I love Sheldon’s realism - “I’ve fast forwarded the video, I do not forge that fast” _We know, Sheldon. We know._

That horse was a very good boy, so patient and calm while you worked

The horse offering you it's foot everytime you came near it is adorable ❤❤❤

The horse was very good at lifting his foot up like right when you needed him too

We had a filly at the track who was bucking and playing because she was feeling really good. Of course, being a horse and if they can figure out a way to hurt themselves, they will, she kicked the hot walker. Instead of hitting a hollow part of the machine she hit a solid steel part which broke her coffin bone (can't remember which foot behind). We sent her home and since it happened in the spring the owners had her bred. She came back to the track after two years of R&R and being a mommy. She went right back to her winning ways. What a mare.

Humility is what makes you such a good craftsman. You always give credit where credit is due. As a tradesman I understand your thought processes that you express in your videos and I appreciate that.

Great job today Sheldon. You’re a very talented farrier. BTW Flux is a fancy word for cleaning. It is used to remove metallic impurities from the welding surface and prepare a clean, solid joint.

Man, though I knew farriers would smith shoes for fit, in my ignorance I was unaware that they’d bang-up custom shoes from scratch like that. Totally blown away - not many trades involve so much artistry, from blacksmithing, to assessments of health and movement, to carving. Huge respect from the mountains of West Virginia. Love seeing your genuine care for these creatures.

God: 'I've covered the your feet in thick rings of keratin with layers of tough but slightly spongy connective tissue l to aid in shock absorbtion. You should be safe to run around as you wish without fear of-" This horse: "I broke my coffin bone"

Such a good horse! Calm, well behaved, picks up his feet nicely. An ideal patient.

I'm very curious how much free time you have being a farrier and going to vet school. Especially with the talent and care you have for the horses, I'd imagine there's not a lot of time left over for other things. Do you manage to find time to yourself?

Poor boy must’ve been in a lot of pain yet he was such a good boy. Horses are such stoic creature

The flux lowers the melting point of metal, by using it for welding it makes the metal super soft and joint together. They also use it for smelting to lower melting point and separate the bad stuff from the good metal

My empathy goes out to both you and the horse. You both are in pain and are both so stoic

A true farrier actually has two jobs. One is the obvious hoof care. The other is dealing with the customer. Especially the ones that know more than you, well they think they know more than you. I can tell by your demeanor and how you talk, you have no problems with either of these

Everytime I see your videos, I just can't skip! Watching these has been kind of a bonding moment for me and my dad so even though you had no idea that would be a result of your videos, I thank you for that.

My horse had a fractured coffin bone that was still healing when we bought him, it so amazing that these days we can care for and heal horses when back in the day we couldn’t. He’s the best horse with a heart of gold and I’m blessed to have amazing veterinarians and farriers that helped him in his recovery 💛

Love how you made notes of the shoe size.

The hands of a farrier are so intriguing. Hand working, weathered hands. Yet kind, and so precise.

I hope other farriers look at your work and are inspired to look after their clients as well as you do.

That's a very good horse. The moral of this story is don't get a horse unless you have bank, big bank

4:30 My sister had the same injury and the same cause back around 1976 or so. She owned a horse for several years, and learned dressage and even how to do her own shoeing. I was just a preteen at the time, so I helped with feeding, cleaning stalls, picking hooves clean, grooming, etc. Anyway, seeing the injury gave me the flashback.

Sheldon: I got stabbed, ripped, and burned. I just put tape on them and moved on. Me: *popcorn burns my fingers as I pull it outta the microwave* Guess I won't use these fingers for the rest of the day.

A year ago I was here from boredom during lockdown. Now I’m here because I’m genuinely interested and excited about these videos.

i really respect how you not only admit to your mistakes, but also to when you are not fully knowledgeable on a topic or skill. you’re a great person and very entertaining to watch. have a good day :)

Being a farrier is like being a pediatrician. You know something is wrong but you have to look at it without communicating with the patient. good job Experience counts. Congrats on Vet school. That is IMPRESSIVE

It’s not boring; I love watching your work…

If you could show us the horse it’d be nice. I’d like to see what type of horse inspires its owner to invest in healing broken bones, as I’ve seen so many being neglected and discarded.

