Intro to hoof trimming for the horse owner, Part 2 of 3

Dawn Willoughby does a basic horse hoof trimming demo, explaining to the horse owner what simple steps he/she can do to keep their horses hooves maintained in between visits. For more information, visit her site at http://www.4sweetfeet.com/

Category:

Education

Tags:

• hoof
• trimming
• natural hoof
• horse
• horse care
• farrier
• barefoot trim
• barefoot horse
• rasp
• natural horsemanship
• thoroughbred
• education
• horse owner
• horsemanship

[octopusmagnet]

@Nizingur hey there, I was reading the comments and see that you were commenting on the price of hoof jacks. This is not something I normally do but if you were interested we sell hoof jacks like the one she was using for about 230$ Canadian. If you are interested let me know and perhaps I could help you out.

[Nizingur]

Your horse has REALLY healthy feet! I'm impressed. I'm wondering though, I can't get hold of a hoof jack here for any less than $500. It seems a big investment while I'm not sure how long I'll be doing the trimming. At the same time doing it without a support seems very tough. Can I use any kind of homemade stand like a chair or anything - what would you suggest?

[hoofforeeya]

IMO you need to back the toe up more and trim your bars. Your foot is getting elongated due to having a long toe and having the breakover too far forward. Leave your toe pillars for toe height though. This would also help with the contraction. There is a formula for how far to back up the toe based on where the distal end of P3.

[terijones1]

Thank you so much for posting these videos. I moved to another state last year and have had a horrible time finding a farrier who will trim natural AND proper. I watched my old farrier every time he trimmed my horse for 10 years and asked questions so I decided to try it myself. I just finished my horses front feet and they look good, much more like my old farrier's work. I think I'll continue and invest the money I save in some tools. Thanks again!

[hyperfocus2011]

Love your videos. But I think his heel is a little to high, although he probably goes out fine on gravel, great feet! Amazing concavity for a thoroughbred.

[hyperfocus2011]

Love your videos. But I think his heel is a little to high, although he probably goes out fine on gravel, great feet!

[gypsyhugh]

Thanks for posting these videos you make it look so easy

[lozhell]

use your outside hand to hold leg to check foot balance, using inside hand can pull the leg out. You need to let the leg hang as natural as it can and so it is parallel to centre line of the body ie spine.

[myprophet1]

first time watching, I really appreciate the quality of the film, as hoof work is usually so difficult to see on film. Will you be doing more?