I once owned a solid buckskin Appaloosa filly that developed a club fore hoof at 4 months of age (because her leg bones grew faster than her ligaments and tendons). The people caring for my horses took her off the supplements I had for her. The farrier trimmed her foot so that she would walk on her whole hoof and not just the tip of it. The farrier did an excellent job in trimming her feet. As she got older it got nearly impossible for me to tell which was the deformed hoof.
So glad it turned out so well. I’m always careful now with vitamin content and feed content of my animals now. Even dogs can have long term effects from too much of certain vitamins while their bones are still growing. Some breeds are more effected than others. It seems the worst issues appear in animals who have a genetic predisposition towards certain issues. It also appears that some of these issues can be improved or in some cases completely avoided with careful diet. I’ve seen some awful deformities in dogs because of too much calcium and/or other vitamins these more horrid cases are thankfully less prevalent. And of course the owners where only guilty of trying their best. I believe in dogs the most common issues related to nutritional content are hip dysplasia and knee problems. I hope people will read your comment and hopefully prevent more incidents like you had to go through in the future
@@jannythewonderwomen2215He said the horse’s bones were growing too fast for the tendons and ligaments to keep up . The farrier didn’t actually take the supplements away they recommended taking the supplements away to slow down the bone growth so the that bone and tendon grew at the same pace.
I don't know how I got to hoof trimming videos when I started watching old vine compilations, but considering I like learning and these are really nice to watch, I ain't complainin'
Keep up the fantastic work of explaining about the hoof anatomy and why you pick the horseshoe you do. Love it. There are so many of old videos you can revisit and redo this way.
It amazes me everytime how a good farrier can look at the hoof/leg and know what to trim away and what to build up to correct and protect the hoof. I love this content. It consistently blows my mind. 🤯
What an interesting video - thank you for sharing! Watching corrective trimming and shoeing is very satisfying because the animals are getting the help they need and will live a much more comfortable life.
General farrier, orthopedic farrier, neurological farrier, this is one of the videos that shows me the range of skills from diagnosis to rebuilding the hoof that has me mesmerized. Bravo.
I have been watching auction rescue videos lately and have seen horses sent to slaughter with untreated clubfoot. It's so great to see a responsible owner getting it effectively treated by a talented professional!! You saved that mule's life!
Brilliant job transforming this poor mule's hoof. I know next to nothing about horses--just love your channel--but I hope that with time (and the shoe you made for him) he can develop a more normal looking hoof.
Again continued beautiful work - artwork and prothestic work - that the patient can never quite tell you thanks until later. Wonderful to watch your talents and the outcomes.
At the beginning he was standing with no weight on it..at the end you could see that while he wasn't sure about it, he was starting to figure out it was more comfortably laying on the ground. Hopefully that will evolve into a more balanced use pattern
King Ranch's Texas homebred Thoroughbred Assault, was dubbed "The Club-footed Comet," and won the 1946 Triple Crown. He had stepped on a stake as a weanling colt but grew up to become a great champion anyway. He died at the ripe old age of 28.
Awesome craftsmanship sir. I am sure this is just one of many whom you have helped. We need more of you in this world. Wow he must have felt instant relief
what a fantastic channel; to see these animals being helped by someone who has mastered the trade. I had a donkey who suffered from a front hoof that had grown high at the front top and was miserable for her to walk.. I tried to get help but it was beneath the local farriers to bother with a donkey. when I did find one, he never solved the problem as he was afraid of taking too much off due to(now I understand a lack of knowledge of anatomy) the fear of damaging the foot. It is a pleasure to see such masterful work.
Veo que es un gran profesional que sabe de anatomía,, poner la correcta herradura,su forma, en su lugar correspondiente para arreglar un problema ortopédico
Severe cases sometimes need ligament surgery ....glad the owner sent this mule to you for your expert assessment and treatment! Looks like a very young animal that probably will overcome this defect with time and your help!
such a cute donkey, and i was amazed by the result of him standing on it at the same angle as his other hooves. i was so confused at the idea of adding length to the toe, i wouldn’t have guessed it would have that effect!
?...would proper trimming also work without the shoe? What a well behaved mule, standing there so quietly! Beautiful job. Yes! Our farrier fixed our donkey's club foot with trimming alone
As the possessor of very problematic feet ( and I have only two 😏) My heart certainly goes out to that sweet donkey. Thank you for your expert and kind work .
