The Horse That Lost Its Hoof (Hoof Restoration)
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Hi I’m a farrier from the uk today I will be shoeing Florence.
Florence lost her hoof six months ago running in the field. We have been working hard to get her hoof back healthy.
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I understand some of the confusion that people have with this video. When I got to this Horse six months ago, I was not able to do a recording. The owner was under a lot of stress with the situation and it would not have been very professional of me saying hey, can I just record this? unfortunately, the best I could do is show you the damage that was done and where we are at now.
Thank you very much! It seems to me as Florence hoof looks much better now. What a horrable Situation! 😱😳🤯
They usually don't when done properly
Understandable but helps to tell us more information I'd u want new interested viewers. Like me lol
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I'm just curious, how did you treat the foot when her hoof fell off? Did she have to have it covered or anything? Didn't it bleed? That's such a lot of hoof to lose
I didn't even know that they could lose their ENTIRE hoof and survive, let alone grow it back. If my horses hoof would have come off I'd have been inconsolably hysterical. (for the intellectually stunted out there, we're talking about the ENTIRE hoof wall, not just a piece. I am aware, given enough time hoof grows back- DUH!!!! This is a conversation about if a horse loses the entire hoof wall what one does THEN because hoof would take a very long time to grow the entire thing back new and in the meantime you have bare internal hoof structures that are entirely unprotected. So if you're here to give everyone the obvious advice that hoof grows back....you're right off the bat the one that is an idi0t.)
It generally happens when horses have had laminitis that goes untreated.
Me too
Their hoof is really like super thick nails
It like fingernails, you will get them pulled of off once in a while from an accident or something, but they grow back.
@@LittleGreyWolfForge just don’t agree with that.
I thought a hoof falling off was a death sentence. I'm so happy to see a horse can survive and thrive after such injury.
It’s a bit like a human breaking a nail. I used to be a groom.
@@davecooper3238 Sure, if humans walked with all of their massive weight on one big toe on either foot, with their entire capacity to stay mobile being dependent on retaining most or all of the nail ... yeah, it'd be just like breaking a nail. 🙄
@@jwhite-1471yeah it would, what point are you getting at?
@jwhite-1471 as long as the whole things not gone its fine
So I can't imagine how incredibly painful this must have been for this horse.
Back in the eighties I was working on a very large thoroughbred farm that had its own vet clinic with 2 resident vets. A mare came in that had vet wrap left on a Pastern for who knows how long. Within 24 hours her hoof fell off at the cornet band, all the bones were there and the mare wanted to live so she was put into my care for the next 10 months. The smell was like a nasty outhouse I had to endure every day while changing the bandage. Eventually a hoof wall started to form and when it was long enough she wore a hoof boot so the foot would shape like a hoof. And with weekly visits by the horseshoer, the hoof looked normal except that the nerves never grew back so she had a funny gait which we figured was due to her not feeling the foot. The interesting part was the bottom was solid, no frog grew. She was finally turned out for good into the broodmare band. The hoof always made a good conversation piece when people were told the mare lived and was out in the pasture having babies.
Wow 😳
Nice ppl here. Sharing experience inspired thank u for video
What a horse, I swear she never moved a muscle while he was working on her--in fact, I kept looking to see if there was really a horse attached to that foot! Fabulous farrier, you saved that horse's life. And finally, respect to the owner for not just sending Florence off to the knacker.
Yeah, and one shot, you can see her back feet. One is just casually resting like she's just as happy as can be, getting her pedicure, lol.
What’s a knacker?
@@AHart7853 He means knacker's yard. That is where horse's go either when they have been shot or to be shot. The horse's body is then disposed of most likely in 2 ways: 1] The meat is used for dog food 2] the bones are used to make glue. That is why when things or people are worn out, we say they are knackered.
