Basic Horse Hoof Barefoot Trimming - How I trim Horse Hooves - Rick Gore Horsemanship

http://www.thinklikeahorse.org/ -

Here I trim one hoof and talk about understanding the horse hoof, how it works and why I trim like I do. Below is a link to my Horse Hoof Page where I have some good info about horse shoes and hooves:

http://www.thinklikeahorse.org/index-28.html

HOOFJACK link: I talk about my hoof stand here is a link to the stand.

http://www.hoofjack.com/v/vspfiles/home.asp

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[SexyHaras]

Rick! You didn't paint your pink hoof pick yet! Shame on you! If you take the time it takes ya know..... hehe x

[horseawareness]

@SexyHaras : lol, glad you are staying on top of me.. (no pun intended) I really don't hate pink I just like firing up the people that want to make it about color and not the horse. :)

[MysweetAnnabelle53]

yeesh, at the barn i ride at, the reg. farrier (guy's been doin horse feet for almost 80 years-he's pretty good) was sick, and so a different guy was hired with all these degrees and fancy shmansy horse owners oogling over him. He was trimming up this little mare who's never had shoes and has the toughest feet i've ever seen, and he cut her so badly she bled perfusely from her heel for almost 3 hours. Poor thing had a baby diaper, three pounds of gauze, and a ton of duck tape around her hoof :(

[horseawareness]

@MysweetAnnabelle53 : too much, too fast, lack of attention to detail, all bad and the horse had to pay for the "stupid humans".

[italianbabe100]

is it the same exact thing with the back hoofs too?

[horseawareness]

@italianbabe100 : Pretty much, some like to leave the angle or heel a little longer. Back hooves are not as critical since they only carry 20 to 30 percent of weight, but if you remember less is more, a little at a time, small adjustments, that way you can only do small damage or small issues. It comes with time and by doing it. The short answer, yea it is about the same for back.

[horseawareness]

@horsesrmylifeilt : A masters degree in Hard Knocks with a minor in No BS.

[Apollostowel]

@eingallsstella My Cowboy-up Grandad said that same thing. "I can train him to mind me." Also "You can't train a horse if the horse is smarter than you." - He'd pick on me for my slow and steady way, but he challenged me, and that made me better. But then he was also a great rider right up until his 90s. He'd talk about Cowboy this or that but his hands and legs were soft.

[XxMagicMezziexX]

I love the fact your not a real farrier with the certificate, because this is what I want to do!

thank you for the video

[slipknotgirl06]

IF someone asked me what my knowledge was I would answer It is different with every horse and every situation. :) Your amazing.

[slipknotgirl06]

@MidnightGlory0 My horse was the same exact way she was soft and didnt like to walk on anything hard. But I started doing a natural trim and didnt baby her to much. I walked her on gravel everyday for about five minutes then increased it every week. Eventually your horse will develop calluses in their feet and wont be ouchy anymore. Just like if you walked around barefoot, eventually your feet would develop calluses.

[MidnightGlory0]

THank you so much this helped a ton! And my horse has soft soles? how can i help him be more comfortable without shoes?

[engrose]

I really want to learn to trim my horses hooves, but it scares me even the little bits at a time, i dont like damaging things lol and yes its a woman thing. As for filign my nails, Am i suppose to file my own nailes too! But i guess you need them to grow to do that with all my water bucket washing and muckin gout and grooming i do i dont tend to have any! and PINK!!! i hate PINK, I thnk we should all paint the hooves BLUE!! :D hehe THanks Rick x

[Belove1111]

I really love your videos. You are practical fun and treat your horses with love. I am learning from your videos!

[luvnluvn]

Thanks heaps for this Rick, awesome.

[Suade1313]

OMG....Rick, you're a male version of me...the things that came out of your mouth are the same things I've said time after time. LOVED the video. A little humor goes a long way. I thoroughly agree with your methods and theories and have subscribed to see more. Keep up the good work.

[michellehorsegirl]

This is a great video- I wanted to reconfirm the fact that I started trimming my own horses feet and I got a lot of really good horsemanship information-! My farrier said to file mine in between trims because we moved far away from the barn and it was too far for him to go.. thankfully I did and wow- this is a really encouraging video- (My horse knowledge is about a 2-) ha ha

[ThundernWildfire]

I asked my farrier yesterday if it is okay to rasp weekly in between trims. Not that I didn't trust what you said, but because I wanted to see his reaction...should have shut my mouth, lol....not only did he give me basically the same advise you give here, but he also gave me a rasp to do it with...he said it wasn't as sharp as a new one, so less likely to harm the horse or me...