down I75 one day I passed a new cabin cruiser being towed. It was completely wrapped in saran wrap, to keep it dust free I imagine. After that, I didn't obsess over my personal usage of plastic products!
I love how you are a wealth of information! It helps people like me, that really don't know anything about farrier work, really understand what you're doing. I really like the longer videos too. I would love it if you could show the horse more. Lakota is beautiful, but we only got a glimpse. Anyway, keep up the good work, and buy new nippers!!
I bet a pair of nippers are expensive. That's probably why they're sent off for restoration. These pair of 14 nippers probably work great for other horses. Draft horses are just huge. Just passing along info for why he wouldn't just buy a new pair.
I bet Caleb would love it if you would buy him a pair of #14 GE Nippers for $250.00 or a pair of Jeffers nippers for $20.00. I heard him mention he uses GE so good luck with that. 😉
I love your videos . Such great camera angle too. I have to do my pony and donkeys hooves myself as I live on an island in Croatia and no one will come here ! So thanks so much for all the great info to help me learn
@@JoC-mp6sf well teaching an apprentice is his job seems like he failed somewhere so it's not all on the apprentice or the apprentice would have known not to use those specific clippers.
Use all the wrap and equipment you need to help these horses, people should pay more attention to their own plastic-use (in their house, car, kitchen, clothes, furniture etc.) instead. You are doing a great service, keep it up.
Do I work on a farm? No. A ranch? Also no. Do I even live in the country or own anything other than a cat? No. Have I watched like 4 of these videos already? yeah lol Genuine question though: If horses need this much care on their hooves, how do wild horses fair in terms of build up, and infections or hooves growing?
A dying trade that deserves so much admiration for all the finite steps for the various conditions of the hooves you work on. Quite the admiral trade. It's not just about the feet, but the care, welfare and the personality of these horses. Thank y ou
Heat your tools &/or hooves with a torch. They'll peel away so beautifully. And perhaps instruct the client to moisturize hoover for a couple days before in the water.
I love watching farriers hone their craft. I just subscribed because you explained what you were doing. I have ZERO IDEA what you were talking about, but I enjoyed it! 😊
Yea man.. Anyone criticizing you for using plastic wrap, should be ignored. Do your job like you kno how, and f*** the nay sayers bro.. They aren't doing the damn job, they aren't dealing with this stuff day in and day out.. So F em.
Thank you for explanations as I don’t know anything about horses 😂😂 but now learning , it’s very interesting job and physical too , love your videos and thank you , it was a beautiful horse wow 😍👍🏼👍🏼🇨🇦♥️
Can I just stop here and say, I LOVE how informational you are. These are extremely important things that horse owners need to know. I do not have horses YET, but I love watching your videos. I haven't found anyone that talks through it with us like you do. You mentioning overflowing the water troughs is something I have learned a couple months back. I love it! Don't stop with the commentary because it's informational, and that's what people need! Regardless of the know-it-alls, everyone needs to learn something new!
Curious about two solutions to dry hoof trimming and prevention: Would a Dremel tool be better for dry hoof trimming instead of an undersized Knipper? Also, is there a type of sealant for hooves to preserve the hoofs moisture and integrity?
I don't know where your out of but I wish you'd find someone in Oklahoma to fix 3 horses hooves in sandspring. Extremely cracked and flat. 6452 s 241st west Ave sandspring Oklahoma 74063 with black fence with a s on it.
My recommendation: I have been comparing and watching the videos from the Far-East trimmers ("overgrown hooves - donkeys") who succeed in treating the sole "in seconds" because they work with a huge knife (but all of them ignore the frog). If you want to give some moisture to the hooves you could put a canvas hood (awning, tilt, German: "Plastikplane") into the empty box, then some buckets of water and then put the horse there for some hours - of course before trimming.
@@caleberickson_The_Dying_Breed Thank you for the swift reply, and l must admit l think its great that farriers such as yourself are still sticking to the traditional methods of horse trimming/shoeing. It’s not often that you see a skill or craft such as this barely change in centuries.
