Andrew Thompson Farrier Services

19/06/2024

Hi all, I will be away for the Highland Show from Thursday to Sunday this week, I’ll try to get through my messages this afternoon then after that I won’t have my work phone on me until Monday.
Hope to see some of you there and good luck to my clients that are taking their horses!
🐎 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

30/05/2024

Big shoes!

14/05/2024

Guess “who” was practicing “what” tonight 😂🔨

07/05/2024

Some baby trailers, hammer finished

30/04/2024

Home after another great farrier CPD clinic at Alnorrhumbria veterinary group, a good mix of some interesting methods of shoeing not commonly used but provides lots to think about, and also how to maintain good basics to help keep the horses performing at their best day to day.
Every days a school day

24/04/2024

Love it when the handmade shoes refit! One less pair to make next time 😁🔨🐎

10/03/2024

Had a great couple of days up at World Horse Welfare, Belwade farm for the Worshipful Company of Farriers Foot balance course.
With presentations on the Friday and hands on Shoeing and discussion with some of the best clinicians in the country and fellow working farriers,
it certainly sparked some interesting conversations and exchange of ideas on how best to keep our horses comfortable and working.

01/03/2024

First time using these “squish pads” for an old arthritic pony that’s completely locked up on the lateral side of his pastern, these allowed him to stand in a more comfortable position and he seemed to like them. I’m game for giving anything a try but both me and the owner were surprisingly impressed. Will definitely be trying them on a couple of others to see how they do.
(These pics are obviously after removal to note the wear)

02/01/2024

🐴 🔨 2024 Price List 🔨🐴

Hi everyone, hope you all had a good Christmas and happy new year 🎄😊
This is the updated price list for 2024, looking forward to another great year ahead with all of our equine friends, May it bring you much fun and Red rosettes 🏵️
Thanks, A

2024 Price List

Full set - £98
Half set - £68
Trim - £35 (if coming for more than one horse on yard)

Price for coming out for a single trim - £40

Heavy horse full set (handmade shoes)- £190
Heavy horse half set (handmade shoes)- £140
Heavy horse trim - £50

Road pins - £1.50
Studs - £1.50

Remedial work - P.O.A

13/11/2023

Kevin Bacons hoof oil 1ltr back in stock, just let me know if you need a tin

10/11/2023

Big shoes for a big pony

07/11/2023

Worn out vs Chunky 🐴🔨🐎

02/09/2023

— Bank Transfers —

Could everyone that has an outstanding invoice please have it paid by the end of the day. I have now over £1000 due in from late payments and I can’t continue like this.
Repeat late payments will result in clients being cut from my books, I’m too busy to be chasing people up all of the time.

Thanks, Andrew

24/08/2023

Hi all
I will be away at a show from 24th - 29th, I won’t have my work phone on me so all messages will be replied to when I get back.
Many thanks
Andrew 🐎

29/06/2023

🐎 Client notice 🐎
🐴 Price Increase 🐴

As of 1st July there is going to be a slight price increase, I had to go VAT registered at the start of the year meaning I’m paying an extra 20% of each shoeing to the government now. I’ve done my best to absorb the majority of this cost to save a massive price hike for everyone however it’s no longer sustainable for the business.

I want to provide the best service I can and the current costs are making that extremely difficult.

So as of July 1st prices are

Full set - £98
Half set - £68

Thank you all for your continued support I really do have a fantastic list of clients 😊

Many thanks,
Andrew

25/04/2023

Fantastic day down at Alnorthumbria Equine Vets for the latest farrier CPD clinic. Lots to take home and think about, and put into practice. Lectures and demos covering
- shoeing the hind limb (engine room) covering sports and leisure horses, aswell as the effect of artificial surfaces on performance and soundness
- Foot balance for the fore limb, and how artificial surfaces effect the foots interaction with them
- shoeing for Proximal Suspensory Desmitis……and how artificial surfaces effect or even cause this condition
…….there appears to be a pattern forming involving surfaces! 🤔🐎

Great speakers, very well organised and a fantastic venue

14/04/2023

Client notice 🐎

I will be away on holiday from 13th - 17th April,
Normal service will resume on the 18th, I won’t have my work phone with me so all messages will be replied to when I get back
Many thanks
A 😊

11/02/2023

A right mixture of horses last week, certainly can’t say this job is boring

30/12/2022

🐴 🔨 2023 Price List 🔨🐴

Hi everyone, hope you all had a good Christmas 🎄😊
This is the updated price list for 2023, looking forward to a fab year ahead with all of our equine friends, May it bring you much fun and Red rosettes 🏵️
Thanks, A

2023 Price List

Full set - £92
Half set - £62
Trim - £30 (if coming for more than one horse on yard)

Price for coming out for a single trim - £35

Heavy horse full set (handmade shoes)- £170
Heavy horse half set (handmade shoes)- £110
Heavy horse trim - £50

