For those wondering; Domestic horses reside in grass pastures which generally do not have enough rough terrain to wear down hooves. Additionally, they do not have to run as much and stand idle in stalls. Wild Horses on the other hand traverse over rocks, sticks, gravel, grass, etc and run quite often to travel or escape predators.
Therefore, the owner of a domestic horse should be paying attention to the hooves as well as the diet, coat and general well being. Nobody said it was easy.
This is damn near criminal to let a horses hooves get this bad. Thank you so very much for doing an amazing job and restoring some semblance of quality to the life of this beautiful horse.
I don't know the laws of wherever this is, but where I live, it is certainly criminal and the owners would be fined and banned from ever owning animals again. Absolutely disgusting.
@@gabriel-uc1uz I believe lots and *lots* of natural wear from the hard surfaces the horses regularly travel. It’s the same for wild dogs such as wolves
This horse is foundered. It could be lame for life. One way it happens is by letting them eat too much, or if they accidentally get into the food supply and gorge themselves.
I've been shoein' for over 65 yrs, that stud had the longest hoof i've ever seen... we work alike... great job thnx for your teaching here on utube... most young farriers i've seen nowadays are short on knowledge of what they are doing
you know, its hearing this that makes my guilt all the worse for ignoring a case of neglect years ago when i was just freshly an adult. I was bordering on homeless and the guy I was living with was an older guy who had a couple of horses boarded in his private barn and the owners hadn't been taking care of it and he didn't have the money to get it reshoed or anything and he wasn't a farrier. That horse had hooves easily twice as long as this one and they were curling around in a spiral. I visited it just once and saw how it had to trudge through a foot of thick mud on those hooves and I was so devastated I never went and visited it again. I wanted to call someone so bad, but I was only 19 and had no idea who to even contact and I was afraid I would end up homeless because it would be hard not to know it was me who called and the guy was so poor, a fine could have made him lose his house. It is honestly my biggest regret in life. I had no idea it was a bad enough level of neglect to be unique to someone with your experience. I hope to god that horse got help or passed peacefully because it was in absolutely miserable conditions. I've never talked about this because I'm so ashamed I didn't do anything
@@toyotaecw cuz you could easily take off too much hoof, with horses, you need to be a lot more careful on how much you take off, also, horses spook easily, there are horses that don't like electric machinery near them, due to the noise.
You’ve definitely given this boy a new lease on life. The relief must be immense. Great job. I never thought at the start of the video that you could get them that close to perfect.
@@eatass5627 A "new lease on life" isn't an "emotion" ding dong. Troll away fool and get your GED and come back when you have something intelligent to say. Animals do feel pain you idiot.
I just have enormous respect for anybody that is brilliant at their job, no matter if its manual work or something highly technical. That was just great to watch and the horse just had his life made immeasurably better.
Look up how much they could actually make and you’ll realize why some work very hard, but you’re right regardless of whatever you choose to do for a living you should do your best.
I imagine the relief this horse is feeling is equivalent to what i would feel after taking off my 6 inch heels after walking in them for LITERALLY YEARS.
Shod horses in the New England for 23 years and saw a few that were this bad. It was always immensely satisfying to find the proper hoof under all that growth and get the horses standing correct again. Many farriers do not have this mans ability to bring the hoof all the way back and think you have to do it gradually. You do not. These horses were immediately relieved and lucky to finally be in the care of a professional. Bravo.
I get that it's basically fingernails, but the strain on the tendons had to be immense, that's why I would vote for gradual change, maybe over a week or two, just to be safe. There might be a tendency to run with new abilities, which could easily damage a leg. You could stall them instead, I suppose.
@@sharksport01 yes, I believe so...hoof care is about restoring the proper angle of the coffin bone to restore normal flexion of the tendons in the leg. You can shoe a horse to improve this or adjust as needed.
I was so saddened and almost overwhelmed at the beginning of this video. But the ferrier made this horse so happy. It honestly looks like art when he was finished! Disturbing that anyone would neglect such a beautiful animal!
Imagine how the horse feels after a little while when the hooves are reshaped and healed up and get new custom fitted shoes...they are a whole new horse.
It's crazy he looks just like my stud that my father sold out from under me 3 years ago. I still hold his papers but have no clue what happened to him. Tell you one thing all the work and time I put into him I be pissed if some did that to him.
Who would let the hoofs grow this long. Im surprised to how calm this horse is for not being worked with. I bet that this will be life changing for this horse.
