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.
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. 😎😎
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!
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.
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 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.
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
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.
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.👍💙🐎
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.
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
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?
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)
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)
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.
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.
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?🤔
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...?🤔
"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 ;)
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.
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!
When a nail is driven correctly in a normal healthy hoof, it causes no pain whatsoever. The hoof wall, although it grows, is actually dead tissue, a bit like your nails, but much thicker and stronger, of course. Just as you can have your nails cut, filed, painted etc - so can the horse have its hooves treated. If you were to have a tiny hole made in that part of your fingernail which is away from its 'quick', it would be entirely painless although you would 'feel' that it was happening because of the vibrations caused by the drilling or other mechanical process. Same with the horse. They can 'feel' that something is happening to their foot, but it doesn't hurt them. Of course if the shoer is incompetent, or if something suddenly causes the horse to move at the moment a hammer-blow is struck, the nail can be misaligned and pain, even actual injury and lameness, caused.
I've asked this question in other horseshoeing groups but never got an answer. I just want to know why the person making the shoe always bangs the hammer on the anvil separately from the shoe itself. Thanks for whoever answers this.
I actually read into this on forums also, and there are several reasons that I was given. Sometimes it’s just habit or to rest the arm between hits, but it can also cool the hammer down and remove any scale buildup from the end of the hammer.
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.
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.
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.
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!!!👏👏👏👏❤🐎❤
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.
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
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.
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.
😊😮🎉
@@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!
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 know he will feel much better in the long run. It's amazing how much a good farrier can improve a horse's life.
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.
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 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.
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
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.
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!
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.
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!!
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This is great work. Would it be possible to have a follow up with this horse at all?
The only thing i miss is meeting the horse itself, just seeing how she looks and see the emotion of it
The care you extend to all of these animals is a joy to see.
A master at work 👌
Amazing transformation!
Amazing craftsmanship
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?
It would be nice to see these horses walking before and after.
Such excellent work. Beyond words. Best channel.
That’s really great.
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)
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)
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.
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.
Excellent 👌
Nice work! I haven't seen that one before!👍👍👍🐴 🐴
Amazing, thank you.
Very nice work sir.
Well done!
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?🤔
Does the horse need to wear over reach boots in front with this type of shoe to protect the front heels fro forging?
This was fantastic to watch!
After an amazing trimming and shoeing job the hoof almost looks normal.
Amazing work. I learn something every time I watch your videos.
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...?🤔
"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 ;)
Can you do a follow up on this lovely animal?? I'm captivated about his/her recovery!!! *Ckm
Really nice job! He puts his heel right down. Any further news on the horse? His joints look so sore.
I don’t think I have ever seen a club foot on the hind. Usually on a front.
Nice! It's great to watch a master craftsman at work, and I love the final outcome.
Something magical about watching a farrier forge.
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.
Add in at the end a nice shot of the horse having a run with its new feet.
He makes fashioning a custom shoe look way too easy! Pretty sure it’s not. 😊
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.
Your work is amazing, don’t criticize yourself! Nice job.
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!
Outstanding command of anvil and related hand tools. Thank you for sharing.🐴
Chinaco is really looking good, Pat. It is nice to see such grand cooperation between horse and rider. Thanks for sharing the journey.
I just love seeing you help these horses.
👍🏼👍🏼
I’ve always wondered if the horses feel it when the shoe nails go through like that…. I hope that’s not dumb.
When a nail is driven correctly in a normal healthy hoof, it causes no pain whatsoever. The hoof wall, although it grows, is actually dead tissue, a bit like your nails, but much thicker and stronger, of course.
Just as you can have your nails cut, filed, painted etc - so can the horse have its hooves treated. If you were to have a tiny hole made in that part of your fingernail which is away from its 'quick', it would be entirely painless although you would 'feel' that it was happening because of the vibrations caused by the drilling or other mechanical process. Same with the horse. They can 'feel' that something is happening to their foot, but it doesn't hurt them.
Of course if the shoer is incompetent, or if something suddenly causes the horse to move at the moment a hammer-blow is struck, the nail can be misaligned and pain, even actual injury and lameness, caused.
I've asked this question in other horseshoeing groups but never got an answer. I just want to know why the person making the shoe always bangs the hammer on the anvil separately from the shoe itself.
Thanks for whoever answers this.
Not involved in horseshoeing, but I think it's like when you pick up tongs and click em. No reason, but you will do it every time.
I actually read into this on forums also, and there are several reasons that I was given. Sometimes it’s just habit or to rest the arm between hits, but it can also cool the hammer down and remove any scale buildup from the end of the hammer.
It helps to keep the rhythm going.
I learn something new almost every time I watch one of your videos. I bet that horse feels a lot better...
Looks like he's got contracted tendons from injury . Poor boy .Glad he's getting help. Nice work! 👍
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.
Didn’t understand a thing but always so satisfying to watch x) but please use some protection while you’re working !! XD
Wow, now that's talent.
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.
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.
I’m amazed at how the transition looks for these horses. Just wow.
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.
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.
Sir you have got some serious skills Maximum respect for you ❤
Dang. I cringe and clamp my teeth together every time I watch someone trimming a frog.
Poor horse. Take the heels down to the hard sole plane. Leave the toe to touch the ground. Don't put a heavy shoe on it for god's sake!!
How does limb length disparity impact your decisions on how to treat this condition?
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.
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?
It makes me sad. They’re no prosthetics for animals yet especially in the cases of horses they need their legs.
Not sure if that horse appreciates your work as much as all the commenters do😅.
His pastern joint looks swollen on that side. Is that bc of the club foot & tendons?
You’re awesome! Keep fighting the good fight!
That definitely was a vast improvement.
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.
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I watched this when you first published it. And here I am watching again. I love watching you work....
GOOD JOB, HOPING THE HORSE IS DOING BETTER!!!!!! FOUND THIS INTERESTING!!!! Do take care. Fl.
Masterful work. Thank you.
Must be sore and feel odd, you can see when the heel goes down he’s pulling it back up
Impressive. Beautiful 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!!!👏👏👏👏❤🐎❤
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.
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
Dude, it’s amazing how you make those shoes. What an art. Will that hoof ever grow normally?
Nice work.... horseshoes have always been facinating to me. I watched my dad do it many times.
Very nice job! I'd have rounded the edges of tab extension though to reduce injury potential.
Mad interesting how the toe extension keeps his heel on the ground! I would’ve never thought of this solution to the problem
I appreciate your skill level. Doesn’t get any better👍🇨🇦
Was this pre or post surgery?
Amazing as usual. Thank you for helping these horses.
Yay forging! Can really see how it moves the foot into better position. Hope he gets that tendon released
Once again great to watch a professional do great work. Thanks.
I have never seen a shoe for club feet. Thanks for sharing!
Good evening from san antonio tx. Wonderful video
So much better.
this shoe looks so cool!! i wonder how long it took to make the shoe?
Nicely done bud I’m sure he feels better