This is literally my pony mare's feet!! I tried nipping them myself, and I'm 5'2 with tiny lady hands. And I thought I was going crazy cause I was watching videos of owners trimming their horse hooves with way less effort. I even bought $200+ budnippers, cause I thought I could finally be able to trim...but nope...Even they hardly did anything for me 😥 Apparently climate is a big factor in how hard/soft a horse's feet are. I live in southern Idaho, where it's very dry in the summer. So the muddy water trough trick...would that keep their feet softer for trimming? Do the hooves hold onto moisture for a long time? or would they quickly evaporate and get dry again. Or would I have to do more the prep prior to attempting to trim?? Right now the only thing I can use is an electric hoof grinder, and while not my favorite thing, it does work. Although I wanna learn to use the nippers cause it would be less scary, especially when I get young horses
Learned how to ride a horse before I rode a bike. Last horse I rode was a quarter/draft named big guy. Had to stop riding because of injuries from being a Marine. Great videos ❤
Hi Everyone and Caleb I am probably going to sound stoopid and please don’t have a crack at me. Why are grinders not used is it because of the noise etc or it’s just not a easy way to do it. When I watch the hoof GP the grinders seem a good and quick way to do it. Would like your input on this.
Isn't there a hydrophilic salicylic acid product owners could treat the horses with a few days before you arrive? Thanks for talking about stanchions. I watch HoofGP who trims cows feet. They have a crush the elevates the cows and lifts them off their feet. Im not sure why farriers dont use something like that. Granted, they do higher numbers, 50 cows a day or so. It wiuld be so much easier on your back and feet though. I'm in the humid south. In summer it feels like you are breathing in a swamp, so much water displacing oxygen in the air. So it was interesting to hear about the opposite problem.
Lord, Lakota, you and I could be sisters. Getting old sucks, doesn't it? You lose hair in places you want to keep it and gain it in places you don't. Everything needs exfoliation now. Now, our toenaiks are dry, ridged and thick. Getting older isn't for sissies.
Please forgive me. I don't know much about horses. Why don't farriers use those battery-operated disc things on horses like are used on cows? Thanks in advance when you answer my question. 🙂🦋
My dad was a farrier for 50 years. He would say lanolin like bag balm works great but only on the coronary band massaging it in to stimulate hoof growth. And 2 days before he does the feet mix up hoof packing with it and wrap it up. It will soften the foot making it easier on the horse and him self.
Hey, if you can use them nippers without any damage.. heck, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. No pun, of course. I barely know anything. Thank you. It does feel like I'm back in school trying to get that good point grade average
Are you serious you've had people moan at you about plastic wrap do they not understand that their clothes have been made out of plastic 😂😂😂😂 if you want to do the environment of favour instead of wrapping your sandwiches in plastic wrap just use a plastic pot therefore the times that you would use plastic wrap for your food you've just saved it on a horse 😂😂😂 best way to just take to s*** people have got no idea
Why not use a grinder with a shaping wheel, like they do when hoof trimming cows? Those carbide blades would make quick work of those hard draft hooves
Time to bitch slap an apprentice from scewing up your tools. This horse looks like she could toss you and then stomp your feet, real easy. If they do get their hooves get too wet ( constant standing in water or mud) will they get hoof fungus or rot? Is she is a hard working, show, or pasture queen companion horse?
Shelly completely ignorant among us what to look for and how to keep track to make sure we're doing what's right for our animals. Also if you could get some shots walking through the ring there just to show the limp is gone or at least the horse is more comfortable.
One of my Shire horses has long hooves and a wide white line. The angle of the hoof is too shallow and needs to be remedied. I see you using your clippers at an angle of about 45 degrees to the hoof wall. I can do this but worry that the white line will be exposed?
Wouldn't soaking the hoof in a bucket of Epson salt for a few minutes before trimming soften it to make it easier to trim? If the horse is willing that is.
great video ! :) ...i wonder if using a sander/grinder in combination with or instead of a rasp would help as well as be more cost effective...ive seen it work for some farriers...less vibration on the horse ...have u tried it? 🐎
People complaining about you using plastic while they type on their plastic keyboard or phone with a plastic case and heavy metal circuit boards. What a joke.
