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Hooves and Rain: A Farrier's Story

Morning's Gentle Delay The day began with the soft patter of rain, a sound now familiar and sometimes a call for a change of plans. An early appointment with a ...

A Day in the Life of a Farrier: The Unpredictable, The Emotional, and The Burrito

The Morning Debate It was a beautiful fall morning, the kind that makes you grateful for the work you do, even when it's hard. I found myself debating whether t...

Hard at work.

Last day before a nice break. Its been a really tough week with plenty of beatings from the horses. Its a seasonal thing. Every year around this time of the yea...

A Second Chance at Mexican Food: Reflecting on a Grueling Day at the Barn

I woke up before the sun and braved the chilly morning air for an hour-long drive to Union, KY. I needed some fuel for the long day ahead, so I made a quick sto...

Rc Cars

Yup I am back. But with a new Interest yet Again. my Interest now being Rc Cars. Why? Because they are awesome. I Currently have a few rc cars. And I named All ...

Beautiful Early Fall Morning Shoeing

https://farrierservices.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/thumbnail.png Its another beautiful and cool early fall morning to shoe some horses. This is my absolute ...

Dust off

https://steelbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/P1155049-scaled.jpg Sept 8th. I made the decision. Content creation and open DYI is now my career. Shoeing horse...

08-03-22: Bugs in the heat of the day caused me to pack it up.

https://farrierservices.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/GOPR4332-scaled.jpg It was obvious right away that this was going to be another hot and humid summer day....

07-22-22: Sandi's

https://farrierservices.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GOPR0860-scaled.jpg This is one of my oldest clients (as in I've been working for her for the longest) an...

7-20-22: Pulled Shoes

https://farrierservices.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GOPR0823-scaled.jpg I hoped I would get away with a week off at my furthest and toughest stop this week, ...

*Video* Rocker Toe Straight Bar Shoe with Myron Mclane Full Support Pad

https://youtu.be/9POA7OUfl4 Detailed blog post published on Hive....

07-11-20: Rocker Toe Straight Bar Shoe with Myron Mclane Full Support Pad

https://farrierservices.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Nailing-it-on.png This is for a horse that has been diagnosed with navicular syndrome. I like to think of...

11-23-21: Cold Start

https://farrierservices.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GOPR0730-scaled.jpg It has been cold in the mornings lately, but this morning really stepped up the suck....

The Horses Are Out

https://farrierservices.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GOPR0691-scaled.jpg This week I had a few stop where the horses were out when I got to the barn. It happe...

June 2022: Boo

https://farrierservices.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220621102938-scaled.jpg Boo has a chronic lameness. It appears to be navicular syndrome of some fashion...

Its a Frick'n Hoofpocolypse.

https://farrierservices.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20211208105422-scaled.jpg These are the kinds of problems that can occasionally happen in late August aro...

12-08-21: Honey Tree

https://farrierservices.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20211208105558-scaled.jpg Here I am again at my weekly Wednesday stop at Honey Tree Stables. It's the tou...

The Silver Bullet Project

This is an ongoing project exploring how to create tools, shoes (appliances) and attach those appliances to horse hooves in an effort to promote movement and so...

Double sided clips exercise.

https://farrierservices.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/20191102094311-scaled.jpg This exercise is a way to practice drawing as many clips as we can from a singl...

11-28-21: It sure felt cold.

https://farrierservices.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20211126140308-scaled.jpg Temperatures are all over the place these days. It's been a little warm the las...