I agree Ray. On the rare occasions I get to take a vacation and dont get under a horse for a few days, I get so stiff and sore that its hard to get...
I noticed that too. Seems like it's hopping for awhile then dead for awhile then hopping again.
I injured my back shoeing a couple years ago. I am able to keep working because: 1. I lost some weight. 2. I do a morning exercise routine focusing...
Everything has to be CLEAN. Use only denatured alcohol as a cleaner. It is very important to dry the hoof with a heat gun immediately before...
Those might work but I would probably still try building a super fast shoe first. The kits they are advertising would be a little high for something...
I think before I tried to glue a five pound hunk of iron on I would just try making a "shoe" out of super fast. If it lasts a couple weeks then you...
Jacob, you basically described every barefoot draft horse in the southeast. Is the horse lame? I would try just a plain keg shoe without the pad....
Nothing better than hot grease and zydeco
I got done baleing hay yesterday and stepped down off the tractor and twisted my ankle. Its nice and swollen this morning.
Yes it is also the same for TN and AL. All the barns here have signs up that say "According to Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia law, an equine event...
I was asked to sign a release at a boarding barn once. The vet was not asked to sign one and when I asked the owner about that she said I didn't need...
Good job
Hatching chicks and owning chickens in general is way more trouble than its worth. Ray, trust me its so much easier to buy chicks than to hatch them....
It's only the same if the pony has been trained to stand for the farrier, if not it is way more work.
I find that people in my area that own ponies as well as other horses usually keep the pony on a regular trim schedule. It's the ones that only have...
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[ATTACH] One from today. The owner said "we've been trimming her ourselves". I actually think I trimmed this horse about two years ago.[ATTACH]...
Sounds like some good clients to walk away from. They obviously don't care about the horses health and well being.
Definitely looks like a chronic case to me. I agree with Rick, p3 is about to punch through the sole. It looks like he has a lot of toe that needs to...
Yeah, sometimes they get better in spite of what we do for them.
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