Hoof Capsule Removal
March 10, 2016 7:31 PM   Subscribe

This is just a youtube video of a lady pulling the hoof right off of the disembodied foot of a dead horse, as an educational demonstration of equine anatomy and a lesson in the proper care of hooves. Warning: exactly what it sounds like.
posted by Anticipation Of A New Lover's Arrival, The (35 comments total) 8 users marked this as a favorite
 
well

you described it

and i watched it

and i'm really not sure why
posted by entropone at 7:48 PM on March 10, 2016 [17 favorites]


Why do I do this

Why do I watch the thing

Why can't they keep their own poor hooves in trim at least enough to stay healthy
posted by Countess Elena at 7:51 PM on March 10, 2016


Damn. Laminitis does not sound fun.

I had hand/foot/mouth disease last fall (aka cocksackievirus A), and one of the side effects a month or two later was having entire layers of my fingernails delaminating. I did not care for it, and I don't walk on my fingernails. Ow.
posted by ivan ivanych samovar at 7:57 PM on March 10, 2016 [3 favorites]


ok, so that was really interesting. There is a neat series of the dissection of the whole hoof, starting here that I'm watching now
posted by Dr. Twist at 8:00 PM on March 10, 2016 [2 favorites]


Best of the... oh fuck it.
posted by Special Agent Dale Cooper at 8:02 PM on March 10, 2016


Gaaaaaaaaaaaaah why did I watch?

Really, it was the perkiness and enthusiasm of the woman's delivery as she's swinging the poor hoof and hoof capsule around that really added the dollop of horror.
posted by TwoStride at 8:05 PM on March 10, 2016


Tried to be strong and not click. Was defeated.
posted by hal9k at 8:05 PM on March 10, 2016


I'm too scared to watch.
posted by andoatnp at 8:07 PM on March 10, 2016


Yeah, after that pimple thing yesterday, there's no fucking way I'm watching this.
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 8:11 PM on March 10, 2016


Actually, that wasn't so bad. Kind of interesting, actually. I feel a bit bad for the horse, though.

Well, of course I fucking clicked on it.


Also, shut up Goose- this doesn't involve you.
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 8:15 PM on March 10, 2016 [6 favorites]


well...

Nature has a solution for everything. A hoof is toenails doing their boot imitation.
damn.
posted by djrock3k at 8:19 PM on March 10, 2016


Exactly what it says on the tin hoof capsule.
posted by rmd1023 at 8:33 PM on March 10, 2016 [3 favorites]


*Brushes flies away*. Looks like what we have here is a 144p video. That's only about 37 thousand pixels, and what probably happened is that it started out as 720p and the rest of the video *brushes flies off screen* delaminated leaving just this blurry capsule that is literally 1/30th the size of what we consider to be a video in good health and acceptable resolution.
posted by jjwiseman at 8:40 PM on March 10, 2016 [12 favorites]


...what is that honking sound in background. Is someone trying to get a trombone unstuck? *brushes flies away*
posted by 3urypteris at 8:53 PM on March 10, 2016 [4 favorites]


Is this the Republican debate thread?
posted by Bistle at 8:53 PM on March 10, 2016 [20 favorites]


nope.gif
posted by figurant at 9:13 PM on March 10, 2016


...what is that honking sound in background. Is someone trying to get a trombone unstuck? *brushes flies away*

...

nope.gif

That was a goose noping in agreement.
posted by [insert clever name here] at 9:27 PM on March 10, 2016 [2 favorites]


Is this the Republican debate thread?

No, but I thought the goose had a pretty good answer to the question about international trade agreements.
posted by tobascodagama at 9:37 PM on March 10, 2016 [3 favorites]


Why was the cameraman playing with a Moo Box?
posted by sourwookie at 9:46 PM on March 10, 2016


I've been around the block enough times to watch this video. I've also been around the block enough times not to have to.
posted by rhizome at 9:49 PM on March 10, 2016 [1 favorite]


Regular horsey pedicures: pretty fucking important.
posted by maudlin at 9:57 PM on March 10, 2016 [5 favorites]


Agh, just when I thought yesterday's link to a photo of a newborn foal's hoof was peak gross horse foot.

Guys, what are we even doing? Like, as a community? Are we okay? This doesn't make us seem okay.
posted by clockzero at 10:44 PM on March 10, 2016 [28 favorites]


MetaFilter: *brushes flies away*
posted by brundlefly at 10:56 PM on March 10, 2016 [4 favorites]


"That is absolutely beautiful." Well, thanks for widening my horizons.
posted by hat_eater at 11:25 PM on March 10, 2016 [3 favorites]


Almost 20 years off the farm and my "Breathe through your mouth, breathe through your mouth" reflex is as sharp as ever.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 11:45 PM on March 10, 2016 [5 favorites]


I will try this at home today on my cat.
posted by zaelic at 2:07 AM on March 11, 2016 [2 favorites]


Guys, what are we even doing? Like, as a community? Are we okay? This doesn't make us seem okay.

:sad Suriname toad emoji:
posted by sebastienbailard at 2:28 AM on March 11, 2016


Oh, is this where I can link to the ICAR Claw Health Atlas? It's about cattle hooves, and there's no video, but some of the photos are awful.

Disclaimer: I played a small part in this guide's creation.
posted by wintermind at 3:54 AM on March 11, 2016 [1 favorite]


The miracle of St.Eligius?

Always a good subject for paintings.
posted by vacapinta at 4:05 AM on March 11, 2016 [1 favorite]


I have browsed /r/WTF long enough to know that I should leave this one blue.
posted by Splunge at 6:51 AM on March 11, 2016 [1 favorite]


That was super neat! So was the newborn hoof thing from yesterday. Nature's awesome!

:sad Suriname toad emoji:

I wasn't sure which one this was, so I googled it (you misspelled Surinam apparently), and clicked around and got to this video of their live birth which is pretty amazing. (trigger warning: Trypophobia, aka holes)
posted by numaner at 3:57 PM on March 11, 2016 [1 favorite]


oh I guess it's not a misspelling, just a variation. also, they're called Pipa Pipa toad in the Amazon!
posted by numaner at 4:03 PM on March 11, 2016


Suriname toad

Fat stacks of no.
posted by nonspecialist at 4:10 PM on March 11, 2016 [3 favorites]


Very interesting! I was glued to this video.
posted by kadmilos at 11:11 PM on March 11, 2016 [1 favorite]


In the UK, C4 ran a series of dissections of large animals. They're all good, but I thought the race horse episode was particularly good - I can recommend Inside Nature's Giants (YT)
posted by Jakey at 10:56 AM on March 12, 2016 [1 favorite]


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