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Stewart Farrier Service

Servicing all Farrier needs throughout South East Queensland and Northern NSW
Professional Second Generation Trade Qualilified Farrier

13/11/2024

16 inches 1×3/8 fronts made by Mitchell
15 1/2 1×3/8 Diamond toe hinds made by me for lovely big horse
Diamonds are everyone's friends if you can find them ✌️😎

07/11/2024

Today we were working on some revision with a reset.
Mapping the hoof to give basal surface area in a ratio 50/50 dorso palmer of CoR, on a big horse that is fetlock varus.
Fitting the toe and coronary band shape as it mirrors the coffin bone.
The shoe has a slight roll between the toe nails, to allow the desired ratio without ra**ng away the wall at the toe.
The SADP and the suspensory ligament is what is holding up the skeleton. ( Prof. Pollitt)
The largest surface area of laminae are in the front half of the hoof ✌️

01/11/2024

New horse on the roster .
Doubles as a Gatton Heavy Horse Competition practice as well.
Lucky we only had to make the fronts at the horse as gas forge and O'Dwyer number 2 anvil and 17 inches is hard work 💪✌️

31/10/2024

Today mark's the end of my 35th year as a full-time farrier.
Fitting i had the privilege of shoeing one of my favourite horse's last job this afternoon.
He wears heartbar shoe's x 4.
And Muggins and myself made some draft shoe's together for a new client tomorrow.
What a journey.
Use it or lose it ✌️💪

30/10/2024

Hello all
I'm still on the lookout for my next apprentice.
4 year trade qualification through University of Queensland, Gatton.
Resume can be sent to [email protected]
Thanks
Joel Stewart

29/10/2024

Pencilled heeled handmade concaves on this jumper that lives in a wet paddock.
You can see atrophied frog's from the constant moisture.
He is fetlock varus in his right fore.

28/10/2024

Mitchell Willoughby Dwyer is home from his week on apprentice scholarship from the Professional Farriers and Blacksmiths Association of Queensland to Perth, with the Western Australian Farriers Association 2024.
I'm really happy he had the opportunity.
The more you travel, the more you can learn.
Progressive, if you will .

He's back practising tonight , some of the techniques he learned under the tutelage of Michael Saunders, Phil Smailes, Josh Smailes, Dillon Smith and Judge/clinician Grant Watt
(Scotland)

And thanks from both of us to Mrs Amanda Saunders for looking after him like he was your own , he's back to work fit as a fiddle 🙏

22/10/2024

Quick and dirty 7/8×7/16 lateral extension concave for this older horse.
When wear exceeds growth, we need shoe's.
Has a compromised sacroiliac and waddles behind instead of pushing off the medial toe.
Trying to limit slide phase with added traction. Also support the lateral at landing and loading.

22/10/2024

When you get to travel and spend time competing and talking with your peers, you continue to grow within the trade.
My good friend Carlo Montagna and I discussed at length how the width of stock can help distribute concussion in relation to the distal border of P3.
When shod around balance perimeters.
1x3/8 looks good on this chap ✌️

15/10/2024

Beautiful Grand Prix school master changed ownership some time ago.
Since been diagnosed as a Cushings and EMS horse after unfortunately having systemic laminitis.
Dr Greg Baldwin recommended heartbar shoe's all round with pour in material for caudal support and set toes to allow ease of unrolement.
He's since been placed on medication.
The xrays were taken before shoeing and at 5 weeks from previous.
Fingers crossed 🤞

14/09/2024

Hi all,
I am still travelling taking in new idea's and recovering from the World Championship in Canada.
Mitchell and I have the pleasure of Nikki Mccasland travelling with him whilst on holidays from USA for the next fortnight.
Nikki is a very accomplished farrier.
She holds her CJF, AWCF and ASF
Also an examiner for the AFA and FITS organisations.
I am really happy for her to help import knowledge into Mitch through his apprenticeship.
I would also like to thank Sam Durham for the past 2 weeks. He thoroughly enjoyed his time with you 🙏

10/09/2024

We've had a great week competing at the World Championship for 2024.
The knowledge sharing opportunities by competing are not just based on the farrier and forging skills under the clock and judge's.
There are numerous discussions of different disciplines we all cover in our respective area's.
The ground surface in particular comes upfront in most conversations.
Spruce is highest level grass showjumping in Canada, if not the world.
We learned from Charlie Heathcott that they use a mixture of five different grasses on the competing arena's, pre fertilised, as the short growing season due to snow, means three months average to get tip top by September.
We discussed caulkin sizes and placement for best performance on the grasses.
Moisture content and grass length.
There was very minimal foot hole's or cupping cut into the surface anywhere around the jumping surface.

Unfortunately social media trend's push "breakover " as the holy grail based on a lateral xray at rest. Which is a very small part of dynamic function.

