Shoeing

[mstacy]

I’d be grateful for the opportunity to watch someone fitting shoes on cattle. Are any of you DAP contributors working shod cattle in the New England area?

Can cattle be shod without the aid of stocks?

We’ve had enough ice this season that I’m definitely considering shoes for next winter.

Matt

[CharlyBonifaz]

Can cattle be shod without the aid of stocks?

yes, definitely; as long as they have been trained to pick up their feet
for the same reason you mentioned, we shod mine this winter: only outer hind claws; worked perfectly well not only on ice but also in mud
elke

[Tim Harrigan]

Elke, that is impressive. I do not shoe mine but my first reaction was 99% of the time they would need to be in stocks. Mine don’t help much when it comes to holding up their feet, particularly the hind feet. I think with all the fussing around to trim the foot and fit the shoe that I would really prefer to work in stocks though. I will put a couple of pics of oxen being shod in the ‘working cattle’ category of the picture gallery if anyone is interested.

[CharlyBonifaz]

I will put a couple of pics in the ‘working cattle’ category of the picture gallery if anyone is interested.

Me!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNWaB_lq210&feature=channel
link has been mentioned here before

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq2V00CKWFg&NR=1
completely different method of shoing

predrilled the holes; welded 5 spikes underneath; has been good for 6 weeks, then was reapplied, has been good for up to now (nearly another 6 weeks) and spring is around the corner
elke

[mstacy]

Elke,

I appreciate the photographs and information. Thank you. I am particularly encouraged to hear that you achieved this without stocks … though I don’t delude myself into underestimating the amount of training required to achieve that. I was able to pry a tack out of one of my animals hooves, but trimming and shoeing are much more advanced. You’ve given me a goal.

Matt

[Carl Russell]

Elke, I want to see the steer that’s attached to that foot.

Carl

[Anne]

Hello!

May be the following pictures are helpful as well.
They show Philippe Kuhlmann shoeing his oxen (Vogesen). He is working them in the Ecomusee d`Alsace and they have to walk a lot on gravel.
In most cases it is enough to shoe the outer front claw.
I took the pictures during the last three years. So they show different oxen. Once he shoed the front feet. Another time the hind claws.
But all together they show a complete shoeing.

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[Vicki]

Great pics! Thanks.
My friend who recreated travel on portions of the Oregon and Bozeman Trails used wooden shoes in emergencies.
I don’t know how to attach the pic so I’ve posted it in the gallery.

[Tim Harrigan]

OK, I am with Vicki. If I can figure out how to insert a pic directly I will, otherwise I will place a couple more in the working cattle category of the photo gallery. Notice how heavy the caulks are, for ice presumably. Compare to Anne and Elke’s for stone protection.

[Rod]

Here is how I have just learned to do it. Go QR, advanced, manage attachments, and then browse to find your file then upload. Works slick, you get a thumbnail which can be exploded to a bigger photo.

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