Bobby Menker, CJF APF trims the left front on this 8 year old gelding in the FootPro Shop. This is the same hoof pictured in our post a few days ago. The horse was barefoot up front for the last few months and will be shod with the Kerckhaert Standard Max shoes. Using a variety of products from FPD, including the FootPro Nipper, fp Hoof Knife, Bloom Forge Loop Knife and the Bellota Top Level Rasp, Bobby applies some solid fundamentals in prepping this foot.
Why is this so satisfying??
Talk to the horse
IKR
Ive been stuck watching horse and cow hoof trimming videos for a few years now. So satisfying
Omg this is better than pimple popping vids
@@Slice151 Not quite as gross too, at least I think so 😂
It’s basically a manicure for horses
Pretty much
Yea
Not really
Just got mah nails done 😌✨💅
Not really. It's a necessity, manicures aren't.
He’s very good I thought! One thing that I noticed was that he allowed the horse to have a break before he began his rasping. I for one appreciate that!
Wow this is amazing I myself am training to be a farrier and I liked the way he marked a black sharpie on the base of the hoof. Never knew where the base of the hoof was until he marked it. Very helpful advice thank you sir.
Good luck with your training. I hope these videos can be helpful!
A man or woman who dedicates their life to helping defenseless animals is a true hero
If you think horses are defenseless, you are seriously mistaken. They're razor sharp hooves and gnashing teeth with a fight first response powered by 1,000 lbs of blind, stupid fear. Majestic, dangerous beasies 💗
@@1MissEllyLove tf point you trying to make? Fool.
@@MrRahimhosein it is foolish to treat horses as defenseless instead of respecting them as easily able to kill you. I have mad respect for anyone who works helps these amazing, dangerous animals. I have 3 year old mare they were using as a bucking horse at rodeos. Doing her hooves is dangerous work. You called horses defenseless, bless your heart.
@@1MissEllyLove the horses are kept in captivity and cant run around to let nature groom their hooves naturally. They rely on these people to trim them and take care of them. Whats wrong with you
@@1MissEllyLove you comment as if I am insulting these people. You’re something else arent you
Bruh I’m in chill mode I could watch this all DAY!
Wow, great video. You must be so strong to do this work. Helpful information, thanks
Best one I seen done yet
I don't have a horse... I'm not sure why I love watching these videos lol!
Finally someone showing how to take back the heels
You’re doing God’s work my friend. Amazing skill and the Horse can walk so much better.
I don't know why i love to watch this😍
Nice job!
Its soooooo satisfing
So - don’t want to get carried away with bars but will take lots of sole 🤷🏼♀️
I have fun watching this
Thank you for making thing easier T.h.g.h why is this so satisfying
I have never seen anything like this done before fascinating!
Can i shoe you ?
It's almost like a Zen action...
FINALLY someone with a sharp knife! Sir, I noticed the pink on the hoof close to the frog, was it trimmed too close, or is it just me? It's obvious that you're very good at what you do! I'm just curious! Have a nice day!
Susan Flowers it’s most likely slight solar bruising.
Laminar bruising due to excess leverage on the toe
I’m your 69th like
The pink is fluid (blood and serum) oozing from overstretched laminae.
@@nikkivp82 obviously you do because you responded
Show 👏👏👏
There is clearly a false sole that needs completely removing, the frog is stretched too far forward and the right side heel is still folded over. Pity the video wasn’t finished as I’d like to have seen were these issues addressed.
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I'm sure Dr. if we could look at ( ONE OF YOUR TRIMS ) we as farriers can find a flaw. Given this is opinion based I find it rude of you, but typical as a DR! I'm very sure, as a Dr. You've missed many things, but maybe some posts?? So we can dung 💩 pick your stuff as well.
I've always wondered how, once the frog has been stretched like the one in the video, it's brought back again. Does the farrier cut it back or has the true apex migrated forward aswell? Is it a gradual process that only occurs when the toe is brought back? If so, does the toe get brought back manually by cutting it with nippers? Or is there some alternate technique that brings it back naturally over time? Ooh I have SO MANY questions.
Normally the frog is trimmed each time to it's normal position- and most farriers do the same with the toe.
It appears on left side of video the bar is too close to frog? pushing on frog?