"Stand up for what you believe in." Thank you so much for that. I generally feel like too few people actually do this.

Great content, keep it coming! I’m glad that nail didn’t do any greater damage. Adrenaline is an amazing animal, and burns heal slowly. Praying you heal quickly. Have a happy and safe 4th if we don’t see you guys before!

it's crazy to me that you turned a straight metal bar into a perfect horseshoe just like that 😲 you're a badass!

Awesome horse! I love how he was lifting up his foot for you.

i don't even know things about horses but whenever you upload i'd click it right away, good work!

I hope someone gave the horse some treats for his patience. Great video!

Loooove watching these videos! My partner is really obsessed with horses and wants to get into veterinary work so these videos are just fuelling their passion. Watching from Brighton, UK! 💞🇬🇧

Ouch👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🍀🍀🍀🍀thank you for helping this poor animal ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸

Its amazing how much care and love goes into shoeing these annimals. To prevent more injury and help the ammimal heal faster.

Sometimes you just got to ride the struggle bus to learn your trade - Awesome job

Hi! am a vet student from the Philippines.. am fairly new here but just wanted you to know how helpful your videos have been to me. Especially during this pandemic.. and we can't go to the actual field for our practical stuff.. seriously thank you so much.. I've shown your videos to a couple of my classmates as well and now we are all hooked.. haha.. keep it up, stay safe, and thanks again... :)

So glad you got him taken care of! Poor boy, I can't imagine how much it must have been hurting him.

Seriously though! With a fracture in his foot, this horse is just being so chill.

Equestrian podiatry, fascinating!

What a patient horse! I would imagine that when you're down two fingers, it's more difficult to forge and shoe a horse.

Thanks Sheldon, nice of you to give credit where credit is due (Your mentor) That horse was a trooper! He had a good team working on him.

I would definitely watch the entire process. Thank for recommending the other tuber👍

How much care you put into each horse's needs really shows, I'd watch full unsped up videos. I don't think your content could bore me

Sheldon- thank you for working toward becoming a Veterinarian. You are very talented and hard working. This is an art!

Your channel had taught me so much! Thank you for dumbing it down!

6:30 the way he lifted his foot up before you asked 🥺🥺 it must be sore for him to stand on.

You're gonna be an AWESOME vet!!!!

Very nice work!

6:48 I swear I can smell that videoclip! Just from like 15 year old memories 😄

*Sees a new video from Sheldon - does a happy dance* Great job, and what a patient horse! I hope your fingers heal up soon, and keep up the great work! 💗

Nothing but professional, thank you

A man’s man. Yeah this hammer is hot and my nail was almost ripped off by a nail but I gotta work. I always kept super glue around for injuries at work.

I don’t even own a horse or know anything about them but I’m finding myself wanting to be a farrier now. Love the videos!!

I have a horse with navicular disease and his coffin bone when we got him and got radio graphs both his front coffin bones on his front feet where at a -180 degrees. So since then we put heel pads and gel inserts and now hes wearing special clogs and he tried rocker shoes once but he has become so comfortable with the pads and clogs that he doesnt like his sole open or exposed. He was tiptoeing and the moment we put pads back on he was fine. But he is soo prone to getting abcess in all his feet but mostly his fronts. He just doesnt have any ditgal cushion but his recent radiographs we took his angle is much much better

Great job Sheldon it's always good to see a horse cooperate with the farrier my horse is always really good about that too

Thanks for the information it really helps to understand what is needed

Love seeing you trim horses. Anything else we get in your videos is a great bonus.

Hey man. I just found your channel and I have to say; after being in a depressing hospital lab job for the last 8 years, I think i've found something else I might be interested in doing. Thanks for making these and showing me a profession I didn't know existed.

