These are great for keeping one hand free when trimming difficult horses, foals or geriatric horses who have trouble lifting their limbs too far off the ground. The spring on the handle of the Cottam one handed hoof nippers makes for easy and smooth cutting. They're a good quality tool made in the UK, very …
Updates
I've got some planned upgrades to this blog over the coming days Redesigned layout More regular blog posts 🙂 Social media plugins New URL If you have products or services you think might be of interest please let me know. I'll be welcoming posts from guest bloggers from time to time Thanks and stay tuned …
Top ten technology tools for farriers
Here's a list of my top ten gadgets/software that helps me get ahead in business, makes my life easier and frees up some time to spend with the family. Any modern-day farrier who truly values their time and wants to maximise their success should make the most of technology BlackBerry - I'm currently using the …
Thrush in the horse’s hoof
With winter on the way, now is a good time to plan your winter hoof care regime for your horses and ponies. With so many competitions and things to take part in (winter dressage series, eventing, lessons and pleasure rides for example) a large number of people continue riding throughout the winter season. Regardless of …
Kevin Bacon’s Hoof Dressing
Kevin Bacon’s Liquid Hoof Dressing For the past couple of years, we’ve been the New Zealand distributor for the Kevin Bacon’s Hoof Care range. The flagship product in the range is Kevin Bacon’s Liquid Hoof Dressing. Made in Belgium from 100% natural ingredients, Kevin Bacon’s is the crème de la crème of hoof care products …
Dusky Forge loop knives
New Zealand Farriers Limited is proud to be the NZ distributor for the Dusky Forge loop knife range. Widely regarded as the leading manufacturer of loop knives by professionals around the world, Dusky Forge have a number of knives in their range for various uses. What is a loop knife? Compared to a standard hoof knife …
Christchurch farriers
It's a core part of our business to provide farrier services to local horse owners, riding schools and trainers in Christchurch and Canterbury. Our international farrier supplies business and local farrier service go hand in hand and compliment each other. It's all under one umbrella of New Zealand Farriers Limited. The established farrier business offers hot shoeing, …
Which is the better rasp? Save Edge or Heller Legend?
My rasp of choice for years has been the Save Edge 14". I've tried so many different brands over the years - usually prompted by the farrier suppliers getting a new brand in and encouraging people to give it a go. But every time, I've tried a rasp of two of the new variety and …
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Old Mac’s Hoof Boots
We've had very positive feedback from the horse owners around New Zealand we've supplied Old Mac's Hoof Boots to since 2008. Invented by David MacDonald, an Australian farrier, Old Mac's are a popular choice and as farriers ourselves, there's little doubt they are a good choice for many owners and riders as an alternative to steel horseshoes. We …
Farrier and hoof care first blog
This is my first blog on wordpress.com. It' s my intention to blog up to five times a week about farrier related stuff, product info, the farrier supplies business and farriery practice we operate in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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