Esther Robbins Equine Services

07/12/2024

This is as close as I got to a real horse on my trip to Sydney this week.
A statue of a pit pony at Katoomba in NSW
Don't mind me looking at the feet lol

19/11/2024

Teaching Melissa's lovely new filly Lacey to hold her feet for a trim today
She did very well for the first one!

01/08/2024

Wishing all horses a happy birthday, especially my own beautiful horses and my lovely client horses, love them all ❤️

15/07/2024

Regular farrier appointments aren't a luxury, they are a necessity for your equine companion's lifelong welfare.

❔Did you know❔
Every extra 1cm of toe length results in -
🔹an extra 50KG of force acting on the tendons
🔹a -1° drop in sole angle where the DDFT inserts into the coffin bone can lead to a 4% increase in the pressure exerted by the DDFT on the navicular bone

(Credit Dr Renate Weller)

19/05/2024

18/04/2024

Hi everyone
All payments are now needing to be cash on the day please. No bank transfer. If you need to pay later you can ask at the time of making the appointment and if ive trimmed for you for a while and trust you we may be able to set up a payment plan but due to a rise in people just flat out not paying me at all and ghosting me or paying weeks or months late the general rule is now cash on the day.
I know that most of my clients are great and would never do this but I just have been not paid and ghosted too many times now or paid weeks or months later than agreed on.

07/04/2024

George the donkey wanted a hug after his trim today

28/03/2024

Trimmed these beautiful boys today In Cowwarr , all such sweet horses :)

22/03/2024

"Many trainers - unaware of neural fatigue - advocate constant aids. Examples crop up in all riding disciplines.

Dressage trainers often teach riders to hold steady on the outside rein at all times, as a support to the horse. Hunter/jumper trainers frequently ask that riders maintain strong lower leg pressure, to keep the horse forward and rider secure, etc.

All of these are static cues; they are applied, maintained, and unchanged. They defy the reality of neural fatigue, causing us to ride against a horse's brain rather than with it. Very quickly, receptor cells in the horse's mouth or sides tire.

They can't continue to send ‘pressure’ signals to the horse's brain.

That's why constant aids become meaningless - its not the horse refusing to respond, it's that he'd have to override his own brain cells to do so."

- Horse Brain Human Brain, Dr. Janet Jones

17/03/2024

Trimmed some lovely donkey clients today

14/03/2024

Welcome to the equestrian life 😅
credits: Pinterest

11/03/2024

This horse had a big crack that was seedy toe
It needed to be resected to remove it all
It looks unappealing but it's so important to remove all of the bacteria if possible and keep it packed consistently the whole time that the crevice grows out to make sure it doesn't come back. If you leave it unpacked, it leaves it very vulnerable and can come back if dirt packs in there, really easily.

11/03/2024

Just under 1 year and 2 months between these pictures
Pretty happy with how it's going

06/02/2024

Rest in Peace Lacey
Yesterday my beautiful girl Lacey passed away and I already miss her so badly
This horse is the best horse I have ever and probably will ever have. She taught me everything and I didn't deserve her she was too good.
I made so many mistakes with her and she's been my inspiration that made me pursue body work and equine barefoot trimming.
I love you Lace and I will always try to help as many horses as I can for you ❤️

24/12/2023

Merry Christmas and happy new year everyone :)

11/12/2023

Help someone stole my white pony and replaced it with whatever this is lol