Pushing too many knives ?
I'm very impressed with your shoe trimming I'm looking for someone to drum and shoe my horse that takes particular care of about precision I live in Dallas Texas would you know of anyone I'll maybe you are local really need to know my horse has not been shooting about 5 months maybe you can give me some feedback
You might check the American Farrier's Association website farrier locator. www.americanfarriers.org
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I am always amazed at the patience of the horse while he is being treated.
How often do you have to do this?
I see some farriers trim the frog and others don't. I know all hooves are different, but what are the general guidelines to follow of what to do/not do on the frog should it be trimmed/ not? I don't know much about hoof picking or trimming but I'd like to learn more
One recommendation is to only trim the tattered pieces and around any spot where it looks like there could be bacteria. On the sides (sulcus) they like to keep it so nothing gets trapped in those areas.
Dang I wish my knife was that sharp! Just curious - I can see a lot of seedy toe along the side walls. I was always taught to dig it out - do you leave it? Or apply a copper sulphate mix over it perhaps? Here we dig as much out as we can then apply the copper sulphate to stop the spread up the wall :)
I think he used the FootPro CS+ when he put the shoe on. It is a clay with copper sulfate, iodine, venice turpentine and tea tree oil.
How do you know how far to trim them down?
Just curious, why would you take so much sole off if it’s just gonna be a trim?
Jessie Shoemaker the description says they're going to shoe the horse
Where do I find someone to do this for for me. Iv got this horse that came with my property and no one even looks after him
If he's no being looked after then I'd highly suggest selling or surrendering him/her. If you'd like to look after it then the hooves are always an important place to start. Local feed stores always have business cards and often magazines where farriers (or hoof trimmers) advertise 😊
Just a question bur after you trimmed the horse’s nail how do you pur a horse shoe on after that because its all trimmed?
Annabelle Tran you drive nails into the white line.
Wow! What brand of knife do you use?
He uses the fp brand knife and also will use a Bloom or Diamond Loop knife for the frog.
Does this hurt the horse?!
Why is everyone talking about a frog. 🤔🤔
Not an amphibian frog 🐸 we’re talking about a triangle in the horses hoof
It’s the triangle on the hoof
It’s the V in the hoof, it is more tender then the rest of the hoof, but it has to be cut back to keep thrush away from the hoof. My horse has thrush right now from a bad “farrier”😔
What about wild horses in forest? What they do if their hood grow continuously
Horses that live wild travel for miles over all terrain and wear their feet naturally.
They also are not rode or worked as humans work horses so they do not have the same things going on to affect their hooves.
just for you guys to know, wild horses are extinct and i mean not because they didn’t trim their hood
Wild and Feral are two terms that could be helpful here. Wild animals are in their natural habitat/aren’t domesticated. Feral are animals that were domesticated gone “wild”/or an introduced species. There are indeed no such thing as truly wild horses anymore, only feral horses.
Their feet wear down naturally
Keep practicing and you’ll get the hang of it some day! Good work!
What size footpro nippers are you using?
How would they know when to stop? It it was me I would be to scared that they might get hurt and kick me lol
Well, you have to cut very deep to get them hurt at once. But it is more possibe to make the hoof weak in some parts (cutting too thin) so it makes them sensitive. OR make imbalances (some part higher than others, we can say: asymmetric) that make some parts get more pressure than others, and get bruised. Both cases make long-term pain, like when you have a wrong-sized (or shaped) shoe on your feet, and it hurts (and you can go home and take it off, but horses cannot take off their hoof). That is why you should learn it from a professional.
Amazing work - wish I was this fast and capable! The problem I have with my horses is the toe length is always too long giving a bad angle, and I've been cutting down the toe hoof wall to square that up. I'd seen several years ago some farriers cutting the toe more square and cutting off that toe wall area in to the sole. I know there are a lot of opinions ut there - I guess what I'm asking is can you preserve that toe wall while at the same time leaving the heel deeper to change that hoof angle with the ground?
Have you heard of TACT trimming? This method talks a lot about restoring the heels correctly. What happens is a lot of people trim the heels out completely without realising it and the angles are then all wrong. The idea of TACT is to use the anatomically correct foot as a guide for trimming and restoring the back of the foot and the correct angles.