Ironic isn't it lol
Many people fell into the gov. BS. This farrier is doing marvelous work.
Amen and d Yes,Sir 👍
People will complain about the simplest things or things they don't understand or care to learn about. Looks like the plastic wrap works just fine. And it's going to be taken off afterward.
I bet they ain't complaining about their spouse cheating 😅😅 they aren't going to let that cat out 😂😂
@@debra1077 I agreed with your response but then got confused to the relevance of cheating spouses haha 😂
That looked like hard work! I was surprised what a short life some of your tools have, are you able to have them refurbished or do you have to get new ones?
Some can be refurbished others can't
@@caleberickson_The_Dying_Breed Don't you wish Willy Wonka didn't waste all of his time on the everlasting gobstopper when he could've tried making everlasting horse tools? What a jerk.
Looks like walnuts😂😮😢
Saran wrap is recyclable...
I am a 95yo lady that watches your YT channel and if someone asked me to not use plastic wrap I would run them out of my kitchen with a wooden spoon!
Hahaha 😂🤣 I love your answer 🫶🏼
It’s so ridiculous how people just insult and condemn someone because they, themselves, think a certain way. Grow up people! He uses plastic, so what! RUclips warriors struck again. You shouldn’t even respond to people like that, because no matter what you say, they are never going to be satisfied, your wasting your breath. Ignore them and then they will see how irrelevant they are.
I had a women say she drives a prius cuz she dont want to pollute the air. Then i pointed to her exhaust and she had no clue she had one and she went red in the face and walked away. Those are the types of people you ignore and just laugh at.
@@d00s0n😂😂
The man has a job, do not diss how he does it. This is fascinating.
@smokingrammy828 thank you
It's nice people are concerned about the environment. Their efforts are needed in areas with planned obsolescence where tons of appliances are causing a problem.
This is such a physically demanding trade. The effort and energy required for this is tremendous. Thank you for your videos. 🇬🇧
OMG, as an German professional horseman I'd never seen such bad and scruffy hooves like this. Toes splits all hooves and up in full size. Amazig farrier skills, hat off!
Am I the only weirdo that loves watching the hoof trimming videos that has nothing to do with horses? 😆 I find it extremely relaxing and enjoyable, I assume the farriers back doesn’t feel the same!
Love to watch. Shame on how some people take care of their horses.
I know nothing about horses but I love these videos lol
Not at all, I know nothing about horses other than the end they crap out of, yet I too find watching the shoeing process really relaxing.
I love horses, when I was little my first horse encounter was with a mother and it's baby (what's the name for baby horse?)
No😊
I spent several years working for a farrier in the North Somerset Levels, England - and was most interested in what you said about the working life of your tools. In many ways, we had the opposite conditions to deal with; for starters, the soil in that area is largely peat, as it was all sea marsh until being drained about 400 years ago. Even now, if a cow runs across a field, you can the ripples spreading out from her feet as though she was running across a shallow green pond, and the water table is only a few inches below the grass! Annual rainfall averages about four and a half feet per year, so we were usually dealing with soft hooves rather than hard. A rasp normally lasted us 9 - 12 months, and nippers lasted for years!
Fascinating about peat and the way it ripples! We have clay soil here, quite the opposite.
THANK YOU for speaking…..it is more interesting when you are explaining what/why you are doing something.
Wow! I can SEE you struggling with the nippers. I hope this was the last of the day so you can rest your hands.
My Dad who was born in 1918, used draft horses on the farm as a young man. He talked about picking out the feet nightly and regularly dressing them with oily concoctions to keep the hoof in good shape.
Caleb: Nice job on the trim, does give the hands and forearms quite the workout. I to have a draft horse and he always breaks off in the same spot as Lakota. Have you ever thoughr or used the "Hoof Boss" or a cordless grinder? Both have helped me with hooves that are rock hard. I still use my rasp to finish. As far as the saran wrap plastic issue, people complaining about that is laughable. Its not recycable, the local landfill will only take certain plastics and the volume that you use compared to all the Starbucks plastic lids is a mere drop.
AMEN!