@@AHart7853 That's the butcher or slaughterhouse. If you watch Horse Plus Humane Society or Fletcher Farms, you will see that many of these draft horses who have given their lives to work for farmers are sold to the slaughter pipeline when they are no longer useful. It is my understanding that it's primarily the Amish who do this, but I wouldn't want to say whether it's usual practice or not. It is in any case despicable.
If I was that horse, I swear they would have turned me into a glue
I’ve never seen the wall just fall off! What a tough bird this horse is. I’m sure it was incredibly painful for her. She’s looking great.
Right! I smashed my toe last year and ended up losing the whole nail. The day it happened it was so INCREDIBLY painful. I normally have a really good pain tolerance but it was SO bad. Yet... this was her WHOLE foot! I can't imagine how much that hurt!
@@abbienormals1669 Actually, her hoof wall IS NOT her whole toe. Let's work from the inside out: the coffin bone is analogous to our big toe bone. The frog and all the other stuff on the inside of the wall is like the padding and cushion. The hoof wall is the toenail. So, she lost her toenail. The difference is that toenail surrounds all of the padding and stuff, so unlike our toes, it can be a life or death situation depending on how much of the "stuff" came off with the wall. Horse stepped on my foot. Sliced the toenail off at the cuticle. Didn't feel it aside from the sliced cuticle which was more paper stabby. Breaking my toes from a horse stepping on my foot hurt more. My podiatrist gets a lot of work from me. Ha ha ha............
@@KateandBree So basically she got the same injury of sorts that Abbie described - they both lost a toenail - but with far different severity ratings.
@@PersoMenaIt's as we lost a toenail BUT 1. Had only one toe 2. And had to keep en pointe all time 😂
Horses aren't birds, you goof! They're reptiles.
I'd liked to have seen what the hoof looked like at the start when she lost the hoof wall. So glad she has recovered from it with your help 👏🏻
Yes, i also want to see that
It was probably like a human missing a toenail, a bloody mess
I’d like to refer you to a video by a cow hoof-smith in Wisconsin or one of the fly-over states. He actually took care of a cow that also had a “hoof came off of this animal” problem, but it was a cow. It’s likely that something similar to that poor lass’ hoof happened here, albeit the circumstances were different. If Peter would like to jump in and confirm this, I believe the internals of the hoof actually got sheered out of the hoof capsule. By that I mean the entirety of the “nail bed” was exposed to the elements. No doubt in my mind the amount of pain this horse would’ve been in. For the short term, an Iodine and Salicylic Acid wrap would provide temporary relief as well as bacterial protection. Based on what Peter said, it sounds to me like the heels were taking much more weight than they were meant to when she started putting weight on that foot again. This is just one theory though. I’m 100% sure I’m wrong and the foot wasn’t as bad as I’m describing it. I’m just trying to explain how I think he went about treating her before this shoeing video.
Oh, trust me, I've seen horse hooves without hooves, its sorta nasty and i love it! It looks like a big red mushroom
@@virtuedreamer6623 that’s exactly how I imagined it in my head, and remember from that video I mentioned above
I've never heard of a horse losing a hoof before. Well done for working with the owner to save her. She's lovely.
Nor me , or least one that's still alive .
It wasn't actually the hoof that fell off, just the hoof wall - which is equivalent to toenails on humans
@@purpleunicorn87if had a toenail off after i dropped a heavy thing on it when i was in primary school and boy does it hurt
That injury was horrific. It was great that she was saved. And given a chance. . Great work.
Thank you
I agree it was horrendous but thank the Lord that you are in earth 🌎🌍
@@Peterthefarrier thanks for doing this video
I read horses that lose their hoof can end up needing euthanasia due to the excruciating pain they'd have to endure for about a year before it grows back, even then they don't always grow back normally and the horse can stay lame for life. But this horse clearly made a remarkable recovery, the hoof looks really good considering the trauma it went through... I'd love to know more about her recovery and what went into getting her through that and how did she cope on basically 3 legs? Is what I read true or is Florence just one of the lucky ones? Is it because she didn't lose the entire hoof, just most of it? Does she have any lameness now? How long did it take to grow back fully? Amazing work though, she's a beauty, crazy that things like that can happen, thanks for showing and telling us her story. Sorry for all the questions, I just find this fascinating.
