Category: hoof care
The process of elimination
Freedom is still lame. Not when I first get on him. I get about 20 minutes of happy horse. He will pick up both canter leads, trot in both directions and willingly hop over a small fence. Then it starts to disintegrate. The first sign is that he won’t hold his left lead canter for […]
Read MoreA Hunter Pace to Remember
The highlight of the Fall Hunter Pace season in New England is most definitely the pace event in Westport, Mass. sponsored by Norfolk Hunt Club. The pace takes you through remarkably beautiful landscape with dramatic water views. Much of the land is only open to the public for this ride. I don’t often go, because […]
Read MoreFreedom’s High Tech Shoes
Freedom has had the shoes on now for about a month and so far, so good. He’s moving very well in them and they’re staying on well. One of them started to fray a bit so my farrier came back and added extra adhesive and that did the trick. The downside? They are wicked expensive. […]
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How to remove a horse shoe in under 5 seconds
Zelda got her spring shoes last Tuesday. I went for a short ride on Wednesday, listening to the clickety clack of steel shoe on pavement as we rode onto the trail system. Three miles later, the last few steps of the ride rang out as clickety thump. One shoe was gone. If you’ve ever tried […]
Read MoreProcrastination Pays Off
Usually by the first week of April, I’ve already clipped my horses — eliminating that annoying shedding out period — they have shoes on, and I’m planning my first hunt. This year, I’m behind. My horses are still hairy yaks and they are still barefoot. Just as well! Because we had about 4 inches of […]
Read MoreThe Blacksmith
This 1922 Buster Keaton silent movie is just wonderful! Make sure you watch the part where the lady rides in to get shoes for her horse.
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