for the people wondering, the part he’s giving to the dogs isn’t dirt. it’scalled the frog and it’s made up of multiple things like keratin, cartilage, etc. and has many proteins. it can be quite nutritious for some animals, but istypical covered with dirt and manure so it really depends on the owner wether they give excess peoces to the dogs or nor.
This part that the dog pops up to see what is going on and when he tries to throw away that part of the frog away the dog eats it. Wow. *That's some serious gourmet shit right there*
All the FAQs in the description,I can attest to;my father and uncle were both farriers,and Dad in particular a very good one.Good work,Gary,you know your craft!
Just found your channel recently. I know nothing about horses but I am fascinated with what you do! Keep up the amazing work! And thank you for the FAQ, the info was definitely new to me! 😁
Has this more or less been done the same way for a long time? Seems that way to this uninformed viewer. Very cool to see the whole process and a treat to watch skilled hands work their craft
@Bella Ball hooves are just giant nails, they're made up of keratin with is actually good for certain animals to eat. Dogs can eat them without causing damage to their organs, humans however can get liver, kidney and heart problems from too much keratin in their diet
All the people freaking out about him feeling the dogs a bit of it, I mean if you can give a dog a cow hoof then why not some of the horse hoof (or frog I guess if we're being technical)
Haley Vidaurri all I can say is dogs are made to digest all sorts of bacteria and gross hints I mean the eat whole animals gross insides and all so I'm not too concerned :)
It’s like giving a horse a manicure and pedicure lol and then giving it new shoes to protect its feet from getting dirty and hurt 😂he is also really good at this
You can feed a dog shavings of the horse's frog?? Cool. Is it nutritious to the dog or something? Or what's the point of giving the dog pieces of the frog? I'm actually curious! 😃
My mom used to bring home hoof trimmings from when the farrier visited for our dog, but instead of just refusing them, she would take them, act like she ate them, and go bury them in the backyard. And then they started to smell...
Gary, been thinking, what is hematite like to forge? i dont have a forge yet but was wondering if it is something you might want to test if you can pick some up, possible uses would be knife/sword handle. i have necklaces and bracelets made of the stuff and they do look and feel great.
I see that there are a lot more tools that you use as opposed to the ones needed for cows' hooves. I suppose that using an electric disk to shape the hoof would spook the horse. Is the horse's hoof much harder than a cow's?
Kajwo Jones its old dead part of the hoof that needs to be trimmed off. The part fed to the dog was a peice of the “frog” some dogs like to chew or eat it. It is fine for them.
I have a couple of questions about the nails. Are they made of a copper alloy? And if they are, is it because copper is soft enough to bend and cut easily?
I like a lot your vids, whach them from years. Now I must to ask some. Why do you clean so superficial the soul and the frog? In this case maybe is a bit platfoot ishue it be a reason. But i see that in other videos more often lately. Thanks for sharing.
I'ts obvious in all of his videos that he never trims any more (frog, sole or wall) than is necessary! Fore you to call this superficial cleaning, calls into question you're knowlege about farriary! (sorry fore my bad english)
You’re moving good Gary. I’m only a little over half of the years of service you have but by Thursday and Friday I feel like 40 years of shoeing. I finally had to hire a 22 year old to pull and clinch for me. It just lets me get 2 or 3 more horses done in a day.
@@emelieorangehearth1685 Why? I'm telling you, it's fine, I have been feeding it to my dogs for the last forty years shoeing and none has died from it yet!
Okay now I got an honest question that isnt in the FAQ (silly me) have you ever accidentally hammered your own finger or hand while nailing the hooves in? Because that must have been hell XD