Your Hoka One-Ones are a fantastic footwear choice for this type of work standing on one spot for extended periods of time. My life changed when I bought my first pair last year.
Wouldn't a tapered shoe be better then doing such a drastic change all at one time? And with a break point that extreme don't you have to worry about bruising? It would seem like a lot of weight to bear on such an extreme edge. Love the videos. Always educational.
HEY, WHAT IS THE CORRECT HOOF ANGLE TO ANKLE ANGLE IN DEGREES, or is it anatomically specific to the horse? 😁👍✌ CRAP YOU EXPLAINED IT 2 SECONDS LATER, THANKS! 🤣👍✌
One of my horses has a hoof like this. They are born this way and you can't do anything about than just taking care of it. It doesn't bother mine a bit he just walks normal.
@@justseekingtruth3998 If the horse is younger than 2 years, there are surgeries and drug therapies that can help, or possibly fix it. But it's not guaranteed, and they can be expensive.
@@ranchocalamandia7274 yes you can do something about it if you actually understand it . Depending on the severity surgery can be performed to cut the inferior check ligament and let the deep Flexor tendon stretch and allow the distal phalanx to resume a better position . The condition is call flexural deformity . Yes some horses can go through life with it with no real issues but certainly would be a problem if they were competing at high level .
The toe shoe is interesting. But I'm a little confused. I had a TB with a severe club foot. I was told that making a drastic angle change like this wasn't advisable as the tendons and ligaments would be stretched too far too fast and he risked a strain.
Club feet are very tricky and should be treated on a case by case scenario. This particular mule is very young and is still growing. We are working with a vet to try to encourage a healthy hoof angle while he is still maturing and growing. Our goal is to get it as close to normal as we can for now. On a mature horse that is severely clubbed, You would really need to be careful how drastically you change things. Taking off too much heel could actually make it worse in some situations. Great question!
@@idahohorseshoeingschool Thank you for the reply. Yes, I got my TB when he was 5 years so his growth was set. We actually never had to do much with his club foot. Just a good level trim and regular shoes. His other front foot was the one that needed the most attention. That foot had a very underslung heel and sometimes he needed a wedge pad. This horse really was Frankensteined together. Nothing matched. Although he wasn't lame, he kinda felt like riding a camel. My horses mom had HUGE round, flat, very low heeled feet. I never saw his dad but a filly by the same stallion, and born the same year as my horse, had kind of boxy, almost clubbed feet, so I'm thinking he maybe wasn't the best horse to breed to.
A friend has a mini who had two clubbed feet in the front. The little filly is boarded at my house. She had surgery but it didn’t work. The farrier did some corrective work, and shimmed her hoof. It’s amazing how well it worked!!
Thank you for showing the example with the bones. That was a neat trick with the shoe, was the horse sore while it adjusted to the new angle and stretch on its tendons? What was the activity level recommended after treatment?
Given that what we think of as a horse's ( or mule's) foot and hoof is essentially just one toe, it's very hard to tell if this is the same condition, or kind of condition, we see in people that is also called clubfoot. And perhaps it's strange ( and perhaps short sighted) of us to think and believe that animals don't suffer from many of the disabilities humans do. It may well be that, for animals, such deformities lead either to very early death, or the afflicted creature is simply abandoned by its parents. Either way, I wasn't aware that our domestic animals can suffer from some of the conditions that affect us, too, until quite recently.
They do, arthritic joints being one of the most common in our aged domestic animal population. I've come across breathing issues, neurological issues, hernias, metabolic issues, dental issues, blindness, tendon and muscle issues, and that's just a small sampling from rehabbing horses. Owning dogs and being part of the retired greyhound community opens up a whole other can of worms including cancer. I've lost two dogs to cancer. Domesticated and semi-domesticated animals (like horses) can and do have disabilities, long term issues and deal with cancer. It's our jobs as their stewards to choose the right therapies, treatments and when (and if) it is proper to kindly end their suffering.