Road pins - £1
Studs - £1

Remedial work - P.O.A

24/12/2022

Finished for another year and just want to say a massive thank you to all my wonderful clients for their support and generosity, it’s been another fantastic and very busy year, and wish you all a merry Christmas and happy new year when it comes. Time to put my feet up for a bit and eat too much and drink too much
Have a good one! 🎉
Andrew

27/09/2022

Dealing with a bad quarter crack, horse is quite badly toed in, all the pressure was on the outside heel/quarter and it just gave up and blew out the side, straight bar on to try and stabilise the hoof and crack tidied up to ease any “pinching” going on.
Got some way to go though

26/09/2022

08/07/2022

Holiday notice

I am going to be away on holiday from 11th - 15th this month, I’ve been off sick a couple of days so I’ll have plenty to catch up on when I’m back, thank you to everyone that I’ve had to reschedule for their understanding.

Many thanks
Andrew

23/06/2022

Highland show

Notice that I will be away between the 23rd and 26th for the highland
Normal service shall resume on Monday
For anyone interested I will be competing at the farrier competition on Friday at 9.45 and Sunday at 8.30, I’ll be the one running around like a headless chicken 😂
And good luck to all my clients competing with their horses!

14/06/2022

Probably won’t be refitting these ones

11/05/2022

Tips from a farrier 😂🐴

On average it takes 3600 seconds to shoe someone’s well behaved precious fluffy.

The said fluffy will then go an average of 6 weeks until the next shoeing. That leaves 87,087,600 seconds to do what ever you want to your precious 4 legged fluffy. The following list are somethings that really don’t need to be done for the 3600 seconds a farrier is working on that horse.

- lotions and potions- please don’t cover every square inch of the precious pony in any creams or sprays, hoof treatments are a big no no. Being an adult man covered in a white gloopy substance or smelling like I’ve got a bad case of nappy rash isn’t ideal.

-feeding- TREATS! Or buckets of feed are a huge bug bare for most farriers. Having to squabble with a food obsessed fluffy is hard work and we don’t wish to look like a scarecrow. Feeding for those 3600 seconds isn’t going to give you the instant condition you’ll need for the gymkhana the next day.

-Bathing,clipping,preening- having to deal with a dripping wet soapy pony isn’t ideal, I know a day of shoeing doesn’t leave us smelling that fresh, but we are Capable of cleaning ourselves. I find clipping just before or whilst shoeing insulting and uncomfortably itchy.

-family and friends- horses are a herd animal, turning out all your precious fluffys friends whilst those 3600seconds of a shoeing appointment, is fairly inconsiderate. Trying to convince a neurotic fluffy that his friends are having a rubbish time and there aren’t any lions waiting to eat him, is a tricky thing.

-advice- your farrier, trimmer or vet has taken decades to acquire some small snippets of half decent knowledge. If we willingly dish some out, it’s usually because we feel it’s helpful to keep you and your beloved fluffy alive and well, until we can see you for our next round of 3600 seconds, A few pieces of gold are as follows…

“Don’t buy an ex race horse, in the rare occasion it doesn’t try killing you on a regular basis, it will attempt to kill itself on an even more regular basis “

“Please stop feeding your fluffy, the shear fact you can’t get a saddle to fit isn’t anyones fault and it’s going to die”

“Please spend some time handling your savage fluffy” , I’m running out of spare body parts and my business card doesn’t state “I do this for fun “

These are just a few things that a farrier wishes the owner would avoid for those 3600 seconds every six weeks.

All credit for this must go to Luke Cain awcf 😂

13/04/2022

Hi all

I will be away from the 13th to 17th for a few days, normal service will resume Monday

Thanks, A 😎

02/01/2022

🐎 2022 Price List 🐎

Happy new year everyone hope you’ve all had a good time over the festive period 🎊
I’ve put this off for as long as possible but with the costs of shoes, diesel and gas all gone up there will need to be a small price increase this year.

Starting Monday 3rd January prices will be as follows

Full set - £85
Half set + trim behind - £55
Barefoot Trim - £30
Remedial work - POA

Wishing everyone a good year ahead
Many thanks, Andrew

28/12/2021

🐎🎄 Christmas holiday 🎄🐎

I will be off from 24th Dec to 3rd January

Hope everyone has a great Christmas and happy new year xx

24/11/2021

Bit of problem solving today (please ignore the crap welds!😂)
Lame pony with suspected check ligament injury, severely toed in and collapsed outside heel.
After discussions with the vet we decided on a graduated bar shoe to relive stress on check lig. And stabilise the compromised lateral heel
However trying to fit this symmetrical shoe to a very unsymmetrical foot was proving very tricky.
The red line shows roughly where the lateral heel had folded under to, so I welded this small addition to cover the heel while leaving the bar ideally where the foot should be. It was then further supported by the addition of DIM to spread the load as evenly as possible
Pony showed significant improvement after shoeing