Lakota is such a stunning horse, I don't think it's a problem at all using the plastic wrap, just as long as you despose of it correctly, another excellent video Caleb, love how you explain what you're doing, do you ever shoe draft horses, because I would love to see that, thank you so much Caleb, and take care.👍💙🐎
You just throw it in the garbage like anything else
The people complaining about plastic and seran wrap are the same people that will throw a protest over the fact that there are horses and animals that actually do work. These are the same people that barely work themselves and have probably gotten their only blister when doing their yoga pose incorrectly. They don't understand the fulfillment of having purpose, and of blood, sweat, and tears ending in pride of a job well done. They've been brainwashed to think seran wrap and farmers have brought on the end of the world. Just ignore them and move on
I'm sure there are some people like that, but I don't think it's necessarily wrong to suggest more sustainable options rather than contribute to plastic waste. Personally I don't think his use of plastic is particularly egregious, and I think harrassing him about it is not only wrong but stupid. But I don't see a problem with suggestions. We all live on the same Earth and it sucks that there's so much garbage on it. You can barely go fishing without pulling up old plastic bags and yards of fishing line.
She seems to be a happy horse, I can see her grazing while you're working on her hooves.
Dlaczego hodowcy tak pozno reagują na popsute kopyta koni?????!!!!!!!!!!😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
Such a great cooperative horse. Classic Clydesdale
If you are catching heat for using the plastic wrap, perhaps you could look into purchasing ear snoods that are used on dogs to keep their ears from falling into their food and water bowls. Google English Springer Spaniel ear snoods and you can find a large variety. They are kind-of shaped like leg warmers from the 80s. (Dog Hood No Flap Ear Wrap, Quiet Dog Headband Dog Head Cover No Shake Ear Wrap Dog, The Grooming and Force Drying Pet Ear Protector for Anxiety Relief Calming Dog Ear Covers for Noise) Just slip up over the hoof and surrounding hair to keep it out of the way while trimming. Machine washable so you can use them over and over again, or have the owner of the horse keep them on hand for you to use.
Lmfao @ the ppl getting mad at the plastic wrap.
No amount of plastic you use in your entire lifetime will even come close to the amount of pollution giant corporations like Coke or PepsiCo do in just a month, probably even a week, hell maybe even 1 day.
It’s funny because I bet these people complaining drive cars, instead of using bikes, and consume a lot of products made by these polluting corporations.
Sorry for commenting on the drama, but I just think it’s very silly when people blame individuals for pollution, while ignoring giant companies that have little to no regulation.
Anyways point is, you do you, ignore/remove comments that pester you over small shite like that.
Big facts
Thank you for another informative video. It usually drives me crazy to see a muddy area around the water trough, but your explanation made so much sense! She is a stunning Clydesdale! ❤️❤️❤️
Okay, how does one clean a water trough. The metal ones don’t seem too hard but the old ones that are made of concrete I suppose seem to heavy to lift onto its end to rinse after a good scrub.
@@TheEmpressMouse I have no idea, I basically know nothing about horses, my comment from from an inexperienced point of view. Basically from driving by farmsteads and observing a muddy area around a trough.
@@TheEmpressMouseThey rarely are cleaned using detergent, and usually are hard scrubbed and just pressure washed and overflow several times. Usually there's an outflow in the newer ones.
@@margodphd thank you. 😊
Saran wrap, yes he can't very well use Tupperware! Haha😅
Very good explanation, love the video.
Use a strip of fabric (something like a wool scarf), with Velcro sewn on the end. Then you can simply wrap it around whatever overlap you need. Maybe make a longer one, medium one, and shorter one. Those you could use forever and spare the planet the plastic waste. We each have to do our part.
@@TheJoanRuth Velcro is plastic and so are most textiles these days 🤷♂
FYI: Plastics are a byproduct of oil refining. When you use Saran wrap you are recycling.😊 😊
Oh man, Your forearms must feel like steel , steel that is on fire after this amount of hard work. Incredible mix of science and art.
Driving down I75 one day I passed a new cabin cruiser being towed. It was completely wrapped in saran wrap, to keep it dust free I imagine. After that, I didn't obsess over my personal usage of plastic products!
what you do is so fascinating...I really admire the work a farrier does... thank you for sharing your expertise...and your knowledge.