I once owned a solid buckskin Appaloosa filly that developed a club fore hoof at 4 months of age (because her leg bones grew faster than her ligaments and tendons). The people caring for my horses took her off the supplements I had for her. The farrier trimmed her foot so that she would walk on her whole hoof and not just the tip of it. The farrier did an excellent job in trimming her feet. As she got older it got nearly impossible for me to tell which was the deformed hoof.
So glad it turned out so well. I’m always careful now with vitamin content and feed content of my animals now.
Even dogs can have long term effects from too much of certain vitamins while their bones are still growing. Some breeds are more effected than others. It seems the worst issues appear in animals who have a genetic predisposition towards certain issues. It also appears that some of these issues can be improved or in some cases completely avoided with careful diet.
I’ve seen some awful deformities in dogs because of too much calcium and/or other vitamins these more horrid cases are thankfully less prevalent. And of course the owners where only guilty of trying their best. I believe in dogs the most common issues related to nutritional content are hip dysplasia and knee problems.
I hope people will read your comment and hopefully prevent more incidents like you had to go through in the future
Why did those people take your horse off the supplements that you provided for the horse?!
@@jannythewonderwomen2215He said the horse’s bones were growing too fast for the tendons and ligaments to keep up . The farrier didn’t actually take the supplements away they recommended taking the supplements away to slow down the bone growth so the that bone and tendon grew at the same pace.
The gestures are full of love.
I don't know how I got to hoof trimming videos when I started watching old vine compilations, but considering I like learning and these are really nice to watch, I ain't complainin'
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Keep up the fantastic work of explaining about the hoof anatomy and why you pick the horseshoe you do. Love it. There are so many of old videos you can revisit and redo this way.
This is an art,a craft and a trade all combined. Mad respect to you all.
It amazes me everytime how a good farrier can look at the hoof/leg and know what to trim away and what to build up to correct and protect the hoof. I love this content. It consistently blows my mind. 🤯
I'm also amazed how they can make shoes that fit *perfectly* without an measurements or forms.
@@brigidtheirish No way, he does measure the hooves but he doesn’t show it in every video.
@@sakuralegend1156 Ah. That makes sense. Still rather amazing how he gets the arc of the shoe precisely right every time.
@@brigidtheirish Yeah he’s really good at what he does.
Thank you for all you do.
What an interesting video - thank you for sharing! Watching corrective trimming and shoeing is very satisfying because the animals are getting the help they need and will live a much more comfortable life.
Thank you for helping this animal
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Thank you all for improving this animals quality of life! I’m sure he feels much better!
General farrier, orthopedic farrier, neurological farrier, this is one of the videos that shows me the range of skills from diagnosis to rebuilding the hoof that has me mesmerized. Bravo.
Awesome! Would love to see an update sometime if that's possible. To see if there is any progress. :)
I have no idea why I am watching this, but I am totally enthralled.
Another best! That was really awesome!!! You are gifted but not just shoeing/trimming but as a educator. I love your videos, great job Cowboy👍
I have been watching auction rescue videos lately and have seen horses sent to slaughter with untreated clubfoot. It's so great to see a responsible owner getting it effectively treated by a talented professional!! You saved that mule's life!
Love the video, and the care given to such a beautiful animal.
This was really interesting! It's great to see the ways you can help these animals. I love your channel!
And a pretty little mule,too! Nice work.
Nicely done Thanks for helping this animal!
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Remarkable. Thank you for all you do for these animals.
Brilliant job transforming this poor mule's hoof. I know next to nothing about horses--just love your channel--but I hope that with time (and the shoe you made for him) he can develop a more normal looking hoof.
Again continued beautiful work - artwork and prothestic work - that the patient can never quite tell you thanks until later. Wonderful to watch your talents and the outcomes.
At the beginning he was standing with no weight on it..at the end you could see that while he wasn't sure about it, he was starting to figure out it was more comfortably laying on the ground. Hopefully that will evolve into a more balanced use pattern
King Ranch's Texas homebred Thoroughbred Assault, was dubbed "The Club-footed Comet," and won the 1946 Triple Crown. He had stepped on a stake as a weanling colt but grew up to become a great champion anyway. He died at the ripe old age of 28.
He was also sterile.
I'm sure this sweet boy, is going to love his new shoe, ty so much for helping these precious animals.
Awesome craftsmanship sir.
