Boo has a chronic lameness. It appears to be navicular syndrome of some fashion. We have been working as a typical farrier, trainer and veterinarian team with this horse, experimenting on what we can do to make her feel better. The above shoe is what we were using. I have had a lot of success … Read more
I have been missing my farrier vice since I got my new shoeing rig. The picture below is of my old farrier setup with the step vice. It was an integral part of the way I shod horses for a good 25 years. A farrier vice is useful for a variety of things, but it … Read more
This exercise is a way to practice drawing as many clips as we can from a single used horse shoe. The idea came to me while I was apprenticing with Dave Farley back in the mid ’90s. I had asked him to help me, and so he did. But, it all came down to the … Read more
Modifications to standard horseshoes. Clips Fullering Modifying breakover Traction Modifying support Pads Changing angles
We are not in production of these videos yet as we will get the Introduction to Farrier Forging series done first. In the mean time, I’ll put some good videos up for you (and me). We will be getting to these as soon as we can, and they will be designed specifically for farrier forging … Read more
This Farrier Forging Series is only in the beginning phase of production. Please stay tuned and I think you will enjoy what we are creating. Outline all of the basic tools: As a beginning farrier, you will need some tools. Whether it is best for you to just buy them or to build them is … Read more