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08-03-22: Bugs in the heat of the day caused me to pack it up.
4 Aug 2022

08-03-22: Bugs in the heat of the day caused me to pack it up.

by Scott | posted in: The Daily Grind | 0

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

blacksmith, cincinnati, diy, farm, farrier, homestead, horse
07-22-22: Sandi’s
27 Jul 2022

07-22-22: Sandi’s

by Scott | posted in: The Daily Grind | 0

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

animals, cincinnati, diy, farm, farrier, homestead
7-20-22: Pulled Shoes
26 Jul 2022

7-20-22: Pulled Shoes

by Scott | posted in: The Daily Grind | 0

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

blacksmith, cincinnati, diy, farm, farrier, homestead, horse
07-11-20: Rocker Toe Straight Bar Shoe with Myron Mclane Full Support Pad
20 Jul 2022

07-11-20: Rocker Toe Straight Bar Shoe with Myron Mclane Full Support Pad

by Scott | posted in: The Daily Grind, The Silver Bullet Project | 0

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

animals, blacksmith, cincinnati, diy, farm, farrier, homestead, horse
The Horses Are Out
15 Jul 2022

The Horses Are Out

by Scott | posted in: The Daily Grind | 0

This week I had a few stops 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

animals, blacksmith, cincinnati, farm, farrier, homestead, horse
June 2022: Boo
27 Jun 2022

June 2022: Boo

by Scott | posted in: Forging, The Daily Grind, The Silver Bullet Project | 1

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

animals, blacksmith, blog, cincinnati, diy, farm, farrier, homestead, horse
Its a Frick’n Hoofpocolypse.
26 Jun 2022

Its a Frick’n Hoofpocolypse.

by Scott | posted in: The Daily Grind | 0

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

animals, blacksmith, cincinnati, farm, farrier, homestead, horse
11-28-21: It sure felt cold.
26 Nov 2021

11-28-21: It sure felt cold.

by Scott | posted in: The Daily Grind | 0

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

animals, blacksmith, blog, cincinnati, diy, farm, farrier, homestead, horse
11-23-21: Cold Start
23 Nov 2021

11-23-21: Cold Start

by Scott | posted in: The Daily Grind | 0

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

diy, farm, farrier, homestead, horse
01-04-21: Yet another re-boot.
10 Jan 2021

01-04-21: Yet another re-boot.

by Scott | posted in: Success Through Soundness, The Daily Grind, The Silver Bullet Project | 0

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

blacksmith, blog, farrier, homestead

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