Mobile hoof stand

[HoustonFarrier]

If you have a calm draft, you can get away with this......;)

http://www.horselakefarm.com/images/hawk_hind_leg_sm.jpg

Steve

[WashingtonBay]

That's hard on backs. (not to mention risky to the laundry) I hope there's a home somewhere for old bent farriers, with lots of hot jacuzzis and massages from cute blondes. :)

[JackieB]

Who is that idiot? He doesn't have a lick of common sense. That draft is going to send him through that wall so fast that he's going to look like he's coming out of the top of a Jiffy Pop container!

Oh, wait a minute. I think that might be HF. Never mind. Please disregard.:p

That's a pretty cool picture, but I'll just trust you on the calm part. I don't need to try it myself. Not that I could hold up a hoof that size anyway. :)

[JackieB]

That's hard on backs. (not to mention risky to the laundry) I hope there's a home somewhere for old bent farriers, with lots of hot jacuzzis and massages from cute blondes. :)

I have to say he would deserve it for all he does for the SPCA animals.

[Ryderd65]

Looks like your chiropractor is getting that new BMW :)

[HoustonFarrier]

That's hard on backs.
Actually...it's not. I am sitting on his opposite hock, so allot of tension is relieved. His leg is resting high on my thigh. It is ALLOT easier!

BUT...he has to be a calm one :)

Steve

[westmanfarrier]

I dig the built in stool! If only every horse would allow that.

[IrisGreen]

When I looked at the picture I thought you where resting/sitting on the other leg..but I couldn't tell for sure. That was a calm draft to let you rest on the only back leg he/she had left! lol

Muffin is good with his back legs. The farrier holds them while trimming and he does really good. I can hold them on my thigh while picking them out. His foot is bigger then my thigh but he's good about it. I'm glad we worked with him when he was smaller so I don't have to deal with him leaning or being fussy.

[zoel_222]

I don't have a hoof stand. :( I always use my knees. I did end up ripping my favorite jeans to tatters. Now they're my favorite shorts. :D

[cloedoll]

Haha! Very neat. How tall are you, HF?

[HoustonFarrier]

Haha! Very neat. How tall are you, HF?

All of 5'9" .... and a svelte 198lbs :)

Steve

[IrisGreen]

Wow, Steve. Your my hight, But you pack on an extra 50 pounds of muscle!! I'm about 155 right now, when I get in shape and tone up a little I'm about 140-145, anything less then that and I start to look like a twig and lose any shape I had.

Being a tall guy do you think that's a disadvantage for a farrier? I mean you do have to bend over farther then a shorter guy. But, I guess being that you are in good shape and your back is strong that might not have such an impact on you as it would a tall skinny guy that's not strong in his back.

I know when I have to mess with Muffins feet all the time for a thrush treatment or something it kills my back. I'm not used to holding myself bent over like that several times a day. Those are the days I wish I had my own hoof jack. But, I did get stronger as the week went on and stopped getting light headed from all the bending over. lol I guess you either get used to it or you get out of the business, huh?

[HoustonFarrier]

Wow, Steve. Your my hight, But you pack on an extra 50 pounds of muscle!! ?

There's more than a few pounds of fat in there too ;) Just can't stay away from them damn brownies:)

I met a guy up in Bellingham WA, who is the farrier for Northwest Clydes....he's 6'5".....talk about bending over !!!!! I have a fairly short torso, and the good lord gave me cast-iron back/hip muscles, so I don't have too many problems. I get tired after trimming 7 or 8 drafts in a day....but...I'm no spring chicken anymore :p

Steve

[IrisGreen]

I met a guy up in Bellingham WA, who is the farrier for Northwest Clydes....he's 6'5".....talk about bending over !!!!!

Holly Molly!! 6'5":eek: <- I wanted the face with the big eyes but I guess that one got replaced with this.

Now that's one heck of a bend over!! But, there are taller guys that are thick and strong (like wrestler builds, The Rock is a tall guy and he's thick!). I always think about the tall skinny guys that would brake in half under a draft horse. lol

My Farrier is a shorter thin guy but he seems to manage just fine. One of the farriers before him was twice his size and couldn't handle Muffin when he was younger. Though I will give him credit, Muffin was young and learning to hold his feet up. But, the guy was wanting to man handle him and it just made Muffin not trust the guy. My current farrier is too small to try to man handle horses so he knows how to get them to work for you not against you. lol That other farrier tryed to use his size and strength to bully Muffin and he lost most of the time. I didn't call him back, He made Muffin really nervous. My current farrier can just ask for a foot and Muffin will give it and hold it, no battle or strength needed.

I think a good farrier is strong for his size but knows how to conserve energy and have the horse work with him, not against.

[HoustonFarrier]

I think a good farrier is strong for his size but knows how to conserve energy and have the horse work with him, not against.

Exactly. I am probably one the strongest farriers around....and I don't even TRY to out-muslce a horse, let alone a draft. It's a no-win situation all around.

Steve

[John Boy]

Had atemp come out , said he doesn't like thoroughbreds ,, started working on mine , and the guy was all under and around my horse .... after he was done , he said , 'no problem you need me again - I'll do that TB" ;)

[westmanfarrier]

I met a guy up in Bellingham WA, who is the farrier for Northwest Clydes....he's 6'5".....talk about bending over !!!!! I have a fairly short torso, and the good lord gave me cast-iron back/hip muscles, so I don't have too many problems. I get tired after trimming 7 or 8 drafts in a day....but...I'm no spring chicken anymore :p

Steve

Danny Ward makes me feel like a dwarf, and he has been shoeing forever. I don't know how he does it.

[vicklynn]

Oh my goodness. That horse is huge.
So you 2 use each other, you lean on him, he rests on you.
Id think a back support may be a good item, just because.

[HoustonFarrier]

Oh my goodness. That horse is huge.


nah...he's not the BIG one :)

Steve