Horseshoeing Disasters - Will They Ever Stop

Several years ago one of my horseshoeing accounts was for a small ranch in Woodside California. There were about 10 horses on the ranch owned by several different people. A Cute little ranch right off a main road, quiet and friendly, big oak trees and an old very old barn. It was one of those ranches that I felt good about going to. The easy going family oriented atmosphere somehow makes the hard task of shoeing easier.

Quite frequently while I was on the job at the ranch a gentleman with big handlebar mustache and cowboy hat would come to take care of his horse. We rarely if ever spoke more than just a polite hello to each other. He seemed like a good enough fellow, we just never quite landed on the same base.

Well one day as I was working away shoeing horses this gentleman with hat and mustache approaches me with the words “Will you please take a look at my horse?” To which my reply of course was “Oh sure no problem.” I put my tools down to take a short break as the fellow went off to gather up his horse.

As they approached and I caught my first glimpse I was floored and nearly couldn’t believe my eyes. As the horse rounded the corner his head was hanging low and it appeared he could barely even walk. His poor feet were obviously severely low on the inside hoof wall and he was walking on extremely twisted joints due to the shoeing. My jaw nearly hit the dirt.

The horse is very unhappy, his joints twisted, uneven and I’m sure he is very sore. After picking my jaw up off the ground and examining things more closely I just had to ask the owner of the horse who the Farrier was doing the work. My jaw hit the ground for the second time when I was told the Farriers name who happens to be one of the most popular shoers in the area. Ok, his rates are about 200.00$ per horse, basic shoeing, imagine the cost of special shoeing. The Farrier who will remain unnamed here had told and explained to the owner “this is the Natural method” of horse shoeing.

In my mind there was nothing natural about that shoeing.

Well I went on to become this mans Farrier and fixed up the poor ole horse who later became very animated and a bundle of happiness and energy. The owner very happy as well with the results and he and I became quite good friends.

I see these type of shoeing problems all too often. What Farriers are being taught in the textbooks and schools is dead wrong and can ruin horses just as surely as the horse above if left uncorrected would have gone lame. Remember this was one of the most popular Farriers in the area. When the truth is not known these types of terrible practices continue and horse owners fall victim to them and good horses are destroyed.

This was an example, a “Classic Example” of faulty knowledge and education and a demonstration of what not to do. If you would like to find out the truth about shoeing and what the textbooks and schools don’t know how to teach you then simply visit the webpage links below in the author bio before it’s too late. And remember to Care4Horses. The methods you will find here have a 100% track record. 16 years not one single lame horse.

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Author Bio: John Silveira a San Mateo California native started his Farrier career after graduating from one of the worlds most renowned Farrier schools and continues his practice today.
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