Chuck Bushmire Farrier Service

08/08/2023

08/17/2022

07/16/2022

The reason why a lot of horses pull back and constantly paw and stomp their feet when you tie them up is because they never get tied up. They never learn to develop patience. It’s much like taking young children to a restaurant. If you never take them to restaurants, you can’t expect them to suddenly know how to sit still, be reasonably quiet and wait for their food. On the other hand, parents who have taken their kids out to restaurants from the very beginning and taught them how to behave properly don’t have a problem with them. Think of tying your horse up as being like taking your kids to a restaurant. You are just making sure he knows how to stand tied, be relaxed and fall asleep. Horses get good at whatever they practice, so if you practice tying your horse up, he’ll get good at being tied up. - Clinton

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06/01/2022

A young chronic shoe puller who I have taken over. First time doing her. She has some thin walls and can't afford to keep throwing shoes. I've also noticed that she sheers a lot of nails due to her job. I pulled a toe clip in hopes to take some stress off the nails and spooned the heels to make he less likely to catch with her hinds. She is young and was starting to get bored so I didn't have time to really polish them up. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you THE FULL NELSON.

04/27/2022

Here's a neglected pony who is finally in the care of a good home. I'll take a little more dish out of the toe on the next appointment in 4 weeks.

04/13/2022

03/14/2022

12/20/2021

Lunging is one of the most incorrectly used exercises in the horse world. You can go to any horse show or training facility to see what I mean. Often you'll see someone in the middle of an arena lunging a horse on a 60- or 70-foot lead rope. The horse is galloping around, he's got his head turned, looking out of the circle and he's dragging the person halfway across the arena. Most people use lunging as a way to tire a horse out. After making him run around in a 60-foot circle for 45 minutes straight, they hope he'll be tired enough to start paying attention to them instead of the other horses or the activity going on around him. That's the complete opposite of what lunging should be.

I believe in lunging, but I call it Lunging for Respect ... not "lunging to get the buck out of the horse" or "lunging to tire him out" - Lunging for Respect. You earn a horse's respect by moving his feet forwards, backwards, left and right and always rewarding the slightest try. The purpose of lunging should be to continuously ask your horse to change directions and focus on you. The more you can get his feet to move and change directions, the more respectful the horse will get and the more he'll use the thinking side of his brain, which will make him safer and more trainable. - Clinton

Step-by-step instructions on how to teach your horse Lunging for Respect can be found on the Fundamentals Series -- https://downunderhorsemanship.com/discover/the-method/

11/16/2021

The heat is in the tools.

11/16/2021

Hand drawn clips and a lateral trailer.

09/14/2021

Reason 10,002 why I insist on not working alone.

A farrier whose eyeball burst in a freak accident while he was shoeing says that if sharing his story saves one person’s vision, he will be happy. Charlie Madden is urging equestrians — not just farriers — to consider wearing eye protection while dealing with horses as his loss of vision was t...

04/19/2021

Let's try something different.🇮🇹

04/19/2021

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04/16/2021

Here's a gelding I did today. He's been battling lameness issues most of his life. You can see in the pics that he's really toed out. He had surgery on his knee over the winter to have some bone spurs removed. I just figured we'd start with the basics and see where it takes us. Lots of medial support to help with his conformation, and a rolled toe to encourage a easy breakover.

04/03/2021

Some pics of the trail horse.

04/03/2021

Got to do some borium today for 3 trail horses.

03/23/2021

03/08/2021

Answer to Mystery Monday - Machine or Ready Made horseshoes were nicknamed "keg shoes" because they were sold in wooden kegs weighing 100 lbs. This photo was taken at Fort Robinson State Park's Blacksmith Shop. It was closed in the late 1940's but remains setup as it originally stood.

03/04/2021

Got a new buffer for my drill. Got to experiment on my wife's horse. I'm pretty happy with the results considering how muddy it's been.

02/26/2021

Funny Friday 🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️😂 Enjoy your weekend 🐎

02/19/2021

Another satisfied customer.🤣😂. Indy don't care for the cold.