@@coreywitton9699 uhm...but he doesn't own the horse, right? This is his job/business, he was called for his service, like those youtube channels that fix cow hooves, they don't own the cows. 🤷♀️
I know nothing about horses. Hooves can grow? I thought they are like a person's feet. What about wild horses? They don't have anyone to take care of them and they don't end up with long hooves, is this video real? Maybe this is some diseased horse?
@@henrylee8510 Horse hooves grow like a human's fingernails do. Their anatomy is different from ours though, as their foot has evolved into having this one cloved hoof shape rather than the fingered shape that ours do. Wild horses tend to do much more running than domestic horses do, which wears them down. Humans started shoeing horses with metal horse shoes in order to help protect their hooves if they were ridden a lot or would be used to, for example, frequently draw carts or plow field to make sure their hooves wouldn't grind down too quickly as that would mean that they couldn't be ridden or used to draw or plow until the hooves had recovered, which would take quite a while. You do, however, see cases where would horses also have funky-looking hooves if they've grown more sedentary for whatever reason, though it does happen less. Also, considering that hooves and nails are pretty similar in some sense, you can take a look at humans who have grown their nails to extraordinary lengths. You can see some similarity to the way these hooves looked at the beginning of the video.
No idea how this came up in my suggestions, and first time I've ever seen something like this but wow, this guy really knows his stuff and does an excellent job to help this poor animal.
yea I think youtube must be actually throwing random videos around so the system is not so suspicious when you say a word and it pops up a related video everytime 😂
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a hoof transformation this impressive, the trimming of the heel absolutely changes the formation of the hoof and the angle of the bone! He looks fantastic, all credit to you for you knowledge and work, you’ll be putting some fantastic farriers out into the world!
Forreal. They should be fined and their animals taken away. Life-long ban from keeping equines. I know these bans exists in the UK, I hope they exist in the US too.
This made me very happy seeing how his hooves were restored to a comfortable and balanced shape making it easy for him to trot on firmly...you can even notice how his legs were adapted to the overgrown hooves he had before...bless your work fine sir, you're a certified good human being 💯🐎
@@malibu2.010 that's not true at all. Most horses do not get sedated for hoof trimming. Perhaps most severely neglected horses get sedated? But not regular horses that are used to being handled. That said, this guy seems very calm. Maybe it's an edit job, maybe he feels the relief and knows things are getting better and just let it happen
@@209alfredo2091 They are what's known as "hot-bloods," meaning they are very energetic, flighty, and move around a lot. I'd suspect this horse has been given some medicine for calm, although years of being trapped in a stall and not being able to walk properly probably also affected his demeanor.
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Having this corrected must have felt good/relieving to the horse… he was so patient and calm… these are those types of skills that are highly overlooked but very necessary…drastic change! Good job!
So yes it feels relieving, but the horse will likely be lame from the soreness of the change. A small small inconvenience for the incredible work they did on him! Bout a week he should be done being sore and a happy guy!
I'm crying when I see neglect like this. 😢 thank you so much for helping that poor horse. I cannot believe you were able make the hooves normal in the first round❤
Always amazing to see how patiently these horses stand for such an extended treatment. They must've been so uncomfortable for so long and yet they have no qualms about picking up their feet and standing beautifully. I wouldn't be quite so gracious and forgiving.
@@usenamenotallowed I don't think the horses were sedated, and even if they were, are you really going to pretend that keeping a scared animal relaxed and calm while you help it is a bad thing? They're not killing the horse, they're actually improving it's health and quality of life, so even if they were sedating them, I don't think that's a bad thing given the circumstances
@@pvppy-boy Since he was so good to stand there with all of the other horses and activity around, he probably hasn't been handled much or at all in several years, and dropping his "boy parts," especially when walking a bit, I would bet money that there was a nice cocktail in him making the procedure easier on everyone. Even with fairly heavy sedation a horse can stand for the farrier pretty easy. Just because he was neglected doesn't mean he is scared. He probably was well trained in an earlier life before he landed with someone who ignored him (and at least one other horse seen in the background later in the video.)
Anytime a power tool is used on a horse like this for safety reasons alone they would be sedated. That tool vibrates so hard not many animals stand for that. Plus it's just cruel to make them stand for that long on a hard surface even though we are helping. So yes, I'm these instances sedation is very necessary
@Stephanie Palmer And thats perfectly fine. Safer for the horse and the human. I look at it like going to the dentist to get something like impacted wisdom teeth out. They can do it with just the novocaine, but a lot of people prefer a little something extra just so they dont have to see/hear all the power tools and chisels.
Wow, what an amazing job. I can't believe you got the hoof angle and shape that close to normal in one session. You definitely know what you're doing. I noticed the horse was throwing his feet forward after the hoof "surgery" when he walked, having adapted his walking style for his awfully neglected hooves. It'll take a little time for him to adapt back. Fantastic job. You must get immense satisfaction. People can be so cruel with their neglect.
