You're taking the time to explain what a draft horse hoof needs in the trimming that you are doing is very helpful. Your videos are educational and for someone like myself who knows nothing about the hoof trimming of a horse after watching your videos and listening to your explanations, I have a much better understanding of your thought process in planning out the trim and the tools that you need to achieve a good result. I have been watching the hoof trimming of the dairy cows and bulls and found those videos very interesting, particularly when problems need to be given attention to help the animal to have no pain when full weight is put on the hoof in question.. I can see the physical strength, patience, and skill that is needed to work with these large magnificent work animals and I say thank you for a job well done!
Thank you for taking time with explanations and education. From your videos it is apparent every hoof is different to some degree or another. There is an art to spatially assessing each foot.
Your commentary was very much appreciated!!! I have watched a few farriers now and wondered exactly what and why things were being done, so thank you! I also am amazed at the transformation of the foot before and after. It must be lovely to be so helpful to such wonderful creatures as a profession🤩🤗. Keep well!
Very excellent job! Great to see people like yourself around still who take time to explain what there doing, but most if all care for the welfare of the horse, I breed Clydesdales and it sure is something to keep their feet trimmed and cleaned on time. All the best to you bro!
I find this stuff fascinating. My great grandfather was a smith/farrier before I was born...he was one of the only ones in the area that worked on draft horses. Wish he was around to see this stuff...
My husband’s family breeds and breaks Belgians. They are huge babies. And they will use any chance they get to be pet and yes, they just get so relaxed they lean on you. But, never have they hurt me. Even wearing sandals around a 2, 500 lb. stallion while I’m out with them. And there times when there 80 of them!! I just love them!
@leannabrenner Goodness, I hate hearing this. Horses can be kind, sweet, etc, but accidents happen. Horses are fight or flight animals. Instinctually, they can take off in a flash when spooked & hurt you or even kill you, if you are in their flight path. A wasp sting, a flying plastic bag, a snake in the grass, etc can put them in panic mode. If you aren't paying close attention, you could get stepped on, mowed over, knocked around by a sweet, kind horse who is frightened or surprised. Safety is key around animals that can be unpredictable. Better safe than sorry. I have 4 horses, one being a percheron (draft). Please use care, your health & safety depends on it. Not to mention the horse could be punished(euthanized) for causing harm to a human, even when it was the human's negligence..happens a lot.
I don't think I have ever met a draft horse who was not a sweet sweet horse..it just seems that the bigger the horse the more calm and gentle and it is a good thing because I can't imagine trying to control one when they are angry.. good luck
Excellent hoof-trimming video, I really appreciated the commentary, I was able to learn more about what it’s like to trim horse hooves! I went to check out your channel and expected to see a lot more views and subscribers. You just gained a new subscriber, thanks for the informative videos!
Thank you for explaining what and why you are doing. I grew up around horses and saw them being shoed, however I never knew any of the terminology or reasons for what was being done. I love the draft horses.
I got recommended this video and I'm enjoying it. I want MORE footage of this beautiful giant horse to be honest lol. I'm glad to hear the commentary since I have zero idea what's going on. I also enjoy just looking at the trim process, cleaning the frog and such.
We have a Percheron and a Shire among other horses. They are actually my favourites. Big but very gentle. The farrier always shakes his head when he comes to do their hooves especially the Shire. He is huge at 19 hands.
I wouldnt own anything else but a draft anymore. I never wanted a lead mare, I never wanted a white horse. A white shire lead mare choosed me as her human and I just had to have her. That breed fascinates me. I have to treat them like childrens. I can order one to move the others when they dont listen to me. It`s wild. Literally EVERYTHING became easier and more relaxing with the big shire vs the smaller breed.
I’m brand new to horses in general but have always wanted a draft horse. Can you help me understand why wild horses don’t need this work done to not become lame? Fascinating video I’ll definitely be watching more.
So very interesting, I haven’t seen a farrier work on a beautiful Draft Horse before, enjoyed this video so much, I’m subscribing, thank you so much, take care.👍
This is my first time watching your videos and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I only wish I could have seen a quick pic of Lakota! You now have a new subscriber….thank you for being so caring and knowledgeable. I learned a lot and enjoyed your explanations.
