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Posted on Apr 23, 2012Apr 21, 2012

Two clips on the front of the horseshoes

Q: I have noticed that my friend's horse has one toe clip on his front shoes, but my farrier puts two clips on the front shoes of my horse. Is there a reason for the difference or is it just personal preference by the farrier? Rebekah, Bay of Plenty A: Hi Rebekah. It might be …

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Posted on Mar 7, 2012

Replacing lost shoes

Q: My new farrier charges me to replace a cast shoe, but my old one never used to. I feel a bit resentful, as why should I pay if he hasn’t nailed the shoe on properly in the first place and it falls off or gets sucked off by the mud? What do you think? …

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Posted on Mar 3, 2012

Sticking to the shoeing process

I wouldn't claim to have worked with heaps of different farriers over the years. In fact, I consider myself a bit of an under-achiever in that respect. I have little doubt working alongside other farriers is probably the best way to improve our skills, learn new stuff and for farriers who usually work alone, realise …

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Posted on Feb 21, 2012Feb 20, 2012

What happens at farrier competitions?

Q. Can you tell me what happens at a farrier competition? Is it the fastest person to shoe a horse who wins? My own farrier (he’s about 80 years old) takes a long time to put front shoes on my Clydesdale mare. Do you think that’s why he always says he’s too busy to enter …

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Posted on Feb 17, 2012Feb 16, 2012

Burning on farrier photo

Photo by Antonia Steeg

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Posted on Feb 3, 2012

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 🙂

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Posted on Jan 25, 2012

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 inferior shoes and tools will often pay dividends in the long run. But there are …

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Posted on Jan 21, 2012

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 …

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Posted on Jan 20, 2012Jan 19, 2012

Farrier photo: clenching up

Clenching up the chestnut mare I was using Diamond pull-offs, Gibbins chaps and a T-shirt from The Warehouse  

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Posted on Dec 30, 2011Dec 29, 2011

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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