Hoof Work for maximum soundness.
When it’s cold, spend more time by the fire!
I was a bit cold this morning and lately my hands have been getting numb while drilling holes for studs in winter shoes. I find it much faster to punch the stud holes while the shoe is hot. It also keeps me warm. I had the camera rolling and was sure to catch all my ...
Continuing Education, since we don’t actually know it all.
I can't tell you how many times I've run into farriers and during conversation asked them if they were planning to attend one of the upcoming clinics, lectures, or contests in our area, only to hear them tell me they haven't any interest in attending. Some say they don't have time because they have [insert ...
Presenting at Umass Equine Wellness Expo
On Sept 24 at 3:00 I will be presenting a lecture and practical demonstration at University of Massachusetts Hadley farm during the Equine Wellness Expo which is presented by my very good friends at Blue Star Equiculture. The workshop will focus on the use of modern materials and techniques in farriery. As well as touching on ...
Fabricating a Urethane Shoe
Sometimes you don't realistically have the option of nailing a shoe on a horse. In those cases where I still want to use a shoe, I like to glue them on. However, sometimes for some reason even that's not a good option. Such is the case with the horse in the following video. He is ...
Keeping a Schedule
At one time I would schedule farrier work solely at the horse owner's discretion. I would find myself showing up to a mess of blown out hoof walls, lost shoes , trims that would take two to three times as long as they should and sometimes severe lameness. It didn't take me long to figure ...
Belgian Horse Hoof Reconstruction
A few weeks ago I got called in to do a 19.2 Belgian horse that has a few chronic problems. He's got a some ringbone and is recovering from what is suspected to be a mechanically created case of Laminitis for well over a year now. When I first met him he had super thin ...
Shoeing with the help of Abrasives, Grinders and Sanders
A little while ago I received a question about the use of abrasives in the farrier industry. "Where and why do you use abrasive grinding wheels when shoeing a horse? Please help me understand this application. " -Frank Thanks for the question, Frank. There are so many uses for abrasives in our industry. I personally ...
Winter Hoofcare
It's January in New England. That usually means there will be plenty of cold weather, ice and - if we're lucky - snow. If we are unlucky, in the absence of snow we will have that hard frozen ground. You know, when the hoof prints in the paddock become mini moguls ripe ...
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