Fantastic and informative. I was never a ferrier or even began training, but i did work with Hanoverian warmbloods. They are big horses but nothing like this. It was very interesting to watch the difference in produre, watching this vs their hooves being worked on. (Im no expert at anything, just spent 4 years almost every weekend working with HWBs)
Great work. I leant something about frogs today. I didn’t get involved with horses much until later in life. Now I have 5 new best friends apart from my dogs and wife. (In no particular order). I feel obliged to do my best to look after them all.
I have never heard the term Draught / Draft Horse before and not actually seeing the Horse in this video I cant imagine what she looks like, but at a guess, I'm thinking that a Draught /Draft horse, or Heavy Horse as we call them here in the UK, would be like our Shire Horses, Clydesdale for instance, would I be correct in saying that ? Great Video by the way, when I was a kid, I used to help the local Farrier who worked on the Horses that pulled the Barges along the Canals, loved it.
Love your videos! Where I ride we have a Clydesdale mare, a Belgian and 2 Percheron geldings. One of the Percheron’s is just 7 years old and 19 almost 20 hh and he’s a dapple grey. The other Percheron is in his early 20’s and is about 18hh and is black but turning salt pepper. All are gentle, sometimes they forget how huge they are. Our Clydesdale mare is actually in our lesson program.
Our draft won't let us near his feet. He was from a kill pen and I'm curious to know if you've ever come across aggressive or not-so-gentle drafts and how to go about getting hoof care if it could be more dangerous than average.
I was taught that it was a bastardization of the German word for the underside of the hoof: the frosch. But I was also learned under a German trainer so I've always taken this with a grain of salt.
he did not show all the works he did for her. i used to use a product called Hoof Flex...YEARS ago on my horses' feet. helped. sort of like handcream cuticle cream for us. i am sure there are bettwe products now. so yes, there are things to use to help with conditioning hooves. owners shoukd apply regularly imho.
@@maggiepatterson7949 you won't ever repair hoof cracks with topicals. It's like your fingernail. Once a crack is there, it's there, and you can't put anything on to reverse it. You have to fix the hoof from the inside out, i. e. nutrition. You have to give the body the right nutrients to grow a strong hoof in the first place, if that makes sense.
This may be a very dumb question....but how did mustangs & other feral horses, as well as the Indian ponies in the huge horse herds of the plains tribes, not have terrible hoof problems since they had no farriers or horseshoes? obviously nature helped horse hooves to be tough naturally, but how did feral horses & Indian ponies not have overgrown hooves?
Traveling miles and miles a day over rough terrain grinds their hooves down naturally. Pasture/domesticated horses don’t travel much over rough terrain day to day through their lives. And if a horse can’t walk/run in the wild, they’re dead. They’re prey animals and if they can’t escape quickly they generally don’t make it
@@Decodethefallenmoon Thanks...that does make sense. but in the wild would they also not suffer, from things like small rocks wedged in and stuff like that, which causes more internal hoof issues, as opposed to more of the overgrowth issues?
You're taking the time to explain what a draft horse hoof needs in the trimming that you are doing is very helpful. Your videos are educational and for someone like myself who knows nothing about the hoof trimming of a horse after watching your videos and listening to your explanations, I have a much better understanding of your thought process in planning out the trim and the tools that you need to achieve a good result. I have been watching the hoof trimming of the dairy cows and bulls and found those videos very interesting, particularly when problems need to be given attention to help the animal to have no pain when full weight is put on the hoof in question.. I can see the physical strength, patience, and skill that is needed to work with these large magnificent work animals and I say thank you for a job well done!
Thank you
So well said Flowerin... Thanks for Sharing.
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Draft horses are gorgeous ❤❤ Her hoof is huge. Thank you for sharing.
They are my favorite. I have 2 mares like that
Thank you for taking time with explanations and education. From your videos it is apparent every hoof is different to some degree or another. There is an art to spatially assessing each foot.
Your commentary was very much appreciated!!! I have watched a few farriers now and wondered exactly what and why things were being done, so thank you! I also am amazed at the transformation of the foot before and after. It must be lovely to be so helpful to such wonderful creatures as a profession🤩🤗. Keep well!
