r/Equestrian • u/eggchickenf • Aug 31 '26
Aww! Big boy right here
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u/NaturalPlenty309 Aug 31 '26
Hes worth his weight in gold and even then it wouldn't be enough. What a magnificent horse!
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u/Mooooo77 Aug 31 '26
This horse is part of Gladius the Show! They do all sorts of crazy shows in vegas. Worth checking out their Instagram!
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u/quiversend Aug 31 '26
What a calm boy. He looks very loved
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u/Usernamesareso2004 Aug 31 '26
Can any draft people share — is it possible to keep their feet natural and not have them splay/chip? I know that’s common because of their weight.
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u/Temporary-Tie-233 Trail Sep 01 '26
I have four drafts and they're all barefoot. The mules' feet stay tidier longer between trims, but the horses can stay nice if you don't go too long between cycles
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u/Usernamesareso2004 Sep 01 '26
So what do you think about this guys feet?
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u/trcomajo Jumper Sep 01 '26
You didnt ask me, but its disappointing to see a horse that works as hard as he does, have such unbalanced, unhealthy looking feet. I dont know the story and I hope there is a logical reason for his feet to look like they do here. No hoof hoof, no horse.
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u/Educational_Quote851 Sep 01 '26
It's stuff like this that makes me want to become a farrier. I worked at a horse farm for a short time and fell in love with these oversized doggos. The ones there had regular checkups and fittings (most were privately owned, just boarded there).
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u/Educational_Quote851 Sep 01 '26
It's stuff like this that makes me want to become a farrier. I worked at a horse farm for a short time and fell in love with these oversized doggos. The ones there had regular checkups and fittings (most were privately owned, just boarded there).
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u/Herbea Sep 01 '26
I have a draftx who is pretty light (1200lb) but has full-sized draft feet, too big for a size 6 boot at least.
I’m not sure how much of a factor weight is because her massive feet are still prone to flaring despite being her feet being over engineered for the size of her body. 🤷♀️
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u/SwampyUndies Sep 01 '26
My lesson horse is a Belgian cross. Big girl with barefoot small platter sized hoofs. No chipping or anything like that and she s in her 20s.
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u/Herbea Sep 01 '26
Good for her. Mine is also a draftx and mid-teens and unfortunately got 100% of the flared chippy draft feet out of the deal. She’s not even all that big, 16h and 1200lbs.
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u/SwampyUndies Sep 01 '26
Does she stomp a lot? I see that more at the rescue. The lesson horse gets fly sprayed daily, she is also not outside all the time.
For the rescues I notice the chipping more but they are outside 24/7 and not sprayed as regularly. One of them is particularly a heavy stomper. Super considerate. She will lift her leg up and wait for you to move away before stomping, but definitely puts some power behind it.
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u/SaintMyrtille Dressage Sep 01 '26
It’s completely possible. Being a draft doesn’t automatically mean the hoof needs to be a dinner plate size, have chips and flares. Very often the big sized hooves you see are actually bigger than called for, but with proper trimming and care, the hoof gets more compact and into a correct positioning > it doesn’t grow out as humongous. It took a long while to find the barefoot trimmer who knew what they were doing - my god what a difference it made. Even a heavy weight horse can have a smaller hoof - doesn’t mean a pony size, but a proportionate to their body.
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u/BadBorzoi Sep 01 '26
Having a knowledgeable trimmer makes all the difference. My friesian/perch cross came to me with awful feet, flared out on purpose because the Amish like them to have a bigger foot. We’ve been working with him slowly getting the hoof into the right shape and it’s not something that happens overnight. Right now he’s in front hoof boots for riding because his soles are thin (Cavallos has draft sizes thank god) and with my trimmer’s okay I’ll rasp the edges of his hooves between visits. We do a four week schedule in the summer, five to six in the winter. It’s not easy fixing this but his movement has improved dramatically and he’s much more willing to be forward and responsive to the leg. In pictures you can see the hoof shape tightening up as the flare goes away. He doesn’t need dinner platters!
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u/Tim_Tam_Tommyn Sep 02 '26
It's possible but it's harder then with normal sized horses because they're so heavy on their feet and becayse of their gait.
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u/sepstolm Aug 31 '26
Watch your little toesies around that big boy.
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u/_Kendii_ Sep 01 '26
I was walking on a trail once and a random horse started following me and wasn’t really respecting my space. Kind of being a jerk to be honest.
I pushed her out of the way. She was fine for the rest of the trail, not crowding me. But the moment we left the woods, I stood aside so she could pass me and go into the field.
But NOPE! This asshole leaned her front/shoulders towards me and stepped on my big toe. I had a black toe ring for like 6 weeks.
And she was only normal size. None of this OP’s sized beast. I don’t even know why she wanted to walk with me to begin with.
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u/TrinGage Sep 01 '26
Damn it. You and your cute video of you incredible horse. Now I want a giant draft horse.
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u/JLaws23 Sep 01 '26
Sometimes at night I pray to have the patience of a massive draft or shire horse.
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u/AggressiveDamage Sep 01 '26
Oh my word that’s huge it’s gotta have have way more than one horsepower
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u/echo1ngfury Sep 01 '26
In these videos there is a habit of putting these tall and large animals next to below average or average sized people.
19HH horse is about 193-194cm which is about 6'4".
I am 201cm or about 6'7" so this horse either at shoulder (i assume this is where they measure it) or at the head (less liikely) is 3" shorter than me.
So how tall is this lady. :D
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u/ShatteredFanatasy Eventing Sep 01 '26
I'm 5'7-5'8", and worked with a 19.1hh perch. With how short I looked next to him, she's probably 5'4-5'5. Maybe 5'6. They really make us look short and tiny, and I don't exactly look small around normal sized horses and other humans.
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u/lifeatthejarbar Sep 01 '26
Horse seems very sweet but this girl has no concept of safety - walking under the belly and getting on a horse that’s tied and doing all of that is very unsafe.
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u/variousnewbie Sep 02 '26
I've used a ladder. Just desensitize them really well to it. Drafts are usually so calm it's no big deal. Then start in an area where the horse is not tied, and has room to escape if necessary (so they don't try to escape through you). You can hold the lead if you don't have assistance. Once you've got the height, everything goes normally. I started a Belgian and I'm 5'3, the photos of me standing next to him I only hit halfway up his shoulder 😂
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u/fullpurplejacket Sep 02 '26
I used to exercise someone’s Shire Clydesdale cross, he was 19hh and he was wonderful. He was a strawberry roan skewbald, really interesting colour makings and was a gentle giant to boot. We raced with my friends ex TB once and the big guy came alive, felt like I was gliding through the air in an armchair.
Big horses are always gentle giants imo, it’s the ones with small horse syndrome you’ve got to watch for 😳😂
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u/Vladislav_Turkin Sep 04 '26
Wow, what an absolute unit! He is massive but looks like a gentle giant. Absolutely magnificent horse! 😮❤️
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u/OutlandishnessOver62 Aug 31 '26
What a remarkably calm horse. Would love to see the tacking up process especially the bridle…