She's 75 years old in horse years! But that's why I started the question to the (owner) but everyone else replied. I would like to know myself! ❤️🐎❤️
@@kristawilson718 yeah thanks for asking about it too, nobody answered me but it's helpful reading the replies to your comment! I watch horse plus too 😁
@@kristawilson718 my old horse ( Icelandic) got to be 34😅
@@bartender4877 WOW! THAT'S INCREDIBLE!!!❤️🐎❤️
@@kristawilson718 thank you ☺️ she also didn’t die from disease or anything badly. It didn’t take a vet to put her down because she was in pain. Where I’m from The Netherlands she was on a meadow with all older horses. The farm has a meadow for geldings and also separate for mares ( no stallions allowed). But in that way the younger horses don’t upset the real older ones. So she died just from old age on a meadow next to the barn in her own time amongst her old companions. The farmers saw her acting a bit different ( meaning she wondered off and did not stay close to the others, not far off but separated where she could see them) but didn’t call a vet because they didn’t want to make it a whole scene, where it could be stressful for her or us. She just layed down and went to sleep. Real peaceful and ontbinden pain at all. It was before winter so we were happy she got another good summer because winters can be hard on older horses. It was real hard to lose her but the way how was real rewarding because she was my first horse and gave me a stallion foal. She was my first love and at her old age we stopped riding only grooming and taking my now small kids to go walking in the riding area and outside. So she still feel important and hade something to do. But the breed is real strong and never sick at least she was never sick. I also hade a welsh cob section D mare that was such a beautiful horse also. But yeah horses can get real old I think it depends on breed and how you take care of them. We never sold a horse because they got old I believe if they gave you their best years you should give them all the love you can when they get older🥰❤️ I can’t imagine a horse losing its hoof at all, all our horses got everything taking care off in due time.
I have an uncle that did this kind of work. It was amazing how he could could take a horse that was going lame because of hoof issues and return them to health. Good job, carry on.
The dedication and skill of the farrier in this video is truly remarkable. It's amazing to see how Florence, the horse, has made progress in recovering her hoof after such a traumatic injury. The farrier's explanation about the circumstances surrounding the lack of initial footage demonstrates professionalism and understanding. Kudos to the owner for providing the necessary care and support for Florence throughout this challenging process. It's heartwarming to witness the positive outcome and the bond between the horse and the farrier.
A pleasure to see your blacksmithing work around the heel of the shoe to adapt it to the situation. Nice job, glad to see you're making progress.
Thank you
I've never seen this happen. So glad you were there to help and bless that owner for not giving up the horse. 👏❤️
Florence is lucky, we had to put down a mare who completely lost the whole hoof. She was bleeding and the whole thing was at the hay box.
I’ve never heard of s hoof falling off! It’s funny though, just as I was thinking how hard her hoof was, you said it was like concrete. LOL She’s such a good girl. It’s obvious she’s loved and well cared for.
Same. I was like either that guy has the dullest hoof knife known to mankind or those are some super tough feet. We had a Morgan that had super hard feet. We’d soak her for 10 minutes before the farrier came to try to soften things up a smidge. Made trimming a bunch easier for her and the farrier.
It was so nice to see a horse of her age recover from hoof trauma such as she had. The full working farm I grew up on our landlord had a retired work draft that was about 20+ years old when we moved onto the farm in 1977. A couple years or so after her hooves got to the point that they were growing really crooked and harder to cut down which was also an indication that her health was starting to decline from her loosing her teeth from tooth decay. She was being treated by a vet who was also a ferrier. She got too weak to do much anything, so she had to be put down.
