Thank you. 🙏 6months was the time frame

Yes it’s not the prettiest, however it’s amazing how quickly they can heal 🙂

It’s had a keratoma, (which is a benign tumour), removed by the vet and this is the patch that was put over the top to keep it clean.

This horse is recovering nicely. There is a short video a bit further back of after surgery and I will be posting updates

Yes they are definitely in the wrong climate. However there are an awful lot of them and shipping them back to a warmer climate would not be feasible and so we do what we can do to help them. They have been over here for 100’s of years now though and are very adaptable little creatures 🙂

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What does that mean please? I'm not an equestrian but enjoy learning and farrier work to me is fascinating even though I know nothing so I ask. Thank you Dear😊

Different horses need different types of shoe fit. Some off of the toe, some to the toe and some back from the toe, by treating every horse as an individual it means that we can get the best result for every horse

Thank you very much! Appreciate the great feed back. I will have more content coming out in 2024

💯 anything that isn’t flush gets rasped down afterwords

​@@harryspinksfarrier4412Oh thank you! I've never had my face so close to a farrier's work before. I am in respectful awe of farriers, especially today with so much more information and materials to work with. The correction that is possible of hooves that are badly abused is nothing short of miraculous. You're part horse lover and wizards!🧙‍♂️🐴💗

For me it depends on the work that the horse does and the size of the horse, but I like to use as few nails as possible. Probably 40% of ours have four nails in.

I haven’t seen that yet. I’ll have to try and watch it. In the U.K. we have such great access to materials and education and the guys with limited kit and education still so a good job it’s just a lot harder for them.

Thank you. 🙏 sadly Iv never been to Aus, but it is on the list of places to visit. Cole Hill is a lovely area and sorry to hear off you loss. I hope you have a great Christmas.

The thumb is a great indicator. If the foot flexes to thumb pressure then something isn’t right. It shouldn’t be able to do that

😅 💯 no one’s wants a love nibble from a horse!

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Thanks mate 🙏

Thanks Geoff will take a look and get that sorted for future videos

This is for a laminitic foot. They can work well for horses with low heels, however it depends on how bulbs the frog is. There may be better options. In the forms of pads and packing for those types of horses

@@harryspinksfarrier4412 thank you I have been trying to get a corrective farrier in my area and it's like finding a 4 leave clover especially with just one horse and no trailer

He is unshod at the moment and we are treating the affected area. Shoeing wise we may end up with a hospital plate on it, but we will make that decision when we have sorted out the abscess.

I bet that was painful for him.

No it shouldn’t. Shoeing should (if done correctly) alleviate any foot pain

@@harryspinksfarrier4412 oh alright It just looked like you were being a bit rough but then I have never owned a horse

Thank you 🙏

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😂😂 not that cold yet. It is a bit damp though!

Thank you 🙏

Thank you and yes it can be a very debilitating for the horse. A lot of work from us and the owner went into getting this one back on track

Thank you 🙏

To be honest not to bad on the pain front. They cope quite well with this type of surgery

Sorry to hear that. That sounds like a horrible accident. It is a great trade and I don’t know where you are based or how old you are but I have had friends that started their apprenticeship at 40

@@harryspinksfarrier4412 He's a bit better now; his childhood sweetheart reappeared and married him in the end, so silver linings. As for me I'm the wrong side of 50, thinking more about retirement than apprenticeships! I keep a few horses and sheep again now, so I get to pickup and even trim the odd foot, I'm just not qualified to drive any nails! Thanks for your reply.

Not in this video but by the end of the follow up video he was. Sadly he was put down last year though due to other reasons.

@@harryspinksfarrier4412 thanks for the reply! My horse was recently diagnosed with the same.

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No just a very small abscess. By her reaction I thought it was going to be worse then it was.

No he is a gelding.

💯 the horses foot is very similar to our distal phalanx. There a lot to learn, but you are correct. If you cut to deep it hurts and you get blood. If you know what and where to trim you will generally be fine.