Joe Eisen Farrier Service LLC

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Joe Eisen Farrier Service LLC

AFA Certified Farrier (CF). Trims, shoeing, and tack-on service within 30 miles of Chapel Hill NC.
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06/29/2024

I recently went to replace a horse's shoe lost in the pasture. As you see in the first picture, the right fore shoe is missing and so is most of the wall around the toe - probably from running around barefoot on our currently rock-hard pastures.

The rest of the hoof was in good shape, so nailing on a new shoe went fine. But, the shoe wasn't supported around the toe (second picture). So, I added an acrylic patch and it was good to go. Better living through chemistry!

05/18/2024

Today I reshod a horse with longstanding trouble with his fores in the navicular area. Wedging and pour pads have kept him mostly comfortable in the last few years.

Here are a couple ways to support the wedged hoof so it doesn't collapse into the shoe:

(photo on left): A pour pad fills the space inside the shoe and down to the ground level (a "full pour") through a perforated wedge pad. The wedge pad is easy to apply and doesn't impact how you shape the shoe. This fully supports the hoof, but as you can see, rough terrain can tear up the poured material leading to a loss of support where this horse most needs it to keep the heels elevated.

(photo on right): A pour pad fills the space under the solid plastic wedge pad under the shoe. the wedge pad has a frog-shaped extension that goes down to ground level to fully support the back half of the hoof. This option is more durable, but can be more difficult to fit and less modifiable for special situations (e.g. allowing access to an injured area on the sole). I went with this option today.

02/01/2024

Visiting a new client last summer, I saw this horse’s front hooves and went right back to the truck to get my camera. I was thinking “this is going to make an awesome before-and-after, I’m going to be a hero when I finish this horse today, and I want pictures!”

As you can see, the first shoeing was somewhat less than heroic. The hooves were flat, so I chickened out of nipping as much depth as I wanted, and I stopped rasping dish when I hit the white line.

Same deal the next shoeing. So, after that I added a frog pad and pour a couple times – those hooves cupped right up, giving me the courage to nip more depth off those long hooves and allowing me to get off more dish.

So here we are in February . . . almost finally a hero. I think one more shoeing and I’ll have these hooves straightened out!

11/16/2022

Glad to have a new apprentice working with me for the holidays. She's not particularly productive, and only works at one barn, but she wears my shoeing apron well.

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