Done my heart good to see him lick his lips as soon as his hoof hit the floor, no more pain!! Thank you for the care you give these beautiful majestic creatures!!
I truly enjoyed that video. Made perfect sense to relieved the heel but at the same time provide support to the caudal side increasing pressure on the frog as sort of a load shift. Smart!
I've been fascinated with horse shoeing for some time now. I'm certain there are a lot of capable farriers out there, but you are the only one I really trust. Another thing I admire about you is your generosity sharing knowledge and skills. When I was a young mechanic, learning was tough because the guys would keep it all to themselves. The ethos was, if you know what I know, you might become a threat to me. That is just horseshit.
Great Job. The reason America is great is because GOD has blessed America. Keep saying GOD Bless America Mr. Olsen it good to hear someone say it. Hopefully most American's will realize their blessing's and say it to.
Wish you were in my area. Can’t seem to find a farrier who is reliable. My 8 year old paint has heel pain in front left. Vet said suspects navicular. Doesn’t like to pick his front feet up very high when walking. Put egg bars on with pads but within a week he knocks them off every time. I call farrier to see if they will come out back on nope they just never come back. sad I’m going to have to sell him bc can’t keep shoes on him
I was hoping you could teach me something about why you shoe horses like this. I'm no expert by any means, but I have learned by a very talented trimmer that this is not treating the cause of the pain, but merely the symptom. You are obviously very good at your creed, and I sense that this might be a slightly controversial topic, but I hope that you'll indulge me. There's been quite a bit of research done at this point on how shoes hinder the hoof function. Over time this leads to tightness of the heels. I understand that this is why we normally don't use shoes like these and keep the heel open, so the iron retain some flexibility to go with the hoof and not restrict too much. However, the more closed the shoe is, the less flexible it becomes. This hinders the hoof function, and in turn the blood circulation to the hoof worsens, making the horse's hoof numb and masking the pain, and in turn, because the hoof is not expanding, it will become tighter and more painful... so the loop continues. Wouldn't this be just temporarily masking the pain until it becomes even worse? I understand that the rehabilitation period for tight heels can take up to three years, and you can expect your horse to be lame for all that time since you're pushing the hoof open again with its weight... and that is not necessarily something to take on in the middle of show season, or on an older horse, or somthing of the sort... So with that said, I hoped you could tell me some more about the reasoning behind using this shoe in general and in this particular case, if there is a plan longterm or short term, or if I'm missing pieces of the picture or anything at all! I would love to hear your take on it. Great channel btw!
of course the poor horse has "heel pain"! anybody addressing the very contracted heels? bars too high and too long (toward frog apex)! sure, moving weight-bearing to frog will be relieving, but doesn't solve the actual problem.
It’s so nice how much you care about their comfort and that cheer and happiness when you realized you helped. That’s awesome!
Done my heart good to see him lick his lips as soon as his hoof hit the floor, no more pain!! Thank you for the care you give these beautiful majestic creatures!!
God bless you sir for the respect you show our great country. As a veteran, I love to see another person love America as I do.
I truly enjoyed that video. Made perfect sense to relieved the heel but at the same time provide support to the caudal side increasing pressure on the frog as sort of a load shift. Smart!
I've been fascinated with horse shoeing for some time now. I'm certain there are a lot of capable farriers out there, but you are the only one I really trust. Another thing I admire about you is your generosity sharing knowledge and skills. When I was a young mechanic, learning was tough because the guys would keep it all to themselves. The ethos was, if you know what I know, you might become a threat to me. That is just horseshit.
Great Job. The reason America is great is because GOD has blessed America. Keep saying GOD Bless America Mr. Olsen it good to hear someone say it. Hopefully most American's will realize their blessing's and say it to.
Thank you, I appreciate you saying that!
I absolutely love watching you work on the horses! And I’m learning.
Happy horse, happy life. Well done
Awesome video. Well done!!
Love your videos!
God bless America 🇺🇸
God bless you 🙏
LOVE THESE VIDEOS!
Fine work!
Thank you.
Good job!
I loved your video and that you said God bless America! I’m wondering, can the point over the frog get bent easily ?
Can you please explain more about the frog and how it would cut circulation off
Wish you were in my area. Can’t seem to find a farrier who is reliable. My 8 year old paint has heel pain in front left. Vet said suspects navicular. Doesn’t like to pick his front feet up very high when walking. Put egg bars on with pads but within a week he knocks them off every time. I call farrier to see if they will come out back on nope they just never come back. sad I’m going to have to sell him bc can’t keep shoes on him
Thats too bad, where do you live at?
In your opinion/experience, can heel pain from contracted heels (front, over time) contribute to or lead to suspensory ligament injury/disease behind?
I was hoping you could teach me something about why you shoe horses like this. I'm no expert by any means, but I have learned by a very talented trimmer that this is not treating the cause of the pain, but merely the symptom. You are obviously very good at your creed, and I sense that this might be a slightly controversial topic, but I hope that you'll indulge me.
There's been quite a bit of research done at this point on how shoes hinder the hoof function. Over time this leads to tightness of the heels. I understand that this is why we normally don't use shoes like these and keep the heel open, so the iron retain some flexibility to go with the hoof and not restrict too much.
However, the more closed the shoe is, the less flexible it becomes. This hinders the hoof function, and in turn the blood circulation to the hoof worsens, making the horse's hoof numb and masking the pain, and in turn, because the hoof is not expanding, it will become tighter and more painful... so the loop continues.
Wouldn't this be just temporarily masking the pain until it becomes even worse? I understand that the rehabilitation period for tight heels can take up to three years, and you can expect your horse to be lame for all that time since you're pushing the hoof open again with its weight... and that is not necessarily something to take on in the middle of show season, or on an older horse, or somthing of the sort... So with that said, I hoped you could tell me some more about the reasoning behind using this shoe in general and in this particular case, if there is a plan longterm or short term, or if I'm missing pieces of the picture or anything at all! I would love to hear your take on it.
Great channel btw!
do you put what kind of shoe you put on a big roping horse keep him him from slipping down on wet field
Would that create to much pressure for racing?
What's the deal with the horse licking his lips?... Does that really mean he's pleased with his new shoes,lol.?
when horses lick his lips, it means he relax or claim
of course the poor horse has "heel pain"! anybody addressing the very contracted heels? bars too high and too long (toward frog apex)! sure, moving weight-bearing to frog will be relieving, but doesn't solve the actual problem.