I love how you are a wealth of information! It helps people like me, that really don't know anything about farrier work, really understand what you're doing. I really like the longer videos too. I would love it if you could show the horse more. Lakota is beautiful, but we only got a glimpse. Anyway, keep up the good work, and buy new nippers!!
I bet a pair of nippers are expensive. That's probably why they're sent off for restoration.
These pair of 14 nippers probably work great for other horses. Draft horses are just huge.
Just passing along info for why he wouldn't just buy a new pair.
I bet Caleb would love it if you would buy him a pair of #14 GE Nippers for $250.00 or a pair of Jeffers nippers for $20.00. I heard him mention he uses GE so good luck with that. 😉
I love how to explain everything, good job.
You know what? Some people are idiots. We love u
Found this from out of nowhere and all I can say is...
Crunchy crunchy crunchy
I love your videos . Such great camera angle too. I have to do my pony and donkeys hooves myself as I live on an island in Croatia and no one will come here ! So thanks so much for all the great info to help me learn
Thanks for the dialogue. Very instructive.😊
I saw in a horse trimming school video that they used a blow torch to help soften dry hooves.
I have done this as well but try not to use it unless absolutely necessary as it drys the hoof out even further
just a tool to have in your toolbox if needed
Thank you for repeating over and over the same thing. I really appreciate your passive aggressive smack down of your apprentice. You the man!!
This isn't repeating The same thing. Do some research
Threw that apprentice right up under the whole damn bus huh 😅😅
I was an apprenticed at one time lol I hear about my mistakes to this day part of the learning process
Well, considering how expensive GE nippers are, I don’t blame him for throwing him under the bus!
@@JoC-mp6sf well teaching an apprentice is his job seems like he failed somewhere so it's not all on the apprentice or the apprentice would have known not to use those specific clippers.
Use all the wrap and equipment you need to help these horses, people should pay more attention to their own plastic-use (in their house, car, kitchen, clothes, furniture etc.) instead. You are doing a great service, keep it up.
I don’t buy plastic for food wrap/get food in plastic or plastic bags
@@nancyconrad5349 I tried to only buy food without plastic, it was impossible.
One of our "cheats" for moisturizing hooves is the water tank thing. It does help...
You work so carefully Thank You Sir
Do I work on a farm? No. A ranch? Also no. Do I even live in the country or own anything other than a cat? No.
Have I watched like 4 of these videos already? yeah lol
Genuine question though: If horses need this much care on their hooves, how do wild horses fair in terms of build up, and infections or hooves growing?
A dying trade that deserves so much admiration for all the finite steps for the various conditions of the hooves you work on. Quite the admiral trade. It's not just about the feet, but the care, welfare and the personality of these horses. Thank y ou
Excellent work, great trim, and love your commentary. Thanks
There’s plant based plastic wrap now that is biodegradable. I found some on Amazon.
i love Lakota ❤ and your videos of her! hopefully you’re not too annoyed with your apprentice……..😬❤🇬🇧
Did I miss something? What did u use the plastic wrap for? If it’s to keep the hair off the hoof, that’s genius
Good teaching. Blessings to you.
Can't you use a piece of used bicycle inner tube instead of plastic wrap for the hooves?
Heat your tools &/or hooves with a torch. They'll peel away so beautifully. And perhaps instruct the client to moisturize hoover for a couple days before in the water.
Yes a grinder would definitely do the job a lot faster!
Heating tools will destroy the heat treatment 😂
@@brenda5901
I love watching farriers hone their craft. I just subscribed because you explained what you were doing. I have ZERO IDEA what you were talking about, but I enjoyed it! 😊
She is long overdue a trim
Great video as always! Lakota is such a calm, sweet horse!!
This the first time that I have seen someone use the support while cleaning up the hooves. Good job and support😁
I know that draft horses are HUGE horses but seeing how big their hooves are in comparison to most other horse hooves is wild!
