Supplies:
3 - 15" 2x4s
2 - ~6" 2x4s
1 - ~16" landscape timber
16 - 16 penny nails.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
My hoof stand
Supplies:
3 - 15" 2x4s
2 - ~6" 2x4s
1 - ~16" landscape timber
16 - 16 penny nails.
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Supplies:
3 - 15" 2x4s
2 - ~6" 2x4s
1 - ~16" landscape timber
16 - 16 penny nails.
hello been reading about you since you met bob really enjoy it.thought i might add my 2 cents.
ReplyDeletecarpet or wood can harbor the thrush virus.
we use a cheap adjustable jackstand welded to an old car wheel[it has a bowl shape to hold tools.
i dont use a rasp or trimmers any more,i use a 3inch black rust removel wheel in my drill for my percheron team. [cost 3 bucks at harbor freight] and it flexes to make the mustang roll on the toes.
it is like a floor scrubbing pad.
now please excuse me but i forget the name of the piece that hangs down from the britching that looks like a stirrup.
if your tugs are through that how do they touch the horses legs?
we also use peroxide after picking out the foot 1 time per week to blast crud out between frog and sole
manleyjames62@yahoo.com or if you would like pictures google me at jimthehorsetraveler
and how did you get it so people can leave comments i dont even know if anybody reads my blog??????
Excellent comments. I didn't know about the wood and carpet harboring the thrush virus. Thanks for the heads up, I'll look into that. Sounds like your stand is awesome. I bet the wheel gives enough weight so the horses don't push it around too easy. Nice! I'll have to look for those scrubber things you are talking about. I'm all for letting technology do the work instead of my back. :)
ReplyDeleteAs far as the tugs go, when just pulling a dead load behind a horse, if you turn the horse anything sharper than a real slow gradual turn, that outside tug will always rub on the leg. To illustrate, say you are going straight, then you suddenly do a 45 degree turn to the left. With the horse going left now, and the load now 45 degrees off from being directly behind, the right tug will rub on the rear right leg as the horse walks and extends the leg out at the end of it's stride. On a cart or wagon this doesn't happen because the tree is attached to the shaft(s)/axyl, which turns with the horse, unlike a dead load being pulled behind.
Excellent info! Thank you for chiming in!! I'll look you up!
So I did some research on thrush, and talked to my farrier about it. Thrush is an aerobic bacteria. It thrives in dark wet conditions. Sunlight, and air kill the bacteria. The farrier saw my hoof stand, and I asked him about the thrush staying on it. He said that as long as it's dry and left in the open, this won't happen. Thrush cannot thrive and live in open air and sunlight.
ReplyDeleteok tim it has been way to long since i did any log skidding if something that simple has to be explained to me.
ReplyDeletebet you cant guess what im going to do tomorrow.
and the comment about thrush came from my daughter and her best friend both are pre vet and have spent time in the vet barn
and this is also echoed from my past when i talked to my local vet about a plywood top for my hoof stand.even your farrier said if the wood gets rained on and the thrush can get into the wood grain protected by a spec of dirt which then drys out and falls off but the thrush is already in the wet wood pores by enough to propagate.
dont mean to be harpy and i wont bring it up again i just fear thrush like the devil himself.
the old man that tought me said when it comes to horses there aint no right way theres just what works this time so just watch yer fatline and do what you think best. jim
You spoke the truth there Jim. In my short time owning horses, I've learned that everyone has a different opinion on how to do things, and all of them can work. I think the real trick is to make sure you keep yourself from thinking that another persons way is wrong. I think the ability to do that, is what separates good fun lovin' horse people, from the weird and crazy horse people. ;) LOL. Thanks for the input Jim! Anything to avoid thrush is a good thing.
ReplyDeleteI spray my horses feet with apple cider vinegar during the wet muddy seasons when I pick their feet. It keeps thrush from forming and is cheap!
ReplyDeleteHeather in PA