
Hoof Care
5 Ways to Encourage Bare Hooves on Horses
Horseshoe-free hoof proponents can be very enthusiastic and are often devoutly committed to the theory of “natural is best.” Often, natural is best. However, shaming…
Horseshoe-free hoof proponents can be very enthusiastic and are often devoutly committed to the theory of “natural is best.” Often, natural is best. However, shaming…
A big part of running a farrier business is educating horse owners. Everyone is at a different level of knowledge and comes to us with…
Every now and then in the farrier business, we find ourselves in appointments that get strange in a hurry. While we always try to serve…
The diagnosis of a hoof abscess is something most equestrians are going to have to deal with sooner or later. It is icky, painful, annoying,…
Recently, my gelding injured his leg. He had some puffiness and low-grade lameness, so I treated it with ice wraps and stall rest with hand…
I always thought alfalfa was basically the worst thing you could feed your horse. Maybe not arsenic bad. But I had it hammered into my head…
If there is one simple change to your horsey routine that doesn’t get mentioned much but would really make your farrier’s (actually, everyone’s) life easier,…
When I first moved to Texas, my dog, Jackson, was behaving strangely a few hours after going to a dog park, so I took him…
A few months ago, I fell off our three-year old son’s leadline horse. Chiquita is the sweetest, chillest, laziest mare you can imagine. Nothing bothers…
From your first riding lesson, you were told to pick your horse’s hooves out every single day (or you should have been). If you did…
I may own a farrier business with my husband, but I’m still an amateur rider and competitor. It’s a tough world out there. All the…
As horse owners, we all have enough to worry about. Horses are constantly determined to do themselves harm. You can literally put them in a…
The call usually starts innocently enough. “How much do you charge to trim a miniature horse?” (or foal, mini donkey, goat, any other little hooved…
A couple weeks ago, we had to say goodbye to my horse Robbie. He was the star of “5 Ways to Help Your Fidgety Horse…
Does your horse turn into the Tasmanian Devil every time he sees the farrier’s truck arrive? Do you dread any activity that isn’t active with your…
One of the biggest annoyances for horse people is when a horse throws a shoe. They always do it at the most inconvenient times—the morning…
As anyone who has been around an equestrian knows, put ten horse lovers in a room and you’ll get 11 different opinions. We’re a passionate bunch with…
Farriers are an enigma, but as horse owners, we can’t live without them. When my husband and I were dating, he wanted to go to…
As I mentioned in The Mare Agreement, my Arabian mare, Haley, is a bit of a drama queen. She does not tolerate discomfort of any kind…
It has been said that there is no such thing as a stupid question, and for the most part, that’s true. However, sometimes people don’t…