Listen, I'm in no means a horse person, but your craftsmanship as a blacksmith and farrier are outstanding, that's for sure. The before and after are awesome to see. Pretty sure that horse is strutting around going: check my new runners. 🐴
I love watching a good farrier at work. We had our boys trimmed this morning, so satisfying. Our farrier always complains, light heartedly, how hard the Gypsy Cobs hooves are considering they are mostly white hoof.
I'm so taken aback by your amazing craftsmanship I really respect you for your work and care of the animals. From the uk keep up the amazing quality of your work.
The thing with hoof cracks, like most foot issues in horses, is to spot them early. Small crack is pretty easy to treat, crack like this one, not so much. Moral of the story, if you have horses, check their feet every few days.
@@mdc734 Think about the pointy bit of a crack where it keeps cracking. it puts a lot of stress on a tiny little spot, hence the crack extending. If you drill a hole there, the little pointy spot becomes the inside of the hole, drastically increasing the surface that is affected by stress, effectively ending the crack. If you had a crack in an engine case or something, you would drill out the end first and then fill everything in by welding. If you just weld and don't drill, chances are, the crack will come back.
A couple different reasons. A chip off the coffin bone can lead to hoof deformities, however without x-rays we can't tell if there is a problem. Another reason could be that the hoof was longer and put extra weight on that area. White line desiase can also be a reason why it spread so far up. Diet and exercise play a part as well.
Beautiful job and a life saver too. Not too long ago a split like that earned a horse a one way trip to the slaughter house. Much better to save a life.
