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
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
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
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 … Continued
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
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