How To EASILY Identify A Healthy Horse Hoof And Trim

In this video I talk about what a healthy hoof looks like and why and also a comparison between a trimmed hoof and a not trimmed hoof.

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[michellel.s.]

Lena is a perfect hoof model. She stands patiently as you describe her hooves...

[Beachy]

I will never be trimming a horses hoof but I still found this quite interesting. I adore Lena! She is such a beautiful gentle soul. I was hoping to see you actually doing at least one hoof. Thanks again for sharing.

[MotorbreathChannel]

Aww! Isn't she the sweetest? Her human is crawling all over her front hooves right in her dead zone and she is totally chill.
A courtesy to Graeme's taking care of her for years and years and building an incredibly solid and trusty relationship. When the camera went up, she was like: "So, are you done with Instagramming your work?"

[lavenderwyvern]

Man, you rock Graeme! Thank you for this- I didn't know about the whole outer callus thing. It makes perfect sense, but in all of those farrier/hoof trimming videos it seems like they always sand/rasp the front/outside of the hoof. I hadn't really thought about it but it makes a lot of sense hearing from you, plus I trust your judgement!

Not even owning a horse it's crazy just how many I have seen that have wonky hooves. The lesson horse (that was the trainer's barrel horse as well) I rode on for a little bit last year had the worst duckbill overgrown hooves- she said she couldn't find a farrier in the area so she just let them go for months until she found someone. That really stuck with me and scared me for a while, as I was afraid that would happen to me too in the future when I have my own horse. But you have given me the confidence that I can learn how to do it myself when the time comes so I never have to worry about not being able to find a farrier. It definitely makes perfect sense that if you can learn how to do your own horse's hoof maintenance, you can always keep up with it, take your time, and be able to observe the growth yourself.

[rhondapopowich]

I have been watching your playlist this past week on hooves. Thanks for all the good info very informative. One week ago our ferrier(and friend) trimmed our horse’s and for the 2nd time my horse was sore. I commented on a previous video the vet took X-rays thinking it might have been laminitis (not the case, all was good) because my horse was so sore. He has been our ferrier for 8 years, same horse. Hard decisions to be made and even harder finding a barefoot trimmer in our area. I will not put my horse through this again! Just putting this out their for other folks that may find themselves in this position. I’m scared but feel we have to take things in our on hands until we find someone. Again thanks for all the great information! (I realize there is the correct sp lol)

[sandysefcik]

Thank you for a very informative video...such a good girl, Lena.

[mightycatdavid]

Thank you! So informative and Lena is so lovely

[AL-lzhb]

I love crawling around looking at this stuff, without the danger I'm gonna get trod on😉 of course. So interesting. And the line you are gonna trim flat again, can you feel it with your fingers? It looks raised. Lena is such a professional foot model. So patient. And pretty. And a credit to you standing happily, patiently good as gold. Don't forget you can sweep up hoof shavings to make your garden grow. We pay a fortune for hoof and horn fertilizer.

[octoberjubilee]

Thank you, great education! I've been contemplating an online trimming class just in case, for whatever reason, I may have to trim my own horse. Lena's so sweet and patient🙂

[birgit]

Good morning!
Lena is a super Model, a beautiful horse, Well done 🐴🍏.
You are a good teacher 🤠.
Now the day can start 🙂

[joannekim]

Would be awesome to see you trimming up close and see the whole process :)

[martineinfrance]

Lena is such a good girl, always👍 she has healthy hooves too.. Thank you Graeme for this hoof lesson..

[ChrisS-fhzt]

Love her forelocks always getting into her eyes

[deniseheon]

Lena is such a beautiful girl! She so so sweet !!❤️🐎❤️🐴

[lauraalbertson]

As always you inspire me to pay attention to Bear’s feet . A farrier is coming tomorrow. I just want him to meet Bear and see how he handles him . It’s a meet and check out his hoofs appointment. Clean them and see how far he can go without Bear getting overwhelmed. He was really overwhelmed the first time. But the job got done . However, I’d pay more money to have a farrier come back if it starts to become too too much . Also, I do not want to tie Bear . Ever . No one agrees with me . Do You tie Horses to posts or trees or anything? Thank you 💜

[eileenshaw]

You had mentioned in the live chat the other day that Lena was on a diet and exercise program. Well she is already showing very noticeable results. Lena looks more slender in her belly already 😊. I bet she will be in tip top shape by the middle of summer.

[Bobo-gmfd]

I have a question, what can you do to help their frog grow? With all the wet weather we are having my girls frog seems to high, like its not making contact with the ground, she is fine not lame at all but have just noticed it her last couple of trims. Thanks you

[amandamason]

Thank you Lena for being a great model for this educational video 👍🏻💗 Do you use any type of oil on their hooves ?

[misschieflolz]

Such sturdy hooves. At the riding school I went to, naturaly a lot of the horses and ponies were shod, though they did tend to leave the UK native pony breeds unshod because their hooves were naturally strong. Only needed a very occasional trim.

The other end of the spectrum, although this horse was part-native be had terrible feet. They never knew why and no matter what he was given his hooves were pretty soft. Couldn't have him barefoot because he would be sore if he wasn't in the arena (and he was a semi-novice ride) but even with a brand new shoeing, I've seen him chuck a fresh shoe the day after and they had to get the farrier out again. There, he still lived til 27 with no problems aside from that.

[bendrui]

Very informative! Interesting how similar hooves are to human nails. They're both made of the same material- keratin. What is that growth on Lena's right upper leg? It's visible at 8:03