Thanks, David, yes, he is mine.
Thanks Smitty, there is still a lot to improve but I'll get there. You are all helping more than you can probably imagine.
Pair of handmades from today. 16" of 7/8 by 1/2. My first concave pair ever, first handmades on a horse, I think the 5th pair of handmades I have...
Some time ago I was bitching at these guys for using their horses like motorcycles to have fun around the village and race them in local shows. I was...
As for the local gaited horses, there are a few gaited ponies in Greece, I'd say four different types, which I wouldn't call breeds because of lack...
Hmmm...as far as I understand, the most mechanical devices in horsemanship were employed in academic, "pleasure" riding around the 16th century. I do...
Nope, that's unfair to your country and historically incorrect. Europe has a very rich, very old and very sad tradition of twisting different...
Oops, just saw this on the first page. No, Karen they were not created in America. Gaited horses already existed and were used extensively a couple...
No, Karen, I have no idea, this is beyond any form of horse abuse I have ever seen or heard of. And IMHO comparing it to the abuse in any other...
Yes, Karen, massive crowds will generally bring abuse. One reason is that true horsemanship and the correct training of horses is difficult, takes a...
...and verifies correct depth and levelness of the cut with a proper asparangus jig.
They can see it, Brian, all judges can see it and they all know how wrong it is. But they choose popularity, attracting competitors and spectators...
The problem is that there are not enough horseowners to pay 300 for such work so we could have a farrier meeting once a month in Hawaii or the...
IMHO it is the judges of these events that deserve the baseball bat treatment. They are the ones who have the authority to dismiss these...
Once that is established, ie once the horse has been forced to move and perform under severe soring and the resultant movement is a solid habit, it...
To terrify the horse so that it doesn't fidget, rear or lie down even when under tremendous pain in the fronts. :mad:
Then shoe her, shoe her, shoe her, shoe her. :)
There are, as most of you know, several makes and styles of traction nails. They are designed to grab the surface, be it ice, asphalt or slippery...
Fugly is my work compared to yours, Smitty. F***ing Ugly.
You can just bend the rocker where you want it on a flat shoe, then fill the gap with plastic inserts or glues to be flat on the hoof side.
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