I dont know much about horses but i noticed that too, i could definitely tell that the horses walking style was kind of off based on how it would be walking with those long round hooves. Looks like it’s trying to roll on its feet when it walks.
🙀 I’ve never In my life seen a horse hooves like that before! That honestly breaks my heart. It’s so good to see that there’s wonderful people like u guys in the world making a difference in a beautiful way! Keep up the amazing work! 💙💜💙💜
The horse is being so patient, he probably knows he being helped and he'll feel so much better afterwards! 🥰 I can't believe someone would let this happen to such a beautiful soul! 😢
If they're Arabians, they were worth a lot at one time, so they would have been cared for. One of mine fell asleep and actually fell over. My farrier had never seen that before!
Lenora, there's a video on RU-vid with a sheep having longer hooves than this horse , and when they were trimmed the sheep would lift up it's legs high , but the weight of those hooves was no longer there so the sheep had to get used to it again, I'm sure if felt tremendous relief though.
@@williamgrimberg2510 I mean trimming in general costs at least $150, so this could easily go for a at least $400 imo (I google searched this + I ride horses)
I really like that you included all four hooves in the video, some of them I only see one hoove, but being able to see the whole restoration makes me feel a lot better about the horse
@@conpa18dany Domestic horses reside in grass pastures which generally do not have enough rough terrain to wear down hooves. Additionally, they do not have to run as much and stand idle in stalls. Wild Horses on the other hand traverse over rocks, sticks, gravel, grass, etc and run quite often to travel or escape predators.
He's a beautiful stud, and has to feel immensely better now that his feet are properly trimmed. It's so frustrating to see so many good horses lame due to neglect, ignorance, and/or lack of compassion.
Yeah honestly I understand people h falling on hard times & not being able to afford things but if that’s the case learn to trim your horse’s hooves yourself. A good file down once a month, even if it’s not perfect, would be a huge improvement over what this stud. experienced.
Excellent work my friend! Unbelievable how long this poor horse has been neglected, soft grass or not that doesn't grow that out of control in a few weeks. Thank you for working so diligently to restore him. The experienced eye sees the cuts I advance so no further harm is done. Bless you for restoring him
Animals intuitively know when someone is helping them. Any shelter animal has immense gratitude. I help feral cats. I see it all the time. God bless this man.
Amazing how patient and understanding the horse was knowing he was finally getting some new shoes 😊 great job on taking care of him and the work that you do 👏
On the one hand, I guess it's good you guys have the opportunity to teach your student how to deal with serious cases like this. On the other, it's appalling that you get so MANY of them. God bless you for the work you do.
I hope the people responsible for allowing this beautiful animal to get into such a terrible situation are punished. That person needs to have to walk just like this poor animal! Horrible animal cruelty.
I figure most of these horses are coming from slaughter houses or feed lots...just seems that way to me. Hopefully they can be rehomed or at least put somewhere with adequate care.
@@poisonapple6138 these horses really are purebred arabians. Every single cell of them show off the purity of this breed so they don't come from feed lots let alone from slaughter houses. Plus, as the video title says, they are stud stallions. The one in the background is in the same state. This beeing said, I will never understand how people can neglect their animals. They even don't imagine the suffering the horses undergo. If only they'd let their toes nails overgrowing they would run to the pedicure as soon as possible because of pain.
@@SMcCaskill Maybe not because I see another horse with hooves just as bad in the background waiting for a trim. So it might just be that the owners are finally trimming them
Who ever neglected these animals so badly should be punished. That is unless there is a good reason but I can't think of how this could be the case. So sad.
Unbelievable hoof trim. I'm still in shock at his condition. If you can't afford to take care of your animal then find someone who can! Ty for the hoof lesson.
Thank you for this informative video. Have seen several farrier videos from the guy in Scotland and it must be extremely painful for these horses to walk without a normal heel to stand on.
I haven't spent much time around horses but it amazes me how calm they are through this whole process, even the bit when using the saw. Excellent work!
I'm guessing this horse is sedated. And i believe that it would be far to uncomfortable for this horse to go through all of this while not sedated to be honest.
Horseshoeing videos are one of the most satisfying - its art and kindness wrapped into one. The trust the animals shows and stays still is amazing- and the visual satisfaction of the horse being at its comfortable best brings so much joy. God bless these guys!