Flux lowers the melting point of the oxides, that black stuff referred to as scale on the outside of the metal. It helps to melt the oxide and then mixes up with it to make it less viscose. Then when you hammer the joint together the oxides squeeze out so you get a nice metal on metal bond. It also prevents any further oxidation which is important since you need fairly high temperature to forge weld. Without it you get oxide inclusions in your joint where you've got a metal-oxide-metal sandwich and since the oxide doesn't bond well with the metal and is much more brittle you don't get a strong joint. -materials science student about to graduate from UW Madison

Cattywumpus, never heard it in the live before, was amazing!

Thank you for helping the horse 💕

Flux is what removes the impurities so the metal will join. Fluxes are used in welding and soldering and brazing to make a strong bond.

Hey! I am currently living in Georgia and your videos are so calming and really help me ❤️ I have really severe anxiety and depression and these videos bring me some calm and I can not express how much that helps me when things seem so dark. Thank you.

I have not seen a horse shod for decades but when you burnt the shoe in I could smell the video. 😂😂😂

Congratulations on your final leg if your vet degree. That’s amazing for you. Love watching your work, good job. Great commentary, as it helps us follow along, and understand the process. Great! Thanks !

Improvisation in New Zealand is called kiwi ingenuity!

First time i saw that design of 🐎 a horseshoe.

Update would definitely be nice , that’s a lotta hard work

Next time you have trouble with tips like that duct tape you heels and poke a hole in the center of your board with your tip and fill it from the center. It works great. You do a great job.

Good job as always and good, cooperative horse!🐎🐴

“Cattywompus”. Thank you for this.

I really like your shoeing box. I've been shoeing horses and mules for over 30 years and that's the most handy box I've seen

Really enjoy watching you work. Talented at the forge and caring with the horse. Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful professional work with love to horses. I admire these crafted men!

Great work, and congratulations on being in your last year of veterinarian college!🐴

I live on the other side of the country, and know almost nothing about horses or their care. Nevertheless, you make these videos easy and fun to watch. That's pretty cool.

Hi Sheldon! I don't know much about horses, I'm loving learning! Love from South Africa 🇿🇦 ❤️

A blacksmith vet. Such a chad.

Hi Sheldon! Another wonderful video! Thanks so much for taking the time to share with us in your hectic schedule. Study hard!

That horse is GELLIN …..

Excellent job,keep it up👍

This whole process is just fascinating! If I wasn't getting a degree in journalism I think this profession could've been some real competition in my career choices🤩🤷🏿‍♀️

When I had my horses my farrier never did burn the hoofs for their shoes but we talking a lot of years ago. Had to give up when I got disabled so I wondered why can anyone tell me. I love keeping up with these videos

Wow what an interesting job you have I didn’t think there was so much work into having a horse

Glad to see you on.🐴🐴

i love how far the science has come in helping horses! also your videos are interesting to watch

Can’t wait for your next video you can’t believe how much I miss working

This horse was very good at lifting his/her hoof I wish my horse was this good 😢😂

Great video. Always want to see more videos. Yes would like to know. Take care.🐴🐴🐴🐴💙💙🙂

I’m from the Uk, England , Norwich. Sheldon you’re the man. I love your videos just wish you uploaded more often so I haven’t gotta keep rewatching the same ones!

That was a very nice shoe job.

Just found your channel, you are really skilled at your job and it’s so obvious you love and care about these wonderful animals. Watching from Manchester UK, thanks for sharing your videos. Looking forward to more!

Great video great job thanks for sharing

Sheldon thanks for being you. Its always a joy to see your videos. I noticed you have different shoes on!

Nicely done there sir

Good idea, Thanks.

This is absolutely amazing! I would love to try this in the future. Here's my list of questions. 1. We trim our domesticated animals nails because they don't claw the way they normally would in the wild. But horses wild horses... How do they take care of their hooves? 2. Why do we shoe horses and when did we start? Is it terrain specific?