Liberty horseshoe nails I had a farrier call up last week wanting to buy more Jim Blurton bar shoes. He said the first pair he bought were sat on his fireplace at home and almost looked too beautiful to nail on a horse. Today, we got the Liberty BH 3.5 nails in stock and I …
Happy New Year
Happy New Year. Looking at the usual social network sites, it seems too many people are glad to see the back of 2011 and looking forward to this new year and the possibility it'll bring them happiness. I enjoyed 2011, it was full of good things for me personally and positive improvements for my business. …
The apprentice farrier working on my horse
Question: I have been using the same farrier for many years and I am very happy with him. And I still am, apart from one thing. For the last year or so, he has taken on some trainees and is letting them remove shoes, trim hooves and size new shoes. I have not seen them …
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Hot Shoeing Photograph
Here's a photo for Friday. I love how the photographer Antonia Steeg has captured the hot scale coming off the shoe as it's being shaped. I'm shaping a Kerckhaert Classic horseshoe with a Jim Blurton turning hammer on an O'Dwyer 40kg anvil.
NZ Farrier Supplies
New Zealand Farrier Supplies Having recently "retired" from full time shoeing and trimming, I've now focussed my energy to running the farrier supplies business based right here in Christchurch, New Zealand. I enjoy many of the local farriers dropping in to collect horseshoes, nails and farrier tools from our Yaldhurst storeroom daily but we also …
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to all blog subscribers, Facebook friends, twits and readers 🙂
Friday photo 23 12 11
We get heaps of seedy toe in New Zealand. Here I am using a Dremel tool to cut some out Photo courtesy of Antonia Steeg
Phriday Pharrier Photo
Here's a farrier photo from a few years ago. There'll be no farrier photos of farriers, horses or dogs with santa hats on in this blog. I'm using a Horsehead nailing on hammer and March nails Photo courtesy of Antonia Steeg
What do bar shoes do?
Can you tell me what bar shoes do? My horse was on-and-off unsound in front until my farrier put him in bar shoes, and now he is sound. But I am curious as to how they actually help. MG, Wellington Answer: Thanks for your question. Great to hear that you’ve made the improvements and your …
SuperFast shoe
Here's a video by Josh Noone from hoofwork.com making a shoe from Vettec SuperFast material. Worth a watch for those who haven't tried this:
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