@@steven401ytxwe hire Farriers for our mini donkeys, they have to work a lot of animals to make a living. It's a hard job even if the animal cooperates. If it doesn't, it's money hard earned, because it can be a battle of wills. We have a good one that comes out on a regular schedule now and it's well worth it. One of our donkeys had long hooves when we got him, not this long, but it was bending his ankles too much. He's doing great now.
I know how they do it.... they think to themselves one day.... hey I think I want a horse!.... and that's about it.... they don't think about all the land the horse needs or a barn stable.... or immunizations or the cost of hay.... or in this case hoof trimming.... horses are not cheap especially if you want to keep them in good shape....
@@AsadAli-jc5tg This amount of hoof build-up takes a really long time, highly doubt they would keep a bunch of horses to wait maybe a year or more to make a video that get views lmao
@@AsadAli-jc5tg also the fact that farriers wouldn't be ones doing this, their jobs are very physically taxing and this would take hours to get the hooves back to normal, I don't think they would break their backs over a few views. (Plus a lot of the ppl who pretend to "save" animals are unexperienced and dumb, and are obviously staged, farriers literally have to go to school to be able to do this kind of work.)
I asked my wife about this, she had horses growing up. Some horses are not super cooperative about this, but generally horses are trained to be used to hoof care. And farriers use a number of techniques both to keep the horse calm and comfortable, and keep them positioned and contained in a way that makes it safer to work on like this. But, I imagine every farrier has been kicked.
I did a 4 year old barely handled stud who had seberely over grown hooves. Not this bad but ugly none the less. He stood like a champ. I had to hold and trim as his owner was not very helpful being extremely elderly with no horse experience. I swear he knew
@@schwarmi9804 in nature they keep running a lot so their feet stay in shape bcz of all the grinding and all with the ground , but in captivity we need to take care of them as they dont run that much
@@goblincomic4522 There are no apex predators that could threaten a horse on the Arabian peninsula and as the previous post said, this doesn’t happen to horses in the wild
This video popped up in my feed for some reason but wow what a watch, firstly I was appalled that someone had let the horses hooves get soooo bad and then the wonderful work you performed on the hooves to make them look so much better and comfortable for the horse is truly a skilled art. Thanks for sharing and great job.😊
Great video and great transformation! I know it isn't practical but it would be so satisfying to see the results after about 4 weeks, when he's had a chance for his muscles, tendons and ligaments to re-adjust to a more normal posture and he's had a chance to get used to walking normally, without the risk of stabbing his front feet with those long back feet. Right afterwards, I'm sure he was walking better--and certainly feeling better--but you could still see the abnormal movement pattern imposed by years of neglect.
No surprise that he's four legged lame: months of muscle and joint distortion. Should have a good liniment massage and rub down all over and standing wraps to support joints and ease pain. Some Bute wouldn't go amiss either.
Keeping in contact with the client/whoever purchases the horse can be one way to see the transformation. Simply asking to send in a video shot on your phone or a camera would be one way to keep tabs. Of course, you would need permission to use it in a video or have it as part of the work contract as I'm sure the video captured here was as well. Businesses do before-and-afters all the time as a way to advertise their skill and ability, it's not entirely impractical. I was thinking the same thing myself as I watched the horse jaunt around a bit right at the end of the video.
What I found fascinating was how just uncomfortable the horse appeared with his old shoes or rather army boots. After you worked on the first hoove he started to realize that this was a good thing and settle down and even when you were done which was a wonderful looking job by the way he still walked tentatively especially with his hind legs because he was expecting to feel the ungainly shoes that he was used to. It was a rewarding experience to observe that. Thank you so much you have a good day. Best regards, Bob from Virginia USA
@@samanthagarbettcharles4205 I knew that I just spoke wrong I'm not sleeping and after 3-4 days I got a little goofy but thank you for pointing that out and when I mentioned the army boots is because they sure did look like army boots. Yes they are hooves. Thank you for pointing that out. Best regards Bob from Virginia
Hey Bob, I knew what you meant from the very beginning. I'm surprised anyone wouldn't realize you were just trying to be funny when you called them "shoes" . Anyway, so long! -Christopher from Missouri
Not a horse person, but appreciate all animals. Very cool and satisfying to see expert animal care takers giving them better lives. Great job and keep it up!
Seen hoofs growing into leg of neighbors horse. Said horse could walk after getting hoofs fixed. I saw legs bleeding from trying to walk. Mean people for a neighbor.
What's shocking, besides the condition of his hooves, is that he stood there that long without fuss! And, you did a beautiful job; I'm glad you could help that poor animal feel better!
@@bootykraken7177 the horse did not look tranquilized to me. Tranquilized horses usually have their heads hanging down, and if male (and this was a stud), their "junk" becomes unsheathed and droopy.