That was like magic. You're amazing at how you can judge the angle. When you're forging the shoe. Horses are my favorite people
I really love the fact that you work with the hoof in the most natural way they are. I always see blacksmith who cut so deeply in the sole and fork, when wild horse have the fork and the sole at the same level (natural way a horse's foot must look) You are quite rare, buddy. Good job. I wish there will be more blacksmith like you around the world.
He rasps the absolute living daylights out of the outer hoof wall. He does also cut way too much in to the sole. This isn’t a natural trim by any stretch. The amount of rasping he did to the outer hoof wall was eye watering.
@@thisirishcobcanHe did it do make it go along with the new shoe, no? To not make it stick out to get caught
@@sagalindhe no he didn’t - you should fit the shoe to the hoof. You should NEVER fit the hoof to a shoe. He did the first set of over rasping to remove all the laminitic/inflammatory rings on the hoof wall to make it look pretty. It was un necessary and reduces the strength. You can only grow a strong hoof. You can’t rasp a strong one. When he applied the shoe, he set the shoe back to aid breakover (even though it’s been proven to make minimal difference) and then rasps again to make it ‘look pretty’. To me it’s a car crash of a job and I would have been surprised if this horse walked sound after that.
Late to the party but it's been decades since I was around horses and I was wincing when he went at that hoof. You can see he's caught his own hand a few times.
Such a kind, patient and progressively thinking farrier! I have never seen this type of situation before. Quite shocking! And nearly miraculous to come back from losing an entire hoof. Incredible.
Poor Florence, and her poor owner. Thank you Peter for sharing this and seeing this sweet horse still here. I've never seen an injury like this before I'm happy to say. But so pleased Florence is still here.
I find it incredible that the horse does not struggle whille the shoe is being installed. One could not get a child to stay this still even when trying to put the nappy on. Animals are so understanding when we are trying to help them. Good job.
It takes training. A young horse must be coaxed into standing still. A grown horse who has never been seen by a farrier before will take time to work with, or become dangerous if rushed
Love seeing your work. I used to be a commercial vehicle fitter and when I finished my apprenticeship my bosses daughter's boyfriend who was a farrier asked me to come and work for him to do an apprenticeship with him, I declined because of my fear of horses. In later years I learnt to ride and lost my fear now turning him down is probably my biggest regret. Do you want a 63 year-old apprentice 😂
The definition of "what doesn't kill me makes me stronger".
Gosh I forgot how much I used to love watching our horses getting new shoes made and put on. I was fascinated!..I guess I still am! Thanks for your videos. Her new hoof looks wonderful! Good job👍
Quite impressive. Thanks for your obvious skill and care, wow! Thankfully the team up with the owner made the difference for this horse. Kudos!
I don’t know anything about horses or their hooves, but I can tell you the job you did looked amazing! Florence must have known she was in good hands because she stayed quite calm. Thank you for being an savior to this poor creature! It’s lovely to see she’s doing so much better!
I'm listening to this on headphones at 2:30am. When Florence snorted, i thought it was my fiance snoring 😂 Well done. I've never seen this happen before.
Such incredible skill and talent not to mention back breaking labor.
What a caring farrier. Well done you. Give Florance an ear scratch from me she's a very strong lady.
I've seen a horse that had foundered and lost both of it's front feet and had been like that for months. The horse had been abandoned in a field of lush green grass and no one noticed it. Poor horse was walking on bones, it was ultimately put down. It was the most infuriating and heartbreaking thing I have ever seen.
Owner and farrier have done an amazing job! Most excellent!
Oh my goodness, I’m so glad I found your channel. The care that this lovely old lady has had is incredible. Long may she continue to be able to play in the fields.
Nice pedicure by a professional blacksmith! The shoe hoof looked like brand new. Amazing work.🐎👏
I like watching people who know how to work their craft no hesitation , thumbs 👍
People tend to forget that a horses hoof is just a big toe and even then they are standing on a big toenail, if the outter keratin sheath falls off the toe can still grow a new covering back as long as it is kept clean and not damaged with embedded debris.
