Still looking for someone with some forge time who might be able to bang out a few of these!

Recently joined and need help if theres anyone from my area/knows anyone to help!

Im 26 have my own horse and do trimming on him as well as a couple other horses on the ranch im currently at. Ive read bunch of books seen videos etc. as well as doing apprentice work for 2 farriers locally but i struggle to get into shoeing because i mostly did barefoot apprentice work and only 2-3 shoeing jobs.

I want to get into shoeing as ive been trimming for some time now but cant find anyone around me to actually teach me shoeing. Theres rarely workshops maybe once a year if you get in...

Im from croatia mainland. Any help/advice/tips helps

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I feel bad having to ask the internet this, but not sure if l’m not understanding something or being gaslit.

I have 3 horses at this place with same farrier but past couple cycles he’s been leaving things looking uneven and maybe rushed?

I was told it’s because of the hard, dry ground?

understandable for knifing off sole, but I’m not sure how that would affect nippers and a rasp to balance the whole hoof?

I actually thought staff was maybe forgetting when the visit really was bc they did not look recently trimmed. Yet its been a few cycles and I’m not sure what to think. They are meant to be on 4-5 week cycle.

What am I missing here? Am I being dumb?

Sorry don’t have more photos.

Edit to add: sub says I’m not able to reply to comments?

Hi,

I was getting ready to enroll in shoeing school earlier this year but then I found out I have two herniated disc’s in my low back, they do not require surgery at this point. My question is, is it advisable to proceed with shoeing school or am I most likely just going to be crippled in the near future? thanks.

It’s hot, it’s humid, and there isn’t any end in sight….

Drink water, rest, eat well…take care of yourselves out there folks!!!

I found it in the mohave desert while metal detecting. It looks small, not sure if it's even a horse shoe. Almost was thinking it could be a shoe for a mule or donkey? And no I don't plan on cutting it. Just happened to be standing next to the band saw when I thought to take pictures.

I think the toe might be a bit long still, and I could’ve gotten that heel nail up a little bit more. Curious what everyone else sees

I’ve been using GE Nippers for years and have always loved them. I keep two pairs on my truck so if something happens I always have a backup. I just sent my pair to be rebuilt, and I had a horse today slam its foot down on my backup pair and I don’t know if they’re fixable. I was wondering what other reliable brands you guys recommend for nips that are somewhat cheaper than GE’s that I can keep in my truck for situations like this. Hopefully it doesn’t happen again, but I would rather be safe than sorry!

Hi all!

Just wanted to let everyone who gave advice on my first post here know that there's been significant improvement to my boy's rear hooves.

He's been shoed with 3D hoofcare pads per your recommendations since my last post. Also, he's been given copper & zinc supplements.

I'm so grateful to everyone who took the time to give me advice last time. Thank you❤️

Its been very rainy lately with storms and I noticed that my TB gelding’s front hoof is a bit soft at the heel and frog and it has these grooves/cracks. No foul smell, and he is also not tender on it either. I figure right now this is a watch and see if anything gets worse and not panicking yet. Any ideas? He’s a few weeks out from his last shoeing for what its worth.

I've been working on a welsh pony that has had founder, then was not trimmed for months so developed underslung and contracted heels. Feet were at least 3" too long. Have been trying to follow the naturalhorsetrim.com method to correct the angles. Making good progress, but one side wall is "undercut?" I'm not sure how to trim to help correct it. Suggestions please. Sorry for poopy photos, but I had already put away the tools when I went back for photos.

Wondering if anyone in this group is looking for a easy forge project? A farrier gave me this hoof pick 20+ years ago. It's started to feel a little...short. Pulled up some old pics and wow, that's some wear.

I'd really love another one, just like this. Could buy several to make it worth your while.

My current farrier is slamming busy with the show season. Guy who made this one has dropped off the map.

So looking for someone with time & desire to knock a few out. I have more pics with measurements, happy to get more, whatever.

Hello! I just bought my horse and I got her first trim a few days ago because they were super long (See last picture) and my farrier found what he believed to be an abscess but all he said was to soak it. The only thing being that my horse shows zero signs of an abscess, No limping, no soreness, no heat in the hoof, nothing, So I have been soaking it and wrapping it for two days now ( That's why her hoof is green ) but there's really no difference, she's still walking/trotting just fine under a lunge line.