I am sure this is just one of many whom you have helped. We need more of you in this world. Wow he must have felt instant relief
BEAUTIFULLY DONE!!!
EXCELLENT JOB
Thank you for showing us their sweet faces during the video. One of my favorite parts of the video.
what a fantastic channel; to see these animals being helped by someone who has mastered the trade. I had a donkey who suffered from a front hoof that had grown high at the front top and was miserable for her to walk.. I tried to get help but it was beneath the local farriers to bother with a donkey. when I did find one, he never solved the problem as he was afraid of taking too much off due to(now I understand a lack of knowledge of anatomy) the fear of damaging the foot. It is a pleasure to see such masterful work.
Very interesting, looks so much better and more comfortable
Amazing and professional care you have for your patients 🐎 sir. 🙂 May many blessings and good things come to you 💯 fold.
Veo que es un gran profesional que sabe de anatomía,, poner la correcta herradura,su forma, en su lugar correspondiente para arreglar un problema ortopédico
Severe cases sometimes need ligament surgery ....glad the owner sent this mule to you for your expert assessment and treatment! Looks like a very young animal that probably will overcome this defect with time and your help!
such a cute donkey, and i was amazed by the result of him standing on it at the same angle as his other hooves. i was so confused at the idea of adding length to the toe, i wouldn’t have guessed it would have that effect!
You guys are awesome man
Really enjoyed watching the correction of this mule's weight distribution... thanks 😊
Much better, beautiful job.
Nice job! He seemed pretty easy to work with, and that is so nice to see.
Wow that looks so much better. It’s great when you show the whole animal…what a well behaved little mule!
Aww look how he trusts you ❤
Fantastic, your skills are amazing - I love your tools too, especially the hammer you use in this video!
This is amazing. Great job!
Thank you for the explanation and the nice work done.
That's amazing! You did an amazing job! I love watching your videos
Awesome work. Very impressive to see this kind of art performed.
How many of us just like to hear the hammer against the anvil and see a happy animal at the end.
Your solutions are amazing!
Amazing! ❤️
Its issues like this where kinda hope to see a follow up down the road to see how it works out kind of like a before and after.
Awesome 👏
Such a sweet looking animal and such a cleverly simple remedy.
Just amazing. You are a craftsman sir.
Makes me think of the toe on a tap shoe in dance class!
I love these videos! Thanks for sharing!
?...would proper trimming also work without the shoe? What a well behaved mule, standing there so quietly! Beautiful job. Yes! Our farrier fixed our donkey's club foot with trimming alone
Excelente trabalho, parabéns pelo empenho e dedicação,Deus lhe retribua com prosperidade
Now isn't this amazing! Neato !! 👍👍
brilliant learnt something today
Wonderful!
Lol its so cute cause its so tiny
Equine orthotics. Love it!
ALL I CAN KEEP SAYING IS, "THANK YOU"!!!!!! Do take care. Fl.
Ir looks like from the way it’s standing putting weight on it that hoof feels much better. Great Job!!!
As the possessor of very problematic feet ( and I have only two 😏) My heart certainly goes out to that sweet donkey. Thank you for your expert and kind work .
Amazing!
Watching him settle on his heel that stretch must've felt so good for him to go back into proper posture
Very cool
Your Hoka One-Ones are a fantastic footwear choice for this type of work standing on one spot for extended periods of time. My life changed when I bought my first pair last year.
What a difference!
super perfect !!
You Sir, are a Master at your profession! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Wouldn't a tapered shoe be better then doing such a drastic change all at one time? And with a break point that extreme don't you have to worry about bruising? It would seem like a lot of weight to bear on such an extreme edge. Love the videos. Always educational.
Amazing transformation. Wow.
I think the horse is proud of its shoe😎😎😎😎
Nice, good job and hopefully, most likely that mule is happy too👍
HEY, WHAT IS THE CORRECT HOOF ANGLE TO ANKLE ANGLE IN DEGREES, or is it anatomically specific to the horse? 😁👍✌
CRAP YOU EXPLAINED IT 2 SECONDS LATER, THANKS! 🤣👍✌
Wow
Excelente trabalho, Deus abençoe a todos que zelam pelo estrar dos animais
Well done!
Would that have been a condition since birth, or developed over time due to injury, illness, or some other factor?
This mule is pretty young… probably born this way.