You are very informative thank you for being so gentle with these babies
You need an electric sander
Yea man.. Anyone criticizing you for using plastic wrap, should be ignored. Do your job like you kno how, and f*** the nay sayers bro.. They aren't doing the damn job, they aren't dealing with this stuff day in and day out.. So F em.
Thank you for explanations as I don’t know anything about horses 😂😂 but now learning , it’s very interesting job and physical too , love your videos and thank you , it was a beautiful horse wow 😍👍🏼👍🏼🇨🇦♥️
Good video. Thanks for sharing 😊
Aweeee she’s watching you, I’m feeling she is a love.or he.
Can I just stop here and say, I LOVE how informational you are. These are extremely important things that horse owners need to know. I do not have horses YET, but I love watching your videos. I haven't found anyone that talks through it with us like you do. You mentioning overflowing the water troughs is something I have learned a couple months back. I love it! Don't stop with the commentary because it's informational, and that's what people need! Regardless of the know-it-alls, everyone needs to learn something new!
Informative!
Those hooves are looking good. 😊
If you didn’t want to use plastic wrap to keep her feathers out of the way, could polo wraps be used instead?
It's hard to get polos tight enough. I use vet wrap.
Curious about two solutions to dry hoof trimming and prevention: Would a Dremel tool be better for dry hoof trimming instead of an undersized Knipper? Also, is there a type of sealant for hooves to preserve the hoofs moisture and integrity?
Dremel is too small and slow. There are plenty of good hoof products, from moisturizers to hoof oils and shiners.
I don't know where your out of but I wish you'd find someone in Oklahoma to fix 3 horses hooves in sandspring. Extremely cracked and flat. 6452 s 241st west Ave sandspring Oklahoma 74063 with black fence with a s on it.
My recommendation:
I have been comparing and watching the videos from the Far-East trimmers ("overgrown hooves - donkeys") who succeed in treating the sole "in seconds" because they work with a huge knife (but all of them ignore the frog).
If you want to give some moisture to the hooves you could put a canvas hood (awning, tilt, German: "Plastikplane") into the empty box, then some buckets of water and then put the horse there for some hours - of course before trimming.
Can horses be put in a crush like cows to trim their hoofs?
Also do you not get back ache by having to bend over to trim these lovely animals?
Yes the can and some are done this way but the vast majority are not done that way
@@caleberickson_The_Dying_Breed Thank you for the swift reply, and l must admit l think its great that farriers such as yourself are still sticking to the traditional methods of horse trimming/shoeing. It’s not often that you see a skill or craft such as this barely change in centuries.
This is literally my pony mare's feet!! I tried nipping them myself, and I'm 5'2 with tiny lady hands. And I thought I was going crazy cause I was watching videos of owners trimming their horse hooves with way less effort. I even bought $200+ budnippers, cause I thought I could finally be able to trim...but nope...Even they hardly did anything for me 😥
Apparently climate is a big factor in how hard/soft a horse's feet are. I live in southern Idaho, where it's very dry in the summer. So the muddy water trough trick...would that keep their feet softer for trimming? Do the hooves hold onto moisture for a long time? or would they quickly evaporate and get dry again. Or would I have to do more the prep prior to attempting to trim??
Right now the only thing I can use is an electric hoof grinder, and while not my favorite thing, it does work. Although I wanna learn to use the nippers cause it would be less scary, especially when I get young horses
Learned how to ride a horse before I rode a bike. Last horse I rode was a quarter/draft named big guy. Had to stop riding because of injuries from being a Marine. Great videos ❤
in the end; Jolie Jumper is happy
Just found your channel, and I subscribed. Educational, interesting and . . . relaxing. Looking forward to seeing more. 🍻
Hi Everyone and Caleb I am probably going to sound stoopid and please don’t have a crack at me. Why are grinders not used is it because of the noise etc or it’s just not a easy way to do it. When I watch the hoof GP the grinders seem a good and quick way to do it. Would like your input on this.
Isn't there a hydrophilic salicylic acid product owners could treat the horses with a few days before you arrive?
