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What’s going on with these feet?
Q Hi David. We are trying find a big, safe, suitable horse for my husband to learn to ride on – he is keen on taking up hunting. We have found a horse who seems great in all respects – … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Hoof Care and Treatments
Tagged farrier advice, hoof trimming, seedy toe, white line disease
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What happens at farrier competitions?
Q. Can you tell me what happens at a farrier competition? Is it the fastest person to shoe a horse who wins? My own farrier (he’s about 80 years old) takes a long time to put front shoes on my … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Horseshoes and hoof boots, Shoemaking
Tagged Clydesdales, farrier advice, farrier competition, horseshoeing
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Treating hoof abscesses
Q: I wonder if your experts can give me some help and advice about ideally preventing but also treating hoof abscesses/stone bruises. There is a lot of conflicting information out there. For starters, I don’t really understand why an infection … Continue reading
Horse riding on the roads
Q: Can you please give me your opinion about the risks and benefits of road work for horses? I have recently moved, and where I now live there are not a lot of grass verges so I will be forced … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Horseshoes and hoof boots
Tagged concussion, farrier advice, farriery, horseshoes, road riding
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Why do horses go lame after shoeing?
I’d like to make a list of the reasons why horses go lame after shoeing I would appreciated if you can think of any (the obvious or even the more obscure ones are all needed) please post in the comments … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Hoof Care and Treatments, The Blog
Tagged farrier advice, farriery, hoof abscess, horseshoeing, lame horse, nail bind, nail prick
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Stud holes in horseshoes
Q: I am looking for some advice about stud holes. My farrier has always put two stud holes in my horses’ shoes, fairly near the heel. But my friend’s farrier puts her stud holes much further around the shoe, about … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Horseshoes and hoof boots
Tagged farrier advice, farriery, stud holes, studs for horses
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How high should the farrier put the nails?
Q: Hi David. My friend’s farrier says that nails should always be put in ‘as high as possible’, but my farrier says this is completely incorrect. What is your view on this? Nellie, Manawatu Answer: Thanks for your question. “As … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Farrier Services
Tagged farrier advice, farriery, horseshoe nails, nail bind
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Horses that dish Q&A
Q: I’m looking at purchasing a staionbred/standardbred cross which dishes its front legs. In the future I would like to do some showing and dressage – would corrective shoeing help? What can I do to fix, help or disguise this … Continue reading
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Tagged dishing, farrier advice, farriery, horse gait, horse showing, side clipped shoes
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Thrush in NZ Horses
Q: I have a mare who is on three to four months’ box rest for an injury, and she is now suffering from thrush. I try to keep her bedding as clean and dry as I can, but it’s not … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Hoof Care and Treatments
Tagged equine thrush, farrier advice, farriery, hoof solution, horses, kevin bacon's
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