Its another beautiful and cool early fall morning to shoe some horses. This is my absolute favorite time of day and year. Unfortunately, this weather that I feel is perfect for working is also very fleeting. Very soon is will … Continued
It was obvious right away that this was going to be another hot and humid summer day. I had no idea how much work I had to do at my second stop, which is a rough one on a good … Continued
This is one of my oldest clients (as in I’ve been working for her for the longest) and the only one I still go to Kentucky for. I still go there because I can make the trip, work on as … Continued
I hoped I would get away with a week off at my furthest and toughest stop this week, but I fully expected that something like this would happen. We tried. The barn staff is gone this week and we tried … Continued
This is for a horse that has been diagnosed with navicular syndrome. I like to think of navicular syndrome as similar to carpal tunnel syndrome in humans. Its not cool. I’m not going to go into detail here about the … Continued
This week I had a few stop where the horses were out when I got to the barn. It happens, I’m not mad or anything, but it does cause hassles. I’m not mad because I have the best clients and … Continued
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. … Continued
These are the kinds of problems that can occasionally happen in late August around here but its only mid June now. We did have some pretty nice weather for a bit, but then it went straight to this crap you … Continued
Here I am again at my weekly Wednesday stop at Honey Tree Stables. It’s the toughest stop I have. But, I do get to put some nice shoes on. I’ve come to like these Kerckhaert Classic Roller shoes on the … Continued
Temperatures are all over the place these days. It’s been a little warm the last few days and today wasn’t even all that cold – but I was. Being around 30 deg F when I got up around 5am, I … Continued