Her Animals Hoof Care - "Mini" Pig Trimming

12/04/2025

Hi!

Can I ask you for a Huge favor?
If you or someone you love has been sick in the last 72 hours, can you pretty please let us know?

We travel, a lot. When we travel our immune system tanks despite vitamins and EmergenC. Due to that we are incredibly susceptible to illness.

When we get sick it GREATLY affects our routes and our ability to stay on schedule. I literally loathe sending a reschedule text. It is my least favorite thing to do.

And I'm not going to be working when I can't keep my lunch to myself. Absolutely no one wants to clean someone else's vomit off their pig.

We totally understand rescheduling is upsetting. It is for us too. This is how we pay our bills. We have no back up right now. This is it. Rescheduling affects us too. I would rather reschedule a single person because they were sick than reschedule an entire weeks worth of people because we are.

12/04/2025

When my brain won't stop moving, I'm procrastinating writing the next chapter of the novel I'm working on, and I'm doom scrolling - this is the trajectory my scrolling takes me. A good story to make me [you?] cackle.

There comes a moment in every farm person’s life when you must accept a hard truth:

You carry a… scent.
Not a smell.
A scent.
A multilayered aromatic experience.

I walk into public places smelling like:
– fresh straw
– calf kisses
– a hint of iodine
– a dash of despair
– and the lingering ghost of milk replacer dust

Basically, I am a walking charcuterie board of barn odors.

And yet — YET — I insist on acting shocked when people notice.

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So I’m standing in line, minding my own business, radiating barn fumes like a biological hazard, when a stranger leans in and goes:

“Wow…you smell like a farm.”

And this is the moment where any normal human would respond with grace. Something like:

“Oh haha yeah, sorry, just got done working,”
or
“I’ll shower when I get home.”

But my brain?
My brain heard that, panicked, yeeted itself out the nearest window, and left my mouth completely unsupervised.

So what do I say?

“Thanks, you too.”

YOU. TOO.

YOU.
TOO.

I hit this innocent, freshly-showered civilian with the most accidental barn insult ever created.

They smelled like laundry detergent and hopes and dreams — and I told them THANKS YOU TOO
as if THEY were the ones walking around like a feral goat in Carhartt.

The moment the words left my mouth, even the angels were like, “…girl what.”

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And the silence afterward?
Violent.
Traumatizing.
Biblical.

They stared at me like they were trying to figure out if I was joking or if I actually believed they smelled like cow manure and broken ambitions.

I tried to fix it, but my brain was still rebooting, so all that came out was:

“Ha…haha…yeah.”

YEAH WHAT.
WHAT WAS YEAH SUPPOSED TO MEAN.
Why am I like this??

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Meanwhile I am standing there in full-blown farm aroma glory. I smell like I lost a wrestling match with a calf and also maybe rolled in a compost pile for fun.

My socks are questionable.
My hoodie is an archaeological site.
There is absolutely hay in my hair.
If someone slapped a “Live Animal” sticker on my back, TSA would wave me through.

And I told a totally normal, clean-smelling citizen:
“Thanks, you too.”

I should not be allowed in public without supervision.

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New rule:

If you see me anywhere that isn’t a barn, please assume:

1. I can’t smell myself anymore

2. I definitely smell like cow

3. If you comment on it, I WILL say something feral and deeply embarrassing in response, and then I will flee the premises.

I am done apologizing for the scent.
It is part of my personality now.
It has fused with my soul.

If you don’t like it?
Thanks, you too.

12/03/2025

The best gift, good toes. 🥰

12/02/2025

Ignore me, I'm just over here mourning the loss of my last Hoof Boss. Another is to be ordered at a later date.

The one issue we have is with the communication when repairs are needed.

We are making due with our dremel despite it taking longer and requires a bit more thought process because the bits do heat up faster.

There are six Hoof Boss tools waiting for repairs. Two of which are still under warranty. Can you imagine if all six were fixed? There would be no need to swap disc's for different circumstances. 😍

12/02/2025

AUSTIN / WACO ROUTES

Each of these routes have slots remaining.