Thank you for actually knowing what you should be doing with a draught hoof and doing it so nicely.
Well done my man.
Very excellent job! Great to see people like yourself around still who take time to explain what there doing, but most if all care for the welfare of the horse, I breed Clydesdales and it sure is something to keep their feet trimmed and cleaned on time. All the best to you bro!
I find this stuff fascinating. My great grandfather was a smith/farrier before I was born...he was one of the only ones in the area that worked on draft horses. Wish he was around to see this stuff...
This is just interesting
Loved watching you trim the dinner plate... Looked to be comparable size.
She has dinner plate hooves. Great job explaining what you’re doing.
My husband’s family breeds and breaks Belgians. They are huge babies. And they will use any chance they get to be pet and yes, they just get so relaxed they lean on you. But, never have they hurt me. Even wearing sandals around a 2, 500 lb. stallion while I’m out with them. And there times when there 80 of them!! I just love them!
@leannabrenner Goodness, I hate hearing this. Horses can be kind, sweet, etc, but accidents happen. Horses are fight or flight animals. Instinctually, they can take off in a flash when spooked & hurt you or even kill you, if you are in their flight path. A wasp sting, a flying plastic bag, a snake in the grass, etc can put them in panic mode. If you aren't paying close attention, you could get stepped on, mowed over, knocked around by a sweet, kind horse who is frightened or surprised. Safety is key around animals that can be unpredictable. Better safe than sorry. I have 4 horses, one being a percheron (draft). Please use care, your health & safety depends on it. Not to mention the horse could be punished(euthanized) for causing harm to a human, even when it was the human's negligence..happens a lot.
Could you start showing the entire horse when you're done. Love to see what they look like!
Great video, Thank you for explaining everything. Keep up the good work. Hi from the Yukon, Canada!
Would love to get an ASMR style cut lol that’s just the sounds with no talking! Sooo satisfying
I don't think I have ever met a draft horse who was not a sweet sweet horse..it just seems that the bigger the horse the more calm and gentle and it is a good thing because I can't imagine trying to control one when they are angry.. good luck
I love the commentary. I never know what and why on other farrier videos.
Excellent hoof-trimming video, I really appreciated the commentary, I was able to learn more about what it’s like to trim horse hooves! I went to check out your channel and expected to see a lot more views and subscribers. You just gained a new subscriber, thanks for the informative videos!
Thank you
Thank you for explaining what and why you are doing. I grew up around horses and saw them being shoed, however I never knew any of the terminology or reasons for what was being done. I love the draft horses.
I got recommended this video and I'm enjoying it. I want MORE footage of this beautiful giant horse to be honest lol. I'm glad to hear the commentary since I have zero idea what's going on. I also enjoy just looking at the trim process, cleaning the frog and such.
That is huge! I just ate dinner on a plate as big as the hoof! lol That would be a lot of work, for sure!
Appreciate the voice over descriptions! I think this is the largest hoof I’ve ever watched be trimmed.
We have a Percheron and a Shire among other horses. They are actually my favourites. Big but very gentle. The farrier always shakes his head when he comes to do their hooves especially the Shire. He is huge at 19 hands.
I love the big breeds yes they're a lot of work but super rewarding
I wouldnt own anything else but a draft anymore. I never wanted a lead mare, I never wanted a white horse. A white shire lead mare choosed me as her human and I just had to have her. That breed fascinates me. I have to treat them like childrens. I can order one to move the others when they dont listen to me. It`s wild. Literally EVERYTHING became easier and more relaxing with the big shire vs the smaller breed.
@@SocialShiresI have a beautiful 16.3h, pinto Gypsy Vanner/American Spotted Draft cross...she's the best!😊
Loved hearing your narrative, it's very interesting! I learn something every time, thank you.
I’m brand new to horses in general but have always wanted a draft horse. Can you help me understand why wild horses don’t need this work done to not become lame? Fascinating video I’ll definitely be watching more.
Wild horses travel long distance every day this keeps there hooves worn down
, Gracias por la respuesta😊❤😊
I love watching this stuff. It just mesmerizing me.
