I have a couple of jumpers, full sister and brother, that each have the off hind with a swelled heel. They may be a few ounces off in weight, but...
99% of the time they'er the same size but often different shapes. On the smaller foot I may curl the heels around and in, or grind the heels a bit...
Big horse. Small gloves. Hair between glove and horse's skin. I think ol' Pokey will live through the procedure.
Isn't "cheap but reliable Farrier" an oxymoronic phrase?
As to allergies, vetec cures to an inert substance. I have heard that horses are allergic to all kinds of things, owners looking for problems I...
I haven't put toe clips on a horse for about 15 years or so. I apply very few clips at all and when I do I draw them myself, other than the "free...
Thanks all. I have a cradle that will go as low as 13". The owner has been working with the horse and finds he handles his legs better after a light...
It is one of the finest days we've had over here for about 17 years. I do believe this would be a good time for compromise though, the Government is...
Weird thing happened today. I applied the purple Equi pack stuff on a horse today and was thinking about what Cody wrote above. When the bill got...
I do a nice QH that has developed Stringhalt. It's pretty bad. We decided not to do his hinds 'till the vet comes out next week. This is just the...
If you'r only charging for what the supplies cost, then you should only charge about $15 for a full shoeing. When using things like Vetec, you need...
Derek. The one I saw was like that too. It looked like the horse had to have kicked the rock to jam it in from back to front.
What's your name grimwood? I found a round river rock about the size in between a baseball and a softball stuck in a shoe once. When I got there to...
Tom and Travis should keep each other's number on speed dial in case they ever need someone to testify against them.
As Tom said, set the clinch a bit less, use a gouge under the nail, then hammer the clinch down. You have more control as you watch them come down...
That's what they mean by "The Art of Farriery".
I found a squashed tree frog once and was able to call out to the gal that this frog in this foot was real bad and I didn't think we could save it,...
First of all cheap lagers are just wrong on any level. Do the right thing and partake of fine Ales. Denise, it's not that stuff you said, but some...
The Red Fella returns! Good to hear from ya. Don't be so scarce.
Some of my tools are the best some are the worst you can buy. GE, Jim Poor, Bloom Forge, and a few Diamonds. When I went to buy a driving hammer and...
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