Seeing new farriers rely on videos instead of hands-on training worries me

It used to be about feeling the hoof and learning by doing. Now, too many think a tutorial can replace experience.

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My cousin watched a YouTube tutorial and now thinks he can shoe anything with four legs. Good luck feeling a hoof through a screen, I guess.

Consider how a horse's trust is feedback.

Exactly! It's crazy how people ignore those quiet signs in regular talks too, like when someone's smile doesn't reach their eyes.