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Odd feet on my dressage horse
Q: I have just bought a four-year-old I hope will be my dressage star of the future, but he has two very different front feet. His left front is upright while the right has very low heels. I believe he … 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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Laminitis
Q: My pony has come down with a bad case of laminitis for the first time and the farrier has asked me to get some xrays of the feet before he trims her. Is it usual for farriers to ask … Continue reading
Posted in Advice
Tagged farriery, hoof angles, laminitis, pedal bone rotation, vets, xrays
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Smarter farrier business
I’ve blogged before about the importance of farriers maintaining (and raising) the standard of work when things are financially tight. It doesn’t always seem the most obvious approach but increasing the overall quality rather than cutting corners and defaulting to … Continue reading
Posted in Farrier business
Tagged farrier business, farrier truck, farriery, horseshoeing
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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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Farrier excuses (5)
Farrier excuses: “The dog ate my diary”
