Scott 
It has been cold in the mornings lately, but this morning really stepped up the suck. Its 20 degrees and that is not optimum weather to get the tools out and shoe horses today. Luckily, we live in modern times and there are lots of options to help with this kind of problem. This year, … Read more
This barn belongs to one of my newest clients… I’ve actually been working with her for quite some time, but she is still one of my newer clients. She came to me as a referral from my mentor, farrier Gary Stern about twelve years ago. Gary is the farrier that shod my mother’s horses when … Read more
The ground has suddenly gotten hard and the bugs have gotten heavy. Its always a tough time of year, but this looks to be a bad one. The hooves are in terrible shape. Honestly, this post isn’t directly related to that, but the suck is still the central problem of the season. Today was actually … Read more
This video is a little different than the style I have done before. It is basically just a long run of unedited footage. You get all the nonsense barn talk and all. Enjoy.
The old shoes are wore out. There isn’t much to reference in this picture for how thick the shoes should be, but these are thin, for sure. Cross country horse shoes are drilled and tapped in the heels so that the client can add custom traction for the conditions of the course. Finished shoe. I … Read more
This is an ongoing project exploring how to create tools, shoes (appliances) and attach those appliances to horse hooves in an effort to promote movement and soundness. What I mean by that is this section will cover how we forge and fabricate the shoes and other special things we put on horse feet to help … Read more
Yup. Sometimes you have to do it a couple of times to get things going smoothly again. Usually, when you have to reboot something multiple times, its old enough and troubled enough that you may want to consider getting a new one. In this case, I will ask that you do not replace me just … Read more
It’s not too bad yet, mostly just a sprinkling, but it still makes my nice shiny tools very sad and frankly, me too It was still warm this morning. Thank goodness for that but we all know what comes next in the mid west. Lucy One of the little ponies I worked on this morning … Read more
I haven’t been working on this site the whole summer. It’s time to change that. Farriery is my passion and profession and I feel like I have a lot to offer. I feel like I have a unique perspective. I also really love to create content. Unfortunately, I’ve been lazy lately. It would be nice … Read more
