The frog helps to push venous blood back up the leg to return to the heart/lungs. Each step acts like a pump. Getting back up those legs gets a big lift from the frog's action.
Fantastic to see the back hooves being cleaned and trimmed too. I am always amazed at how one o know just how much to remove and have equal balance of depth and shape for each of the 4 hooves! Thank you! 🙏❤️🇦🇺🇧🇷
Decades ago my dad started trimming a horse one day but when he started to use his nippers, they wouldn’t cut through the hoof. He went back to his knife and after cutting some more away he saw the horse was actually shod but the horse’s hooves had grown down and over the shoes! Obviously it had been a while since the horse had been trimmed. Took a while but he got them cleaned up.
Heelers are absolute psychopaths. I’ve never seen a breed with so much energy! Of course that’s probably my hyperactive daughter has heeler puppy and I have a Newfoundland pup.
Skilled farrier, that horse has good quality feet. Thrush is that black stuff, the anaerobic bacteria. Keeping them cleaned and dry will have those back in decent shape by next farrier appointment (6-8wks) Sounds like you have a solid plan, thrush is an issue in many places, depending on environment. Thrush can be minimized or eliminated with some preventable practice. Question: Why is he still a stallion? When he bodies up, his attitude may change. That can sometimes arise when neglected horses feel the benefits of nutrition. Hes got great quality feet, and you have a skilled farrier. Farriers are a necessary part of the team. Everyone should treat your skilled farriers well. They are vital to the well being of horses. Especially if your farrier works well with your vet. That's the dream team there. Have fun with your horse. He is lucky to have you.
Unlike domestic horses, wild horses are free to roam through different surfaces. Sometimes on wet mud, sometimes on dry hard packed dirt, sometimes on stone. So they’re hooves get warn down or washed naturally. Most tame horses are kept in always wet or always dry, and rarely solid stone. Ever seen a horse dig its rolling spot? This also helps.
I’m no equine expert, but from what I do know, the owners of these animals are rarely to blame for a lame hoof. Maintaining the hooves of an animal comes right down to what the farrier does A conscientious owner has the farrier in on a regular basis to maintain hoof health. You can usually see by these vids, mostly cows, are very well looked after. That’s why farriers are so important to an animals’ well being. This is a horrible comparison, but if you own a dog and take good care of your loyal companion, you have to check the dog’s feet, make sure paw pads are not injured, check between the toes to make sure the paws are in good shape. And trim the nails…easier said than done! I’d offer that, with their skill and knowledge, this is what a farrier does for his bovine “patience.”❤️
I haven’t watched a lot of the videos yet I don’t see any horse getting impatient or angry. Maybe they sense things are about to get a whole lot more comfortable 🔮🤨
These comments are a perfect example of people commenting on a subject they know next to nothing about. NOT an old horse, NOT in pain. That was fairly normal hoof growth that the farrier trimmed, the edge was a little rough as you would expect on a shoeless horse who is on arrid ground. Not all horses need shoes.
No, but shoed or not, as an owner it's your job to check their feet every day or two if they are on rocky ground. You need to keep on top of the stones they pick up.
Welcome to the internet, everyone’s an expert…..in bullshit. It doesn’t help that so many are kids that hear or read something once and think they are instantly experts.
@@corneliusblackwood9014 I'm no expert, but I've lived on a farm all my life where we use horses to work the cattle. Like all the animals we had, it was our job to look after them, every day. I don't know about you, but having a stone in my shoe has never been an enjoyable experience for me. I seriously doubt the horses/cattle enjoyed it either.
Thank you, I know nothing about hoof trimming but I sure learned a lot, I found it quite fascinating, and necessary for the health of the horse, it would be better to have a little pain now than have permanent damage and major pain later, so many people don’t look at the big picture, but like I said earlier I know nothing, so some comments I keep to myself 😂
It's just as much art as it is skill. There are subtle differences in texture of the sole that tells the farrier to stop shaving. The length of the heel and toe are based off of measurements of the rest of the foot and just watching how the horse walks and wears the hoof naturally.
They travel hundreds of miles a day in the wild grazing and looking for food and get naturally worn down. Wild horses also naturally select for strong hoof genetics, via ones with weak or deformed hoof are prayed upon when an issue occurs. Why do people ask questions in the comment section when it would be faster and a more accurate source to google a question like this?
They wear off in the wild. Domesticated animals have a lot of soft surfaces, plus don't do as much running long distances as in the wild. In terms of the corresponding skeletal structure, the hoof is as if your middle fingernail and toenail were overdeveloped and thickened, while the other digits shrank and melded in. The horse's hoof corresponds to that middle nail. As with other animals with nails in the wild, such as wolves or coyotes, they wear off with use.
They get normal wear and tear just running.. they don't need shoes because they don't carry people or loads of stuff. They're not standing on concrete barn floors either...
@@phiddlephart7026 , people who don't care . They have animals for stupid reasons. They can't afford them. Don't know how to take care of them. Personally, I don't think they should ever be allowed to have any kind of animal... Period
@@phiddlephart7026 Horses need to travel miles a day over varying ground surfaces in order to wear down their hooves. So, an open grazing field isn’t going to help to maintain their hooves. A barefoot horse still needs to get its hooves trimmed even if it has access to a pasture. Horses without pasture access should be on a regular riding schedule and regularly get their hooves trimmed, if not, then you can start complaining.
Will this kind of trimming, after the hood has been ignored for far too long, give the horse immediate relief ??? Poor thing…and so well behaved while you provide vital care…what a sweet boy !! I hope he gets immediate relief !!!
