Farrier excuses "I've been shoeing in the hills today out of reception and didn't get your cellphone message"
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Farrier excuses: "Your cheap hoof oil must've dissolved the nails, that's why the shoe came off"
Farrier excuses
The next handful of farrier blog posts are going to be some excuses that are sometimes used by farriers. Please let me know in the comments if you have any good ones either that you've heard or even used yourself. If you're a farrier, please feel free to add these to your arsenal 🙂
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 …
Farriers and their reliability
When I first started my own shoeing round in the mid-90's back in Blighty, every one of my clients were obviously, new to me. I picked up quite a few clients who had been using farriers previously who they had labelled as "unreliable". Some of the farriers who had been grouped into the "he doesn't …
Farrier photo: clenching up
Clenching up the chestnut mare I was using Diamond pull-offs, Gibbins chaps and a T-shirt from The Warehouse
How often do young horses need to be trimmed?
How often do young horses (yearlings, two-year-olds etc) need to be trimmed? My farrier says every two to three weeks, as being unshod their hooves grow really fast. But most people I know get their young ones trimmed MUCH less frequently than that. I have a yearling colt and I want to do what is …
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Hoof hoovering hound
Horse and Hound have an article online about dogs hoovering up hoof and the dangers it poses Your dog may love the hoof parings discarded when your horse is shod — but vets are warning that large chunks could be potentially fatal. Owners are warned to clean up quickly after the farrier visits — before their dog does. Fourteen-year-old Mutley had …
Farriers travelling less
I've spoken to a several farriers recently who are encouraging clients to come in to them to get their horses done. I see Jeff Crane from White Stone Forge in the US is now doing the same: It is very hard saying no and it’s hard driving all over the country side. I decided to …
Farrier Forge
Here's the Friday farrier photo for this week. I'm not too sure what type of shoes these were - I don't recognise the clips. Photo is courtesy of Antonia Steeg
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