@@The_Female_Farrier the way I look at it, everyone has their own unique journey in life. Who you are reflects everything you share authentically. Looking forward to your next post. Thanks for sharing...
Thank you for another wonderful video. Does the frog continually shed? How do you know where the live tissue begins? If you don’t mind could you please tell me what fishing means and where the quarters are. Thank you so much for your videos, they are extremely educational.
Thank you so much for your lovely comment! Frogs usually follow the horses coat when it comes to shedding. If the horse is shedding it’s coat there frog will usually shed too. They will also shed their frogs if the environment changes from dry to wet because they don’t need that extra protection anymore. If you meant dishing, that is a flare in the hoof wall that is located at the toe of the hoof. The quarters are on the sides of the hoof between the toe pillars and the heels.
Lovely feet and a lovely trim! Thanks for sharing; I enjoy your soothing videos :) I am curious if there's anything that I can do day-to-day to encourage healthy frog growth? I train a young mare with very similar feet to this one's front right, where her frogs are small and raggedy looking. Our trimmer leaves them mostly alone, they're not thrushy, and she's plenty sound, it just looks... sad, for lack of better words, and they don't grow much at all.
Does the pink color in the walls indicate bruising … is this to be expected in pregnant mares - so nothing to worry about? I’m learning so much from your videos. One last question - when addressing floating the quarters. My boy has super flat feet and thin walls - really no concavity. His soles at the toes are actually contacting the ground first. My trimmer says they are calloused (she says that’s good) He was diagnosed with pedal osteitis and I’m just keeping him pasture sound - no riding at all. I do put Renegade boots on him and occasionally take him for walks outside the pasture. So, in his case, putting a slight float in his quarters wouldn’t be a good idea correct? Thanks for insight / suggestions. Your videos (and podcast I recently listened to) are awesome.
What a great comment and really wonderful questions! The pink is definitely bruising but it’s hard to tell what the bruising is from. It could be from any type of inflammatory event (even worming or vaccinations). Or it could be the wall growing out from last summer when the horses were stomping a lot due to flies. Sounds like your trimmer is doing a good job. By your description of his hooves I would not float the quarters. Only if the sole dictates it. But if he has pedal osteitis the shape of his hooves might never change. Sounds like you are doing an excellent job managing him though !
Your loop knife at about 5:17 looks somewhat narrow to get into those tighter spaces like the collateral grooves. Is that a correct observation or just an optical illusion from the camera angle? I have been looking for a knife like this, so I would love to know. :)
@@The_Female_Farrier thank you so much, this is very helpful. My horse has contracted heels and battles some thrush in the collateral groove of the worst foot. I like to try to open it up the best I can, but it is a bit difficult with my current loop knife. My horse thanks you!
Nice watch. The song fits the presentation. Thanks for sharing, Ma'am...
Thank you very much! I’m still trying to figure out which elements of videos people like and which I can improve upon. All feedback is appreciated!
@@The_Female_Farrier the way I look at it, everyone has their own unique journey in life. Who you are reflects everything you share authentically. Looking forward to your next post. Thanks for sharing...
Thank you for another wonderful video. Does the frog continually shed? How do you know where the live tissue begins? If you don’t mind could you please tell me what fishing means and where the quarters are. Thank you so much for your videos, they are extremely educational.
Thank you so much for your lovely comment!
Frogs usually follow the horses coat when it comes to shedding. If the horse is shedding it’s coat there frog will usually shed too. They will also shed their frogs if the environment changes from dry to wet because they don’t need that extra protection anymore. If you meant dishing, that is a flare in the hoof wall that is located at the toe of the hoof. The quarters are on the sides of the hoof between the toe pillars and the heels.
@@The_Female_Farrier thank you so much!
Lovely feet and a lovely trim! Thanks for sharing; I enjoy your soothing videos :) I am curious if there's anything that I can do day-to-day to encourage healthy frog growth? I train a young mare with very similar feet to this one's front right, where her frogs are small and raggedy looking. Our trimmer leaves them mostly alone, they're not thrushy, and she's plenty sound, it just looks... sad, for lack of better words, and they don't grow much at all.
Thank you so much! Nutrition and movement play the biggest rolls. I follow the ECIR guidelines for feeding most horses.
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Does the pink color in the walls indicate bruising … is this to be expected in pregnant mares - so nothing to worry about? I’m learning so much from your videos.
One last question - when addressing floating the quarters. My boy has super flat feet and thin walls - really no concavity. His soles at the toes are actually contacting the ground first. My trimmer says they are calloused (she says that’s good) He was diagnosed with pedal osteitis and I’m just keeping him pasture sound - no riding at all. I do put Renegade boots on him and occasionally take him for walks outside the pasture.
So, in his case, putting a slight float in his quarters wouldn’t be a good idea correct?
Thanks for insight / suggestions.
Your videos (and podcast I recently listened to) are awesome.
What a great comment and really wonderful questions!
The pink is definitely bruising but it’s hard to tell what the bruising is from. It could be from any type of inflammatory event (even worming or vaccinations). Or it could be the wall growing out from last summer when the horses were stomping a lot due to flies.
Sounds like your trimmer is doing a good job. By your description of his hooves I would not float the quarters. Only if the sole dictates it. But if he has pedal osteitis the shape of his hooves might never change. Sounds like you are doing an excellent job managing him though !
Your loop knife at about 5:17 looks somewhat narrow to get into those tighter spaces like the collateral grooves. Is that a correct observation or just an optical illusion from the camera angle? I have been looking for a knife like this, so I would love to know. :)
Yes I have one loop knife that is smaller! I think it is made by Bloom? Most farriers supplies should carry it. I think I ordered mine from Well-Shod?
@@The_Female_Farrier thank you so much, this is very helpful. My horse has contracted heels and battles some thrush in the collateral groove of the worst foot. I like to try to open it up the best I can, but it is a bit difficult with my current loop knife. My horse thanks you!
I really enjoy watching you work on the horses. But I do not want to listen to loud music. It’s up to you but for me to watch, i do not want music.
Thank you! I appreciate all the feedback!