Roy Bloom, APF CJF demonstrates how he approaches the trimming of the frog on a foot that has excess growth. As a result debris has been trapped in the frog area, causing some mild thrush which he treats with Allen’s Blue Powder.
Lik- also..... would it not make more sense to use a pick to pick on the hoof instead of a knife? I mean, I'm no expert but he might hit the frog and it'll cause an infection.
Hi Lindsay, Roy has rubbed the powder (kind of granular powder) into the affected area to penetrate the surface. The owner will wrap the foot (vetrap or similar) for the first application. We should have shown that step or mentioned it. Thanks for the question.
What is the Frog? What is its function and origin? I have heard various theories that it has to do with shock absorption and blood circulation, but what is your expert opinion? And why is the horse the only ‘Ungulate’ to have them?
What we have heard is the same, the frog is a "shock absorber" that helps with circulation and support for the hoof. Not sure of the answer to your last question.
FarrierProducts thank you. What happens to the blood supply when the heel overgrows, and the frog no longer makes contact with the ground? Or if the frog is over-trimmed? If you know of any links to scholarly articles on the frog, or in-depth RU-vid videos on hoof and frog function (animations of the hoof in action during activity, anatomy,or anything I would be very interested). It really intrigues me. It seems that as I dig deeper, I am drawing a blank to my questions.
Let me guide you to a veterinarian's (equine podiatrist) website. Dr. Steve O'Grady will likely be able to give you much better insight and answers. www.equipodiatry.com
It does not hurt the horse. Shoes help a lot if you have a horse that walks on a lot of pavement or concrete so it doesn't hurt their feet. I don't shoe my horses but I mostly trail ride so their is no need for it.
Hi Tom- we do see the problem on the edges from time to time. Can you send me some other contact info- email, address? We'll see if the latest shipments are better. I know they have been working on the problem.
So i just looked up what the Frog on a horse does, and by that it would seem you trimmed quite alot of it, proberbly too much. I get that the idea is also so these Deep grooves closen and clean themselves out wich proberbly slowly formed over time. But since this certain Body part is there for Dampening Inpact and helping in blood flow when the horse is walking (By pushing it upwards the leg) this ammount of trimming seems excessive. Ofcause what i do know, i litertly just looked it up and i most certainly dont have the Following: Owning a Horse, Be a Professioal Ferrier, Know the Full Anatomy of a Horse, Know the Ideal Trimming Ratios between all parts of the Hoof (Dont even think all need to be trimmed unless certain complications) & Know the full inpact of a too small Frog (Body Part of a Horse) + too little ground impact.
I can help some. The frog in this horse could be a lot healthier, it's retracted and he has thrush. We trim the frog mostly to eliminate nooks and crannies that bacteria gets into with the goal of eventually to having a big healthy frog. As it is now, his frog isn't even meeting the ground to begin with to aid in any of it's normal functions. It is better here to trim away the bad so the good can grow and the infection doesn't go out of control. The farrier in the video also took steps to eliminate the thrush with copper sulfate and from comments, asked the horse's foot to be vet wrapped. I hope this helped!
Can someone please tell me what music that is in the background, I hear it all the time in videos like this or carpentry videos and I have been searching for a few years for this sound??? Please help.
I guess the first thing you need to learn is how to sharpen your knife and use it. The most important thing on being a blacksmith is have sharp hook knives. Once you started digging in I turned you off. Very poor