Q. My four year old OTTB has got a huge chunk missing out of the side of her hoof and my farrier says he might not be able to get a shoe on that foot next time. Can I bog it up and is there one that will stay in longer than others? Sally, Taumarunui …
Surface Dressing (Guest Post)
We welcome guest posts. Thanks to David Bartley from Tasmania for this guest post. SURFACE DRESSING / FITTING AND OUTLINE FITTING HORSESHOES The art of farriery is not the preparation of the foot to take a steel wear plate. And it is most definitely not trimming the foot in a particular manner so one can apply a …
Gregory’s Textbook of Farriery – sample chapter
Here's another sample from Gregory's Textbook of Farriery. This is from chapter 43, "Lameness" Gregory's Textbook of Farriery chapter sample The book is available worldwide from http://www.farrier-shop.com This sample is reproduced with thanks to Chris Gregory. The contents are copyright.
What causes corns?
Q: I do a lot of road riding and 10 to 20km forest rides, and my horse has developed corns on his heel. Can you tell me what corns are (are they anything like the corns that humans get) and how can they be treated? Is it caused at all by the surfaces he is …
What is causing my horse to stumble?
Q: I have my horse shod regularly - usually every five weeks - and his feet look perfectly normal to me. But he trips a lot, especially when being ridden in a paddock. Is this a physical/foot problem, or to do with the way he is being ridden? Is there anything my farrier can do? …
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 - except his feet! I have included a shot that we took when we tried him …
Barefoot versus shoeing
farriersnotebook blogs: Phrases like "shoeing is abusive" or "horses are barefoot in the wild" can easily sway inexperienced horse owners to keep their unsound horses trimmed instead of reaping the benefits of shoeing. Anybody that is any good at anything knows there is never "only 1 way" to do something! Trimming and shoeing horses are …
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 is caused by an external injury such as a stone bruise. Is it best to …
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 section. Thanks 🙂
Michael Puhl Pads
The Michael Puhl pads and hoof packing material is getting more popular with farriers here in New Zealand. Particularly at this time of year when the ground is harder and any problems that have been hiding away for the right time to present themselves finally decide the time is now to rear their ugly heads. The …
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