I'd love to know more about how on earth she survived this and how on earth you managed to treat it. Did she lose the whole hoof, sole and all? Or just the wall? I had been under the impression that if a hoof was this badly damaged that there was no coming back from it. Amazing what you've achieved!
I know nothing about keeping horses but this to me is so interesting watching a skilled man at work, the hoof looks so good after your care of this beauty.
It's always good to see a great farrier 'do their thing'! If you have a horse, a good farrier is a must!
Florence is beautiful 😻❤️
Man these hoof videos look like they should be so painful, i keep having to remind myself its like getting your nails trimmed. Plus i don't think the horsey would be that still and calm if it was hurting, and she's clearly in very good hands. Its hard not to wince though haha
You said the ground was hard but surely there was more to it than that. Id definitely like to hear more about how and why that could happen and also how you went about treatment and what was involved. Interesting to hear she lost a hoof and great to see her come on but id like more of in the middle!
Laminitis. 1 million %. The chronic inflammatory rings that he rasped out were a MASSIVE give away. He says that the bruising in the sole was from the previous trauma but the sole can show laminitis in as little as a week so in my opinion (from experience) - the laminitis was still active.
@thisirishcobcan wow, thanks for that. I knew laminitis was a horrible thing for them to have but didn't realise it could get as serious as them loosing part of their hoof. Thanks for educating me.
@@ZebraKitten yes - laminitis is such a serious condition if left un treated. The laminae becomes inflamed and fails, which then leads to weakness. In severe/chronic cases a hoof capsule can slip off. Horrible disease.
@@thisirishcobcan thank you so much for taking the time to reply and explaining it to me.
@@ZebraKitten you’re welcome. I just hate seeing videos like this.
I watch a lit of hooving videos lately, from Scotland, to Brazil & Asia. This is my first time watching a shoe being put on!! Pretty amazing technique!!! Being a Glass fuser/Blower, I understand how quick u have to work in the heat loss, u did an amazing job!! Plus the fact, it's a whole new foot!! Kudos from NY!!
Never ever have a I ever seen a horse lose a hoof like that! Im just shocked she was able to be saved! I can't imagine the condition that hoof was in when you started working on her!!! Great job!!!
Truly amazing, the transformation is incredible, it’s always a great day when you post, I love your videos, they’re so interesting and informative, you’re just exceptional at your craft, and we get to see beautiful horses as well, thank you for posting, and take care.👍💙🐴
Thanks for this. Really encouraging to know that such a traumatic event can have a positive outcome with proper care. Could you maybe say a bit more about the healing process to get here and what kind of intervention was needed to promote that healing? Did you have to make a lot of visits? Was a vet involved? What kind of dressings or care did the horse need? Was she able to stay on her feet throughout? Thanks for your channel and everything you do to care for these four-legged beauties.
It was a case of just letting the hoof grow down naturally. The main goal was keeping bacteria and infection out. This was done with gentle cleaning. The vet had been involved with this mare. I have seen her every six weeks over the last six months. She was on her feet the entire time but she did have a deep shavings bed to keep her comfortable.
@@Peterthefarrier I'm trying to imagine how the horse could have stood on what was left of that foot at all. Did she just stand on 3 feet for all that time? Did she have any additional support for her weight?
Yes I’m curious about this as well. I assumed that having balanced pressure on all four legs was really important and there might have to be like some plastic block glued on like healing cows sometimes wear. Regardless, great care for the poor thing.
It is a very nice video and Florence got a beautiful new shoe. 🐎🐎🐎
What a beautiful save! Time and effort really pays off. Thank you for sharing.🐴
Absolutely wonderful work. So glad she and her human have you around to help her heal up and get back to a healthy hoof
Crikey 😮. That’s an incredible recovery, especially for her age.
That is amazing. The difference in such a short time is just something else. 😮thank you for the update look forward to the next one x
Thank you. It has been a long 6 months to get to where we are today.