In the real world on highest level showjumpers, 1.65 metres start in the Grand Prix, we work on traction for the safety of the horse and rider.
The first picture is of one of the lower level arena's.
Just as much care goes into the surface preparation as the main arena we had our group photo on.
We start on balance perimeters from landmarks on the individual horse hooves, setting each individual up for optimum performance. Front and rear.
No foot, no horse.
The horse's being shod at this competition are superstar's. One competing at France Olympics last month for Canada 🇨🇦
In the word's of one of the owners at Spruce Meadows
" The best horse's are shod by the best farrier's, anywhere in the world 🌎 "
Discussions promote knowledge and idea sharing, whether forging or shoeing.
Close minds are empty of improvement 💪
World Championship Blacksmiths pushing the envelope

29/08/2024

Whilst I am away chasing knowledge myself, I have the pleasure of Sam Durham and his lovely wife April from California, sharing his skills with Mitchell.
Sam is CJF, Dip WCF, AFA examiner and AFA instructor.
I am looking forward to my clients showing them every courtesy in my stead.

28/08/2024

Pair's practice for Spruce Meadows Championship next week.
I love my job
World Championship Blacksmiths

22/08/2024

15 years old lesson horse.
Staked his coronary band when he was 5 months of age.
Lovely owner same for that whole time.
Finally split open from excess moisture and bacterial invasion of the whiteline at base level I believe. And grazing is easy on fertile ground.
Second visit was couple of days ago, and we needed a shoeing plan.
Using a glued on hoof cast to try and stabilise the hoof capsule.
Packing with Stewart Special Sauce to stop bacterial progress.
Thanks to Stockmans Supplies for overnight supply of the wonderful products 💪
Got a sneaky Spruce Meadows practice in after work ✌️

19/08/2024

Very proud to report on Mitchell Willoughby Dwyer results from competing at Ekka 2024 in the Novice class.
He won the Shoe forging class.
Minor places in the Blacksmiths and Speed forging class.
I was very impressed with his shoeing job on one really manky club foot.
Although no place in the shoeing class, many tradesman would be unhappy to draw such a tricky hoof. That's part and parcel of competing.
In the field we don't get the option to swap out either. We'll done young man. I am proud of your journey.
Congratulations to all the competitors, committee and judge's.
And the sponsors, who make these events possible.

14/08/2024

Tracing Mitchell's trim with omni directional massalotte clipped handmade shoe's on a young horse with a confirmation fault.
Leaving the sole depth is paramount around the centre.
How a sexy frog looks in Tamborine Queensland ✌️

12/08/2024

Educational post.

The warm air and rain means spring has sprung.
Higher levels of sugar in the grass are very detrimental to all, especially Cushings and EMS horse's. Please be vigilant about your equine management.
As a farrier, we can feel when horse's have an aggravated stomach.
Due to where the stomach is placed inside the horse, when they have an upset gut from changed Ph levels, they are often don't like us lifting the right hoof up or forwards.
They can also show discomfort on the right rein when ridden. Jacking up or refusing movement. Bad cases, even bucking out of character.
I have had clients ask me to check the right hoof for pain, when most time's the horse is trying to get away from the aggravation in the stomach on that side.
A simple urine Ph test can help indicate acid levels from the excess suger in the diet from the flush of green grass.
Also scoping by a veterinarian can lead to gut medication to help in extreme cases.
Food for thought.
They can't tell us where the pain is, although they can indicate it to us.

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Competition ready. I think 🤔 ✌️💪 Australian Farrier National Championship. Tamworth here we come with my mother and father's blessing after his stroke 🙏

Had a great weekend at the Gatton Heavy Horse 3 person Competition. The forth year competing with my friends Ashley Sutton from Poison Anvil Blacksmith and Labe Sutton from Labe Sutton Farrier Service It was a very tight leader board. We managed to earn second place. Well done to the committee of the Pfbaq for running a smooth event . Thanks Mitch for the sneaky shoe fit video.

Burning off the travel dust 💪✌️🇳🇿

Robin Rahmann is a young German farrier I met at Spruce Meadows, when he was travelling with his farrier father, who was also competing. He was kind enough to hold one of shoeing class horse's. He is coming to help Mitchell cover my business first 2 weeks of March. We very much look forward to his visit ✌️🇳🇿

Merry Christmas 🎅 2023

Mitchell and I had the pleasure of a ride along today. A single mum of two from up north who's wanting to learn more to help horse's from the hoof up as a farrier. This is her first go forging and she's making a hoof pick. Well done Celia. Viv la France 🇫🇷

Chasing the dream. Calgary 2024 anvil on a new iron bark block 💪✌️🇳🇿

Nailing up my final shoe on the foot at Spruce Meadows, Calgary. World Championship Blacksmiths world championship 2023. Has been the bucket list trip of a lifetime. The physicality and precision required at this level is inspirational to me. I'm so happy I had the opportunity to share the experiences with my wife Shelly and apprentice , Mitchell. The skies the limit to anyone, if you have aspirations in life 🙏💪