NO FOOT NO HORSE History of Horseshoeing & Hoofcare Basics

NFNH is an AFA production designed to educate viewers on the importance hoof care for horses. In this episode AFA Certified Journeyman Farrier Bob Earle explains the history of shoeing horses and how that has evolved along with the use of horses in a variety disciplines.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• AFA
• farrier
• American
• Farriers
• Horseshoeing
• horseshoes
• hoofcare
• Certified
• CJF
• CF
• CTF
• hoof
• trimming

[eFarriers]

Interesting history

[buddymacs]

nail that shoe on for stupid people that believe thats a good thing and in time you will HAVE NO HORSE.....get modern!

[Shannariano]

@LaRanaTJ

Wait a second... druids?

[LaRanaTJ]

Where have you found evidence of these grass and reed horse shoes? Ghengis Khan never shod his horses - in any way, shape or form.  The mongolians (the greatest horsemen of all time) still today don´t shoe horses. The druids were the first to start forging iron. There is no evidence in any tomb of horse shoes (and certainly none of gold) yet there are bits, showing that iron was being used along with the dead royalties horse - BUT NO SHOES.

[semtech30]

I feel you've stated some very good points to shoeing.

Protect your investment.

Know your disapline.

Right on!

[mcmemorize]

Know Hoof

Know Horse

The fact is, no matter how well they are applied, horseshoes restrict blood circulation and interfere with shock absorption.

Shod or unshod, poor hoof form is the cause of most hoof problems. The solution is frequent conscientious adjustments to improve hoof balance and form, which result in comfortable, strong performance sound hooves.

Research natural hoof care or natural hoof trim websites to learn more, or check out you tube videos on the subject.

[SusanKayne]

alliteration: the repetition of the same sounds—usually initial consonants of words or of stressed syllables—in any sequence of neighbouring words: Landscape‐lover, lord of language (Tennyson). Now an optional & incidental decorative effect in verse/prose, it was once a required element in the poetry of Germanic languages (Old English & Old Norse) & in Celtic verse. Such poetry, in which alliteration rather than rhyme is the chief principle of repetition, is known as alliterative verse.

[bak4mass]

Well done. Looking forward to more. Keep them coming.

[kwerna]

The old saying is "no HOOF, no horse." Notice the alliteration...