@@Peterthefarrier bluddy brilliant. Great job.
Beautiful. Sweet horse.Hello Florence!
Absolutely true craftsmanship. Your dedication and care is commendable. ❤
I find this so therapeutic to watch !
Great work... My grandfather was a farrier and blacksmith... Thanks for sharing all this.
Glad you were able to do this. In a foreign country, I saw them wrap a horses foot, which was my first clue that a hoof could be regrown.
thank you for loving horses so much. You are doing a great job. Enjoy.
Aahhh, this is relaxing..... I am done working with my hands and being on my feet and bending my back... Now, I watch you do you.
Brilliant 👍👍👍🌟 Great job
Yo some of these comments. How the hell are you supposed to have a whole camera crew and shit like other youtubers do with this particular job? Damn, people expect a lot out of FREE CONTENT these days. This was super educational to watch. Subscribed!
Marvellous to watch a skilled man at work. Lovely work.
So glad she recovered. I can't imagine what she had to walk on with no hoof.
That horse is beautiful and the patients and trust it has in you shows what a skilled and wonderful person you are🕊
Doing the Lord's work friend.
Fantastic job, very impressive
Great job!! Beautiful horse.
I was very impressed you have such a skill. My uncle does the same. But I was even more impressed when you starting shaping the horse shoe!
Florence looks so cute 😍
I have nothing to do with horses aside from going on a ride three times or so as a child. But this was incredibly fascinating to watch!
I had no idea the multiplicity of skills needed to do your job. Well done!
First time I have seen your channel . Like the way you explain why and i like no music . You look like you were very good to the horse . Thank you😊
florence is a lovely old lady, nice to see that she’s doing well
Didn't even know they could lose a whole hoof. Great work mate.
Awsome job sir😊
Well done peter.thanks from florence
Fantastic job you just performed for that very sweet horse. Thank you for excellent video with very nice explanations. 🍀🐴🐎🍀♥️
Amazing what you can do to help. Brilliant! Thank you from Herefordshire.
Thanks mate hope you are keeping well.
You are very talented. Great job.
Amazing to see how the horseshoe is made and fitted !
Beautiful Work 😊😊
Such a skill! A true craftsman. Bravo!
What a great master you are ... hats off ... thank you and all the best ...
,,,,,,.......watching from land o' lakes,wi..usa,,,,,,,thank you for showing me how you took care of her injury,,,and how a show is formed,,,attached,,,...filed,,nailed.......I never saw the process this way before,,...great work...very skilled professional you are...........horse care is an art to be proud of.......tnx,,,,,,pat & family.
Liked and subbed...good luck with poor Florence and with your channel as well!
Excellent
I always find it amazing that humans saw a horses hooves and thought, "I can make it better." and then they did.
AWWWW you gave her beautiful shoes , well done !
This was really cool. Nice work, and what a sweet horse❤
I dropped a bowl on my toe and ended up with a bruise that's slowly growing its way out. It's been taking forever and I can't imagine how long it takes for a horse's hoof to grow back...
Very interesting!! I am definitely hooked.
Her hoof looks so nice all done
What a beautiful horse 😍
Interesting video. Thanks for showing how this can be fixed.
You did a great job!
Beautiful Job!!!
Wow Peter, great job on the hoof! I’m fascinated watching this video & watching a real craftsman/tradesman at work! It’s great to see real manly men doing real manly work! Good on you & pleasure to watch a farrier doing his stuff!👍👏🙏🏻
Amazing work!
Is the horse being treated for laminitis/EMS? Just incase people watch this. The horse lost its foot because it has on going laminitis that isn’t being addressed. Horses don’t loose hoof capsules from running around. Also - I would be so surprised if that horse was sound after that shoeing job. The amount of lost outer hoof wall is eye watering.
beautiful job.
Awesome job ❤
I had no idea something like a hoof could grow back.Shes as good as new now.