Farrier jay Knapman AWCF

Farrier jay Knapman AWCF served 12 years in the kings troop as a farrier.Qualified in surgical and pathalogical shoeing. Cert

Prefabricated bar shoe from the van today to try and make this fella feel more comfortable. He has side bone, which is o...
02/07/2025

Prefabricated bar shoe from the van today to try and make this fella feel more comfortable.

He has side bone, which is ossification to the lateral cartilages located either side of the pedal bone.

I’ve worked the ground surface on the lateral branch of the shoe to soften his landing.
I’ve kept away from nailing near the heel on the outside as the foot is very upright and I’m trying to promote expansion in the heel area.

Trimming and then trimming some more 😳Today I visited this lovely 20 year old mare who has been "not neglected” but let’...
16/06/2025

Trimming and then trimming some more 😳
Today I visited this lovely 20 year old mare who has been "not neglected” but let’s say in the wrong hands for some time!

So today I worked with James at Hallum vets.
The X Rays James took was absolutely crucial for me to work against.
Excuse my reflection in the X Ray photo! 🤣

As you can imagine the amount of dorsal wall to come off this mare, this lead to a whopping laminar wedge. This is basically tissue that has become necrotic and needs to be removed.

Extensive sole was removed and as I worked further towards the p3 (pedal bone) I came across 4 layers of bruising 😬

The great thing about having James there wasn’t just for the X Rays but for giving the mare the sedation so I could work efficiently and safely for me and the horse.

We were pleased with the end result and now will wait to see how she gets on.

Thanks for looking 👀

"A different approach “First time shoeing this lovely mare. I’m not saying the previous farrier was wrong but this I fee...
25/04/2025

"A different approach “
First time shoeing this lovely mare. I’m not saying the previous farrier was wrong but this I feel needed to sit on a broader section of steel, and anyhow that would have taken great effort to fit the previous shaped foot! 😳

The foot was distorted at the toe and contracted the medial branch of the foot. However bit of foot to remove also which helped me make the change. The medio lateral balance wasn’t too far off.

I was pleased with the end result and the horse trotted up nicely after the shoeing with level foot fall.

Happy Friday everyone, have a good weekend 😎🔨🔥

Meet Ted. Ted is a new one under my care as from today. He’s not had fronts on for a long time, however stones up the wh...
13/03/2025

Meet Ted. Ted is a new one under my care as from today. He’s not had fronts on for a long time, however stones up the white line is making him foot sore and keeping him and his rider from what they love to do!

Nice to meet you Ted 😀🔨🧲👍🏼

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