I disagree Uncle Jaye, I think the biggest obstacle in farriery is that we have allowed the horse owning public to believe we can "cure" their...
bet ya a nickel the high side has only 8-10 mm of sole depth. maybe an x-ray is in order
cowboy boots are great for riding not so much for walking/working. A real cowboy will tell that. Talk to a podiatrist if ya don't believe me.
wouldn't side clips on a grooved hoof be contra indicated? Not your shoes Jaye, but the previous job.
Nope. No way. Its best to laugh out loud. When owners do stupid stuff (they ought to know better) and nobody dies or is seriously maimed, laughing...
were the injuries severe enough to cause a learning experience for this owner or did she consider it just her bad luck?
if she's so comfortable, why is she still pulling shoes? the shoe job looks tidy enough...hmmm?
How did the heel spring work for this horse? Did the horse go back into service? For how long?
Then I guess the wedge pads aren't doing it, still sore. might require some joint injections
Chris, in a round about way she was admitting to that very thing. On the plus side, she doesn't have to find s farrier to trim her horse out of...
the horse has lameness issues...lame horses repeatedly pull shoes. if/when you address the lameness issues, the shoe pulling magically stops or at...
if they're too lazy to make the effort or are unwilling to learn then our only recourse is to CHARGE THEM ENOUGH UNTIL TO YOU LIKE WORKING FOR THEM
some form of poisoning 3-4 months ago?
Most important: constantly remind the owner that there is no riding on wet grass or pavement and turnout is probably not a good idea either, with...
I think the Dutch sold all their cripples over here, must be friesians don't taste good like hafflingers
only horses I've seen that are real straight in the qtrs. on the hinds. I try to put more curve in the qtrs. of my shoes so as not to accentuate that...
There was a guy a couple yrs ago promoting casts like that for "curing" laminitis with a few case studies. Seems to have fallen off the planet after...
a Friesian?
probably found a better client to fill your spot but wasn't "man" enough to fire you outright or maybe he didn't think he was up to shoeing your...
how bad does it smell?
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