Thank you sir! Well done video and wonderful explanation on the trimming! 😎👍
So interesting thank you for sharing.
It's wonderful that the big horses are still with us. 💜
I love to watch these. This one was the best yet! So informative!
This is so interesting! I’m fascinated watching this process. Thank you!
Really nice job explaining what you are doing. Thank you
Im liking your voice and the way you take goodcareof your clients as inthe horseys ❤❤❤❤...mynew addiction 😂😂😂
Can we see the whole horse? I know nothing about horse's. 👍👍👍👍👍
Love 2 c her walk around after . She must look fantastic 🥰👍
GREAT explanations! Thanks for taking the time!
So very interesting, I haven’t seen a farrier work on a beautiful Draft Horse before, enjoyed this video so much, I’m subscribing, thank you so much, take care.👍
Bet they’re really happy when you’re all done ❗️ thank you for sharing!
I never knew what the frog was for! Great explanation! Just got a new subscriber!
This are my favorite horses. They are high but they are so calm and pacient
I love draft horses. I've seen some big ones, but this horse's hoof is the size of a dinner plate! Wow!!
It looks so beautifully done professionally!!
This is my first time watching your videos and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I only wish I could have seen a quick pic of Lakota! You now have a new subscriber….thank you for being so caring and knowledgeable. I learned a lot and enjoyed your explanations.
Would've been nice to see a shot of Lakota at some point...
I love it, keep doing what you do, awesome job buddy!
Fantastic and informative. I was never a ferrier or even began training, but i did work with Hanoverian warmbloods. They are big horses but nothing like this. It was very interesting to watch the difference in produre, watching this vs their hooves being worked on. (Im no expert at anything, just spent 4 years almost every weekend working with HWBs)
Great work. I leant something about frogs today.
I didn’t get involved with horses much until later in life.
Now I have 5 new best friends apart from my dogs and wife. (In no particular order).
I feel obliged to do my best to look after them all.
Lakota is looking good! ❤❤
I have never heard the term Draught / Draft Horse before and not actually seeing the Horse in this video I cant imagine what she looks like, but at a guess, I'm thinking that a Draught /Draft horse, or Heavy Horse as we call them here in the UK, would be like our Shire Horses, Clydesdale for instance, would I be correct in saying that ? Great Video by the way, when I was a kid, I used to help the local Farrier who worked on the Horses that pulled the Barges along the Canals, loved it.
Yes, drafts/draughts is another term for "heavy" horses. Clydesdales, Shires, Belgians, Percherons, etc
Loved the audio with the video❤thanks for sharing
Magnificent. Thanks for sharing and teaching
The horse seemed very patient while his hooves were being attended to.
I very much enjoyed this informative video! I love the draft breeds!
I really enjoy your videos. This is what I should have gone to school for ❤
Nice work I like draft horses too I was a groom at Calder race track for awhile but it was nice to go to the farm and see the draft horses out there
I love the way you explain what your doing and what its for thank you so very much for shareing your viedo. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊
YOU ROCK BIG TIME DUDE.
Love your videos! Where I ride we have a Clydesdale mare, a Belgian and 2 Percheron geldings. One of the Percheron’s is just 7 years old and 19 almost 20 hh and he’s a dapple grey. The other Percheron is in his early 20’s and is about 18hh and is black but turning salt pepper. All are gentle, sometimes they forget how huge they are. Our Clydesdale mare is actually in our lesson program.
Our draft won't let us near his feet. He was from a kill pen and I'm curious to know if you've ever come across aggressive or not-so-gentle drafts and how to go about getting hoof care if it could be more dangerous than average.
Incredible! That hoof is as big as a dinner plate!
Great job. Thanks for sharing.
Love the tools, great video
Nice job on a big foot!
I'm sure you've seen the "stocks" the Amish put their draft horses in to work on their feet, no lifting or tugging.
Beautiful Work!!
Great job!
Thank you
Excellent work and highly informative. Subbed.