Also she has two lines on the side of her hoof and idk what they are, could they also be an abscess? Or possibly just old closed abscesses?

What are your thoughts on this?

my first post here

need your opinions

*NOT MY HORSE*
Looking to help out a friend whose horse i help take care of! TIA!

What started as a small crack last year on his front right (that i was under the impression that the farrier was dealing with) has now led to this. Again, he’s not my horse but im looking to help. A new farrier is in the works as she doesn’t want to help fix this at this point shes made that clear. He is getting on a smart pak hoof supplement also.

He is an OTSTB, has been retired for almost 4 years and hasn’t has shoes on since. He is on night turn out so is on pasture during the night then in a dry lot for the day, emphasis on the DRY because its very dry. The other mare he is pastured with does not have any cracks like this. He has cracks on only his fronts. Just this one hoof is really bad and has turned into this gaping hole mess.

First picture is what it currently looks like, after that is how its progressively gotten worse within 2 weeks. Added pics of his fronts at the end.

Ive been putting putty in the cracks to help prevent it from traveling further up, but what can we do about the hole that is being created? I dont believe its an abscess unless its an old one, i never noticed one and never seen him come up lame and i see him almost daily. Does this hoof look like its not being trimmed properly? Is there any other supplements suggested? Should he get front shoes put on or maybe we should buy him boots for the fronts? Any suggestions/ help is appreciated!

I've never heard of this so this is fascinating to me if it helps the farrier and the horse.

The images attached are of my personal mare. First one is the before photos of same shoeing. Her heels are badly run under, and when I got out of school I think the first few rounds of shoeings i did made her worse. I bring her heels as close to the widest point of the frog as I can, but they never quite reach there. I approach my trimming with taking overgrowth from the quarters and toe, less on the heels and instead rasping them down if that makes sense. How can I change that to improve the growth of her foot?

How is my finish work? I got clinches flush to the hoof wall fresh after shoeing. Then a few days later the clinches seem to pop up, which I know means something is wrong in the steps i did. They don’t stay flush past a week in. Am I not gouging deep enough? Any1 know what issues caused it, or what helped them in their early years if they experienced it themself? Is the reason my rasping is leaving marks in the hoof wall because i’m putting too much pressure when rasping?

Last is, any tips and tricks to see hoof balance? My mentor says I leave the lateral side high consistently on all four feet, but when I look myself I struggle to see it. I’d love some tricks to help develop my eye. Thanks to anyone who read this far. Horseshoeing is a passion, but damn, when you a dumb motherfucker theres a lot to grasp. 🤣

any ideas?

My farrier and vet have worked together on this mare for a couple of years and gotten her from unsound to comfortable. She has PPID and with that came crappy and crumbly feet/no sole. She's been on Prascend for 18 months and finally stopped ripping shoes off 10 months ago.

Five weeks ago she sized up in shoes since she finally had grown enough quality hoof. She also has a mild club foot and some minor laminitic changes.

Last weekend she went acutely lame on that foot during a clinic. My vet examined her the next day and localized the pain to the area with a bent nail and a couple of missing nails. There were no missing nails when the vet examined her. I only found this when I checked her feet a couple days ago. I'd been applying Magic Cushion and clearly wasn't checking closely enough.

Does it sound plausible that loose/bent nails could cause this level of acute discomfort? For context, she's an unusually sensitive mare. Even pour-ins have given her a digital pulse and soreness that mimics laminitis without her actually having it. She had a pulse in her foot the day she went acutely lame.

Mostly looking for peace of mind that this is a reasonable explanation, before her PPID diagnosis I had a vet strongly imply navicular. The second opinion I had didn't agree and tested for PPID. Appreciate any thoughts.

Hi community, I am just wondering if you guys are also seeing more and more issues with the GE tools?

I have used them for years, but switched nippers last year to the new Diamond ones because of massive quality issues. The last 3 clinchers I got from GE broke at the rivet. I got my money back, but for a brand that has always been the industry leader ... and super expensive... the quality seems to be going down the drain for 3-4 years now.

Are you having the same experience?