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 … Continued
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 … Continued
This is a list of events I am considering attending this year. These are top quality events that can really help me to continue advancing my skills and knowledge.
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
One of my long time clients recently got a new young mare from a rescue. You can hear her tell the story as she knows it so far. Technically, I realize this is not the best production. The framing is … Continued
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 … Continued