@@TheTeapotte THANKS! if you can post a link that would be great!👍👍 This cliche could never b more appropriate: After all is said and done if it doesn't look right, and the hoof isn't in perfect alignment with the pastern....😳 There are videos on "hoof mapping" where the guy - VERY knowledgeable - goes through a time consuming complex measuring and "mapping" of the hoof - and his end result is HORRIBLE! Toe is elongated with no heel support and an undercut hoof/pastern angle.
Looks great. Is the hoof contracted?
I think this hoof is reasonably normal- not contracted. Thanks for the question.
Thanks a lot for the answer. Happy new year!
I am wondering how wild horses trimming their hooves?
They typically stay on the move and wear the hooves down.
It really looks like he's carving into a coconut😁
Dang that’s noice
I am master this work
Ma yeh kam kar sakta hu kia mjhy kam mil sakta hy
아니 대체 나 이거 왜 보는거야.. 심지어 이거 검색도 한적없는데 뜨는 이유는 뭐고... 당황스러운데 계속 보게되네
does this hurt the horse?? it looks so painful. then again I dont know anything about horses, really
Pastel-Ferret nope not painful! Their hooves are made of the same material as our fingernails, so for them it’s really just like getting their nails done! If you know what you’re doing there’s no pain
@@hannahistheawsumnest oh, neat! thanks for telling me
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Does this horse have thrush
There may be just a touch of thrush in the deepest part of the sulcus. But not serious.
Should the frog be taken down a bit to new frog?
It's 3 am in the morning why tf am i watching someone trimming a horse's hoof
Lolol
Lots of bruising in that hoof!
Ông này làm nghề có lương tâm
Who else watches these videos to fall asleep?
Why does the hoof sole drop on some horses. NO signs of laminitis...
There can be separations of the wall from the laminae that can contribute to the problem- also if there is no support from the frog or footing.
the middle part of a V seems unattended
Hello Violet - many farriers trim only what looks to be unhealthy in that area and to make sure nothing will be trapped in a crevice.
Mmnm. Coconut. Lol
Basically a mani-pedi for a horse.
This stuff is always interesting but it always stinks to high heavens and just watching this makes my head hurt
If a horse's hoof stinks they probably have thrush! It smells awful, but it is not the normal and usually indicates the horse's hoof needs attention.
It’s 4 am. WTF am I doing?
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Yikes look at all that bruising
Looks fine to me.
It's not. The red around the white line is bruising from the laminae being stretched from the walls being too long... There is also bruising in the bars
Yeah I noticed that too. I hope that they won't let the horse's hoof wall grow too long, although if it's shod then it's very unlikely. I have noticed that most of the horses that had shod hooves have very long hoof walls (longer than should be anyways)
ive never seen a farrier whittle away at the hoof like that. our current farrier doesnt even use the knife, just nippers and a rasp.... to each his own i guess. that horse mustve been super sore after that trim, with all that bruising. hikes 😬
@@olivialafleur Probably not, It was probably already super sore with that overgrown hoofwall, underrun heels, laminitis and those overgrown bars though. It probably felt a lot of relief.
It would've been more satisfying if the guy was not a heavy breather. Hahaha
Yep- he has a bit of an asthma issue.
You do that kind of work and see if you don't breathe heavy. It's a lot of bending over and is hard on a person's back over time.
It’s 1030pm. I know nothing about horses. Why am I here?
My opinion. It's bruised because the toe is to long and frog is stretched because of that.
You left to much sole!
No he didn't......don't be a know it all, because you don't! If you did, you wouldn't be watching this. 🥒
Bring frog in it's to long
Heavy breathing
This was the least informative explanation I've ever heard
bad trim, poor horse
Why is he so out of breath. It’s really off putting
You try doing a wall sit for 15 minute intervals balancing a 1300 pound horse while working away with your tools and talking at the same time....dumb ass
Try it.
Over weight
It's hard work I've literally blinded.myself from sweating so hard in the summer under horses
It’s hard work, that’s why. Doing anything to manage livestock gets tougher the longer it takes, especially on a hot day. Livestock are pretty demanding (except maybe chickens, depending on how many chickens you have) so the work you have to put in to care for em is a lot.
I have fun watching this