Fantastic informative video thank you
Love the explanation of hoof parts and what could happen if the animal is not taken care of properly. Thank you
Wonderful very well done explaining the best way to shoe a draft horse thank you.🤠🐎🐎🐎😁🖐👍🏻.
I knew that draft horses had big hooves, whole new perspective when you see the bottom of it. 😊
The size of an elephant foot! But beautiful at the same time! Nice work! 🫶
Nice job. Ounce of prevention saves a pound of cure.
Huge. Nice work. What does it cost to do these hoofs?
So cool! I loved this video. I also love draft horses! This was amazing wow 😍
I love draft horses ❤❤, good Job!!!
That is indeed a big hoof! I love drafts and ther big feet.
I love draft horses and I can’t wait to own a few!, specifically Shire horses
I started this new channel so I can flood it with Shires horses from my mare`s herd.
Would like to see the finished final product. Did you shoe her? I don’t know much about draft horses.
Really appreciate the education. One question: why is it called a “frog”?
I really don't know why actually
I was taught that it was a bastardization of the German word for the underside of the hoof: the frosch. But I was also learned under a German trainer so I've always taken this with a grain of salt.
fascinating
Beautiful trim...very healthy, giant hoof....is this mare a Clydesdale or a Shire?
Would have loved to see a shot of the horse herself! See who this giant hoof is attached to XD
Great video great narration but we never the actual horse she must have been huge with a hoof that big 😎
Very professional commentary
What about all the cracks on her hoof? Is that ok or can you do something about it? Can you show the horse the next time? Thank you
he did not show all the works he did for her. i used to use a product called Hoof Flex...YEARS ago on my horses' feet. helped. sort of like handcream cuticle cream for us. i am sure there are bettwe products now. so yes, there are things to use to help with conditioning hooves. owners shoukd apply regularly imho.
@@maggiepatterson7949 you won't ever repair hoof cracks with topicals. It's like your fingernail. Once a crack is there, it's there, and you can't put anything on to reverse it. You have to fix the hoof from the inside out, i. e. nutrition. You have to give the body the right nutrients to grow a strong hoof in the first place, if that makes sense.
Thanks
Agreed.Fascinating!
Good video. Would have been awesome to see the horse real quick. 😉
GOOD JOB👍👍👍
First time watching. Can someone tell me how often you have to clean the hoof and does the horse feel what he's doing? TY
Yes the horse feels it nothing major though more like a tickle and we trim the horse about every 8 weeks
That's so cool!
It is the size of a dinner plate…oh Lordy,,😮😮❤❤❤
That is an almighty big hoof
I've seen draft horses get hooves trimmed but that has to be the biggest frog I've ever seen ..wow!
Awesome
That mare has not only MASSIVE feet but they're pretty as well!!!
I forgot to ask- with feet this big she's got to be a shire or my guess is Belgian???
You have to schedule these beauties to start the day off. Most of them are sweet and cooperative but they are still a lot to work on.
When horse ran wild nobody trimmed them so what happened then before the farrier came along?
How many inches of iron for the hoof.
This may be a very dumb question....but how did mustangs & other feral horses, as well as the Indian ponies in the huge horse herds of the plains tribes, not have terrible hoof problems since they had no farriers or horseshoes? obviously nature helped horse hooves to be tough naturally, but how did feral horses & Indian ponies not have overgrown hooves?
Traveling miles and miles a day over rough terrain grinds their hooves down naturally. Pasture/domesticated horses don’t travel much over rough terrain day to day through their lives. And if a horse can’t walk/run in the wild, they’re dead. They’re prey animals and if they can’t escape quickly they generally don’t make it
@@Decodethefallenmoon
Thanks...that does make sense. but in the wild would they also not suffer, from things like small rocks wedged in and stuff like that, which causes more internal hoof issues, as opposed to more of the overgrowth issues?
Can horses lay down while you work on their foot 😄?
Do the horses feel any pain? Looks so painful!
No they don't much like trimming in the
Is that a horse or a kaiju?!
The finiteness of this organism compared to a man is huge!
Before I forget this time I want to ask (Why) don't you use mechanical trimmers? They are used a lot in some European countries.
Some horse don't like the sound and the way I was taught we don't use them so it's easier for me than learning a new way