Thanks for talking about stanchions. I watch HoofGP who trims cows feet. They have a crush the elevates the cows and lifts them off their feet. Im not sure why farriers dont use something like that. Granted, they do higher numbers, 50 cows a day or so. It wiuld be so much easier on your back and feet though.
I'm in the humid south. In summer it feels like you are breathing in a swamp, so much water displacing oxygen in the air. So it was interesting to hear about the opposite problem.
Lord, Lakota, you and I could be sisters. Getting old sucks, doesn't it? You lose hair in places you want to keep it and gain it in places you don't. Everything needs exfoliation now. Now, our toenaiks are dry, ridged and thick. Getting older isn't for sissies.
Please forgive me. I don't know much about horses. Why don't farriers use those battery-operated disc things on horses like are used on cows? Thanks in advance when you answer my question. 🙂🦋
My dad was a farrier for 50 years. He would say lanolin like bag balm works great but only on the coronary band massaging it in to stimulate hoof growth. And 2 days before he does the feet mix up hoof packing with it and wrap it up. It will soften the foot making it easier on the horse and him self.
Hey, if you can use them nippers without any damage.. heck, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. No pun, of course. I barely know anything.
Thank you. It does feel like I'm back in school trying to get that good point grade average
And all the bubble mailers, they didn't think about that, did they? It's amazing how many plastic bags & mailers I recycle weekly.
Why don’t you use a grinder?
Saran Wrap??? You earth killer!! LoL that is funny. dont say things in comments you would not usually say to a persons face. be kind.
Are you serious you've had people moan at you about plastic wrap do they not understand that their clothes have been made out of plastic 😂😂😂😂 if you want to do the environment of favour instead of wrapping your sandwiches in plastic wrap just use a plastic pot therefore the times that you would use plastic wrap for your food you've just saved it on a horse 😂😂😂 best way to just take to s*** people have got no idea
God bless you 🙏
Why aren’t you using a grinder?
Why not use a grinder with a shaping wheel, like they do when hoof trimming cows? Those carbide blades would make quick work of those hard draft hooves
Time to bitch slap an apprentice from scewing up your tools. This horse looks like she could toss you and then stomp your feet, real easy. If they do get their hooves get too wet ( constant standing in water or mud) will they get hoof fungus or rot?
Is she is a hard working, show, or pasture queen companion horse?
you looking for a new apprentice now?
No lol mistakes happen it's part of the job. You just have to take some ribbing lol
@@caleberickson_The_Dying_Breed just as long as you "nip" this behaviour in the bud....sorry..couldn't resist...
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Those are some old man toenails right there.
I never heard of anyone using pea gravel for livestock including horses. That just lacks common sense.
Hi I'm from Ireland such a sweet horse she knows you are helping her
In terms of giving water for a horse to step in, why not make a shallow pool?
Even just a foot would be great enrichment
Shelly completely ignorant among us what to look for and how to keep track to make sure we're doing what's right for our animals. Also if you could get some shots walking through the ring there just to show the limp is gone or at least the horse is more comfortable.
One of my Shire horses has long hooves and a wide white line. The angle of the hoof is too shallow and needs to be remedied. I see you using your clippers at an angle of about 45 degrees to the hoof wall. I can do this but worry that the white line will be exposed?
Hopefully more compostable cling wrap will be available for a reasonable cost soon. Its starting, but it may be a while yet.
Can they feel any of the cutting and pulling in the center of their hoofs?
Why can’t you use a grinder like they use on cow hooves
LOVE DRAFT HORSES GREAT JOB 🥰🥰🥰
Really interesting video. Don't like the way that you threw your apprentice under the bus though.
I pity the apprentice, he is going to be watching for awhile
Oh my gosh! The man is helping the cow.
What do you use to store food in your house? Plastic containers?
Now I know how my pedicure lady feels when I come in after a summer of being barefoot. 😎
Wouldn't soaking the hoof in a bucket of Epson salt for a few minutes before trimming soften it to make it easier to trim? If the horse is willing that is.
great video ! :) ...i wonder if using a sander/grinder in combination with or instead of a rasp would help as well as be more cost effective...ive seen it work for some farriers...less vibration on the horse ...have u tried it? 🐎
What is the reason for not using a grinder