SAFE, SECURE TRIMMING AND SHOEING
A shoeing bay offers the best in hoof care facilities.
While many shoers work on horses in cross-ties, David Farmilo prefers a simple shoeing bay. Of course that means you’ve got to … Continue Reading ››
Category Archives: Preparing for Trimming
Preparing for Trimming
MORE TO THE SHOEING BAY
In a previous article I praised the advantages of a shoeing bay, and offered plans for the construction of the same. The overwhelming requests for plans that I have received has been amazing - it gladdens the cockles of this old farrier’s heart to think of shoeing bays springing up all around … Continue Reading ››
TIEING UP YOUR HORSE
There is only one way to tie up a horse while you are trimming or shoeing it and that is loosely. No matter how much you molly coddle that horse, pamper it or talk to it, your horse is a wild animal and there is just no predicting when an … Continue Reading ››
THE HAPPY SPOT
I invite feedback from all my course participants and a recent feedback email gave me a jolt. It read “Changing from a participant to a viewer this time was lucky for me in a way as it allowed me to be in the right place at the right time … Continue Reading ››
HORSEMAN OR HORSE LOVER?
This question was thrust upon me the other day when I was asked to define the difference. Any farrier will tell you that he learns very quickly to identify these two categories of equine handlers, because the smooth transition of the day’s … Continue Reading ››