@@idahohorseshoeingschool
Isn't there surgery that can help ?
One of my horses has a hoof like this. They are born this way and you can't do anything about than just taking care of it. It doesn't bother mine a bit he just walks normal.
@@justseekingtruth3998
If the horse is younger than 2 years, there are surgeries and drug therapies that can help, or possibly fix it. But it's not guaranteed, and they can be expensive.
@@ranchocalamandia7274 yes you can do something about it if you actually understand it . Depending on the severity surgery can be performed to cut the inferior check ligament and let the deep Flexor tendon stretch and allow the distal phalanx to resume a better position . The condition is call flexural deformity . Yes some horses can go through life with it with no real issues but certainly would be a problem if they were competing at high level .
Amazing, it looks so simple when it's done. I would not have a clue as how or where to begin on a case like this one.
Great school! They can't distinguish a horse from a donkey!!! 🤣🤣🤣
I had a thoroughbred filly that had a slight club foot. She was shod differently also
The toe shoe is interesting. But I'm a little confused. I had a TB with a severe club foot. I was told that making a drastic angle change like this wasn't advisable as the tendons and ligaments would be stretched too far too fast and he risked a strain.
I'd like to hear the response to this
Club feet are very tricky and should be treated on a case by case scenario. This particular mule is very young and is still growing. We are working with a vet to try to encourage a healthy hoof angle while he is still maturing and growing. Our goal is to get it as close to normal as we can for now. On a mature horse that is severely clubbed, You would really need to be careful how drastically you change things. Taking off too much heel could actually make it worse in some situations.
Great question!
@@idahohorseshoeingschool Thank you for the reply. Yes, I got my TB when he was 5 years so his growth was set. We actually never had to do much with his club foot. Just a good level trim and regular shoes. His other front foot was the one that needed the most attention. That foot had a very underslung heel and sometimes he needed a wedge pad. This horse really was Frankensteined together. Nothing matched. Although he wasn't lame, he kinda felt like riding a camel.
My horses mom had HUGE round, flat, very low heeled feet. I never saw his dad but a filly by the same stallion, and born the same year as my horse, had kind of boxy, almost clubbed feet, so I'm thinking he maybe wasn't the best horse to breed to.
A friend has a mini who had two clubbed feet in the front. The little filly is boarded at my house. She had surgery but it didn’t work. The farrier did some corrective work, and shimmed her hoof. It’s amazing how well it worked!!
Awe, bootiful
That is an unbelievable correction. Super, super job.
Very cool!
Would like a follow-up to see how this works out over time. 👍👍
They can treat foals with club feet if you catch it right away. Its a shame that wasn't done in this case.
How cool is that - it’s an orthopedic mule shoe! Amazing work!
Beautiful job
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Great job nice work😊
The great race mare Queenie, had a club foot. She set world's records. No doubt that she had very capable farriers taking care of her, like this man.
Nice!
If it were possible it would be interesting to see that this mule looks like after some time being like this
Very interesting.
What a difference..great work.
Thank you for showing the example with the bones. That was a neat trick with the shoe, was the horse sore while it adjusted to the new angle and stretch on its tendons? What was the activity level recommended after treatment?
Given that what we think of as a horse's ( or mule's) foot and hoof is essentially just one toe, it's very hard to tell if this is the same condition, or kind of condition, we see in people that is also called clubfoot. And perhaps it's strange ( and perhaps short sighted) of us to think and believe that animals don't suffer from many of the disabilities humans do. It may well be that, for animals, such deformities lead either to very early death, or the afflicted creature is simply abandoned by its parents. Either way, I wasn't aware that our domestic animals can suffer from some of the conditions that affect us, too, until quite recently.
They do, arthritic joints being one of the most common in our aged domestic animal population. I've come across breathing issues, neurological issues, hernias, metabolic issues, dental issues, blindness, tendon and muscle issues, and that's just a small sampling from rehabbing horses. Owning dogs and being part of the retired greyhound community opens up a whole other can of worms including cancer. I've lost two dogs to cancer. Domesticated and semi-domesticated animals (like horses) can and do have disabilities, long term issues and deal with cancer. It's our jobs as their stewards to choose the right therapies, treatments and when (and if) it is proper to kindly end their suffering.