Maybe this has nothing to do with hoofcare or lameness, but it has everything to do with the business we’re in, the people we work with or for, and the horses in our care.
International readers may not know who Boyd Martin and Neville Bardos a…
Just As Successful Dressage Illustrates Synergy Between Horse and Rider,
Successful Dressage Hoofcare Illustrates Synergy Between Vet and Farrier
by Fran Jurga
Background: The Hoof Blog took a long look at the Euro “rock n roll” shoe th…
A plastinated “corrosion cast” of the blood supply in a horse’s foot is created from the foot of a cadaver. Plastic is injected into the veins and, after removing the hoof capsule and processing away any non-vascular tissue, what is left is virtually a…
In this article I have detailed how to forge the Plain Stamped Horse Shoe for a standard saddle horse. In the near future I will make a video of this process. This should be useful for any farrier learning to forge hand made horseshoes or just wish to brush up on existing skills. Tools needed: [...]