TSR Farrier Service Inc.

02/26/2022

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Trying to help a thin walled chronic shoe puller

03/28/2021

I am deeply saddened by this news. Kevin was a such brilliant and kind soul. I was so lucky to have worked on many cases with him over the years. May you Rest In Peace

It is with deep sorrow and sympathy for the family that we share the loss of Dr. Kevin Nelson to his fight with cancer today. He touched many lives both animal and human during his time on this earth and he will be greatly missed. At this time we ask that you give his family time to mourn and reach out to them via the CaringBridge site linked below https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.caringbridge.org%2Fvisit%2Fkevinnelson57%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0euuwPU16dtsVwcfwHko9Dw_CBm5SmJS7DyEWDDO5eZuwbJ9iWDPb1rkA&h=AT1A3oD7WvtFfA-TgheYomDsjYOnC6z-ZRjXx5MBhjkax_0bfRljpjHilhDeBloOTly3P9WWuUodqCpDx7muL1ozCd_dKff3tK5CTJxqp4D9PlDZ6KL8n9wyE-QfJzRpag&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT2r9CAMxf_RPHos86cidCjshZ26xbsElcc734ZhN-2auWIMadcNtQarGC8WiEjorJmdQS4L-F8tu1Vbr-hxQETyBPB2-yLal7YYEYRg4pLw3N0ZiyRK0TBFkTtb-bNjec9N3Bb5HCM_M3dmTvBEhX_4gjf0j4-nbMEnYAR5yAWO2iuKt5smvpMWFMvUg_Matg
We will share arrangements as they are made.

03/18/2021

A little help for a toe dragger.
Sometimes ya need to put on a shoe.

12/07/2017

As I wrap up my last trip to the Chicagoland area, I want to thank the many clients and horses we had the pleasure of working with over the years, you all made me feel like family and really can’t thank you enough for the greatest years of my life.
I want to especially thank some of the farriers and Veterinarians I had the pleasure to work for and with over the years; Rob Fryer, Kenny Tekampe, Ross Hutton, Justin Calzavara, Eddy Strommen, Heath McGhee, Marcus Lybarger, Scott Lampert, Taylor Keenan, Ken Remer, Gary P Koehler, Keith Merritt, all the vets at Bristol Veterinary Clinic and Wisconsin Equine Clinic.
You all taught me so much and have left lasting memories.
Tom

10/12/2017

A little evening shoeing, had to wait for some cooler temps.

07/16/2016

As part of the 18th annual National Farriers Week, American Farriers Journal salutes hard-working farriers with the help of Rosevine, Texas, shoer Ralph Hamp...

07/12/2016

03/04/2016

The new set up for Chicagoland is almost ready to head north.
Just waiting on a slide-out for the grinder from Stonewell. Be up next week, hope the snow is gone and it's warm!

01/01/2016

Finished another Chicagoland trip. Having to ring in the new year in the cold!
Back south in the morning, can't wait to get warm again!!
Hope y'all have a healthy and happy New Year!!

12/21/2015

Interesting read.

Harmony between two partners can only be achieved dancing the same dance, writes Jean Luc Cornille.

11/24/2015

One of the horses I've been working on is moving to a new barn, sadly too far for me to continue working with.
I'll miss you Zoran, your quirks make you the amazing horse you are. Be a good boy for your new farrier.

10/24/2015

Thanks Chicagoland for the pleasant weather! See y'all next month!

06/05/2015

Another week of work in Chicagoland is in the books. Back to SC in the morning, see y'all in 5 weeks.

05/14/2015

A California farrier with 45 years of experience was hired to trim a horse’s hooves. While working in an outdoor corral, the horse knocked him down and his head hit a rock. He died from his injuries and his estate sued the horse owner, who also owned the property. The trial court dismissed the…

05/14/2015

05/04/2015

GOING IN CIRCLES

When horses roamed the plains, they did exactly that: they roamed. They drifted along, grazing and mostly walking in straight lines. When horses worked for a living, they continued to walk those straight lines, pulling a plow from one end of the field to the other, pulling a milk wagon from one end of town to the other, or pushing cattle from one end of Texas to the other. As they transitioned from work animals to recreation vehicles, they generally continued walking, jogging, or cantering in reasonably straight lines, going from one end of a trail to the other.

Of course, not all work or recreation involved strict, straight line movement. They were asked to cut cattle, which often required them to work laterally, with sudden starts and stops and jolts and jerks. They were asked to perform military/dressage maneuvers, with significant lateral movement and transitions. They were asked to foxhunt, which required them to work over fences and around obstacles. They were asked to participate in sport, such as polo, which again required stops, starts, bursts of speed and lateral work. And, of course, they were asked to race, which required speed, but generally on straight line tracks or long ovals.

As they transitioned into show and competition arenas, however, they shifted away from straight line activity. We changed the game and asked them to become focused athletes and runway models. In doing so, we put them into smaller and smaller spaces and asked them to perform more and more patterned behaviors. Basically, we put them into patterned, repetitive movements—mostly in circles... little, tight circles. And they started to fall apart, experiencing more and more issues with joint problems, soft tissue injuries, and general lameness concerns.

We blamed their failures and breakdowns on bad breeding practices and poor genetics; we blamed their failures on bad farriers and inadequate veterinarians; we blamed their breakdowns on poor training and conditioning, poor horse keeping practices, bad nutritional practices, and any number of other things. And, while none of these should be disallowed, the fact remains that we changed the game and put them into those little, tiny circles and repetitive activities. So, let’s look at equine anatomy, and specifically, let’s look at that in relation to athletic maneuvers and activities.

First and foremost, the horse is designed to be heavy on the forehand. We fight against that concept, asking them to engage their hindquarters, to “collect,” and to give us impulsion. And they’re capable of doing so… but they’re not designed or “programmed” to sustain such activity for any length of time. When they do this in “natural” settings and situations, they’re playing, they’re being startled or frightened, or they’re showing off. None of these are sustained activities.

Likewise, when they do engage, they’re generally bolting forward, jumping sideways, or leaping upwards. And they're typically doing that with a burst of speed and energy, not in slow motion. Ultimately, their design is simply not conducive to circular work. Each joint, from the shoulder to the ground is designed for flexion and extension—for forward motion, not lateral motion. In fact, these joints are designed to minimize and restrict lateral or side-to-side movement.

05/03/2015