Apollo the Shire gets his feet Redone after a terrible shoeing job ASMR farrier!!

I don’t know why youtube suggested me this… but I watched 45 min of a horse pedicure, and I don’t regret it

My father was the gold standard as a farrier, vets recommended him, people sought him out, trucking their lame /unsound horses for him to have a look to try to rehabilitate them and in some cases he saved their horses from the glue factory. Before we moved to Canada in the 1960’s he spent some time at the race-track as a farrier, which us kids thought was pretty exciting being farm kids. After my father passed (1980’s) I needed a farrier and I couldn’t believe how many pretenders there were out and about slowly crippling horses. Some not even looking at the movement of a horse’s feet, my father watching a kid (usually me) leading horses back and forth for him to see their ‘action’ as a horse walked, trotted or loped and taking the time to show and explain to the owner’s which would help them to understand their own horse and help to evaluate a new horse. You would of fascinated my dad showing and seeing these new techniques and different materials, he would of been in 7th heaven! Thanks for sharing!

My favorite thing about this video is watching Apollo’s reaction as he starts to feel relief. He pulls away a lot and checks how it feels to stand on, like he’s afraid of another bad shoeing job. But then when he realizes it’s actually getting fixed, he starts chewing and licking in relief as if to say “thank you, mister! That feels so much better.” 😭😭 At one point when the farrier is shoeing the front left hoof, Apollo starts nuzzling him in gratitude. It’s so heartwarming to watch. Thank you guys for taking care of this sweet, sweet fella! If only all farriers were as skilled and caring as you!

MY BACK HURTS JUST WATCHING HIM!!! The physicality of this job is all day, non stop. Thank you for your hard work.

Farriers like this are true artists. A horse in the area where I used to live had been neglected by it's owner and left in a filthy stall till its hooves began to rot. One was so bad they thought they were going to have to put him down. The farrier came in, removed all the rotten hoof, and replaced it with a fibreglass shell. As the hoof grew out, he simply trimmed away the artificial hoof. Spectacular :)

You can tell after each foot he’s testing out his new feeling with different stances. Like “Oh. He’s helping me. Okay.” Big boi deserves an apple or a treat of sorts.

This struck me as akin to a woman wearing a very high uncomfortable pair of shoes for days on end, and then finally getting a pedicure and being given the most comfortable pair of flats to wear afterward! I love how he kept nuzzling the farrier while he was working, what a sweet boy!

Poor Apollo! He must have been so miserable. That farrier worked like an orthopedic surgeon! It was such a joy to watch Apollo realize he could run without pain in the rescue video.

Don't know why this was in my recs, but I'll watch the gentle, big horsey get his sore footsie's fixed. So the algorithm for something right.

Considering how stressed Apollo obviously is, he's being a good boy about it.

Wow... he literally senses the horses frustration before it escalates. He's very in tune with the horse. Watching him hammer those nails was terrifying! He's swinging so close to his face, this guy has some serious skill!

That horse is so patient with his shoeing. He’s really good standing that long on 3 legs. Boy that farrier really was patient trying to get him shoed properly

Shires truly are gentle giants. He's only 5 years old and is standing still so nicely and patiently. What a good boy!

Listening to the farrier talk about how mad he is about the previous shoe job is so nice to hear. And Apollo was an absolute SAINT after the mess he must've gone through last time!! So sweet and patient, didn't even nibble on the farrier's head when it was in front of him! XD

Animal people are so wholesome. It's nice to see that this farrier is so attentive and well informed. Horse hoof care is HARD work and he is still deeply aware and conscious of the horse's comfort/discomfort through this whole session. I hope the individual that did the shoddy job can be educated out of his/her poor work!

Much respect to the farriers who're doing this back breaking job day in day out to keep these majestic animals walking well.

I feel like being a farrier is such an underappreciated job. The ones that do it right are so incredible.

Two things stand out for me watching this farrier work. One, his strength and stamina...can't imagine how he bends down and over like that while supporting Apollo's foot for so long. Second, Apollo's incredible trust and patience.

I didn't realize horses could provide therapy online, but they actually can. I can't believe how relaxed I am after watching these beauties.

I don't know jack shit about horses or horseshoes and I don't know how I got here, but even I could tell his feet looked uncomfortable. I'm glad you helped him out <3