Natural Barefoot Trim Part 2

This video is pretty old and I have learned so much more in the last several years. Please visit my channel and watch the series on Natural Barefoot Trimming. Thanks Demonstration and teaching of a Natural Barefoot trim. YOU CAN learn to do your own horses, or at least be able to tell when a trim is REALLY and TRUlY based on natural princilples of how a wild horse really wears his hooves. NOT ALL BAREFOOT TRIMS ARE CREATED EQUAL!

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• natural
• barefoot
• hoof
• trim
• trimming
• farrier
• hooves
• horses
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• equine
• dressage
• jumping
• eventing
• western
• riding
• horsemanship
• NH

[bucci777]

Where are you in the u.s.? I'm in dallas, Texas ..would pay you to do this to Cisco.

[thehappyhoof]

@bucci777 There might be some travel time there....I'm in Kansas, the southeast corner, close to Oaklahoma. But sure wish I could come trim and teach you have to do it for your self. Regards ( :

[pecoslover97]

im not trying to be mean or anything im just genuinely asking a question because i wanna become a natural barefoot trimmer but  at 6:36 it looks like the hoof has high heels and low/long toes but i can tell its very concave which is good and the outside is curved which is good ( i think) im just confused haha

[thehappyhoof]

@pecoslover97 Your seeing better now, that I did when I originally did this video. This mare had a LOT of problems, heals most probably are high but mainly they look high because she's got NO FROG, it atrophied. She's also got compressed heels, retained or "false sole" and both the frog and the sole are way stretched forward. Her foot has changed A LOT in the last several years since I did this video, better trimming, better hoof.

[thehappyhoof]

@pecoslover97 And another thing is she also had jammed coronary bands.

[bulljam1]

your inside heel is higher "expert"

[YukiLoveless]

@AmericanPitbulls1 I can't answer that because I wasn't there, but it sounded like you did the right thing. If you're still curious about the hooves I would do some research, thinklikeahorse (dot) com is a good site for some info. Best of luck with your new friend! :)

[YukiLoveless]

@AmericanPitbulls1 If you mean can you take the shoes off right away, then yes, however he will be very sore so it will take a bit. The slow way is the fast way. It takes a full year for a hoof to grow out so after 3 years of having metal nailed into his hoof it'll probably take another 3 years for him to fully adjust to barefoot. Just take it slow.

[AmericanPitbulls1]

@YukiLoveless Oh btw he is a 14 year old gelding gelded very young but he has only had shoes on for 3 years so his feet are in great shape but I noticed he walked as if he was very sore when I had a test ride seeing he was uncomfortable I could not ride him buy him or not I told the owners to rest him a little they said they had "many many" buyers we paid them 100 dollars to call off all rides and buyers for 3 months did I do the right thing or was I paying a man for being mean.

[AmericanPitbulls1]

@YukiLoveless oh thank I am getting my first horse I am 12 and I have been to many many horse camps with my neighbor and her horse. So I was wandering if a horse is shod can he be barefoot right away or does it take a bit since you said it cuts off blood supply?

[YukiLoveless]

@AmericanPitbulls1 Ultimately a barefoot hoof is ideal because that's what a horse is born with a shod hoof will do more bad than good despite what people think. It cuts off the blood flow and thus rots the hoof. A barefoot horse will probably need to be trimmed about 4-6 weeks. If you really need a shod horse then use a hoof boot, it's a lot easier because the horse is still barefoot yet still has protection. But if you're just riding on leaves and dirt I wouldn't worry. :)

[AmericanPitbulls1]

@thehappyhoof What is the difference between a shod hoof and a barefoot hoof does it make a horse have more comfort when barefoot and I have heard they have better stability when barefoot and slip a little more with shoes but I really need to know if a barefoot horse needs less or more trimming and I mean I am not going to ride on gravel and stuff just dirt and leaves

[jiMbo3277]

To properly sight the foot you have to let foot hang freely. You don't want your thumb touching the bulbs. Hold the leg and let the foot flop into its natural position, then sight the foot.