12/12 > Waco - 1 slot @ 11a

12/15 > Austin - 2 slots @ 11a & 3p

2/27 > Austin - 3 slots @ 11a, 1pm, 3p, & 5p

2/28 > Waco - 3 slots @ 1p, 3p & 5p

Beginning January 1st trip fees will be charged per mile instead of a flat rate. Exceptions made to those on the Give a Trim program.

Current trip fees are $150.
In Janaury those near:
Austin will be $180 for repeat clients & $270 for new clients
Waco will be $220 for repeat clients & $330 for new clients
Lockhart will be $170 for repeat clients & $255 for new clients.
Lampasas will be $250 for repeat clients & $375 for new clients

Booking before January 1st for any future dates will guarantee a trip fee of $150.

12/02/2025

SAN ANTONIO ROUTES

Each of these routes have slots remaining.

12/19 > W. San Antonio - 1 slot @ 3p

1/5 > W. San Antonio - 1 slot @ 3p

1/26 > E. San Antonio - 3 slots @ 11a, 1pm & 3p

Beginning January 1st trip fees will be charged per mile instead of a flat rate. Exceptions made to those on the Give a Trim program.

Current trip fees are $150.
In Janaury those near:
downtown San Antonio will be $215 for previous clients & $320 for new clients.
Boerne/Hondo will be $240 for previous clients & $360 for new clients
New Braunfels will be $195 for previous clients & $290 for new clients
Seguin will be $180 for previous clients & $270 for new clients

Booking before January 1st for any future dates guarantees a trip fee of $150.

12/02/2025

LOCAL [HOUSTON] ROUTES

Each of these routes have slots remaining.

12/10 > Beaumont - 1 slot @ 11a

12/17 > S. Houston - 1 slot @ 1p

1/14 > La Grange - 2 slots @ 1p & 3p

1/21 > N. Houston - 3 slots @ 11a, 1pm & 3p

12/01/2025

This map is going to scare a lot of people, but I'm telling you now, while we won't be offering regular routes, we will be offering services to those who still want to book with us.

With the above in mind....we are massively reducing our area coverage. This past DFW route did it for us.

Michael and I continue to sacrifice our bodies, our mental health, our financial stability, and our relationship for this job.

This past month has been absolutely horrendous to us and I'm tired of being treated poorly because life keeps taking us to our knees.

Our DFW routes are seriously never just a route. Almost always it's this route that our tools break, our bodies get injured, or we get sick. Or as is the case this time, all three.

None of our DFW routes have been fun. None of our DFW routes have been simple. The last three routes have left us broken physically, broke financially, and breaking mentally.

To be Short & Simple

We are reducing to 150 miles from our location with exceptions made to those who have been with us since the very beginning / have "problem" pigs / have larger 250-400lb pigs.

Our trainee Mckinzee with Down South Trimming and Shearing will happily integrate any of our clients onto their books.

The other approved option on PIG VETS & RESOURCES for the state of Texas is Royal Touch Trimming.

We travel from Alvin, TX. Louisiana will still be serviced every 6 months. Routes are run Monday, Wednesday, & Friday every week for all other routes.

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Those located in DFW will be serviced as needed and we will use those as visits to family.

Those located in Austin/Waco will be serviced in February 27th-28th | June 26th-27th | November 6th-7th for 2026. February 26th-27th | June 25th-26th | November 5th-6th for 2027.

Those located in San Antonio will still be serviced 2 Mondays of ODD months or as needed (whichever comes first).

We completely understand if this is where you leave us. You're more than welcome to stay for the education on the page.

♡ Tori & Michael+ Graysen
Her Animals Hoof Care

11/30/2025

Good morning!

Heads up to our DFW area clients the next two days. Our Hoof Boss died yesterday (wire problem due to cold weather storage).

We are tackling toes with the dremel and steel burr bits. Trims are going to be a smidgen slower as I learn pressure the way I did with the Hoof Boss.

I did take last night to carve into some wood to get a feel for it and carved until I was confident.

Trimming is all about adjustment. Adjusting for the pigs. Adjusting for us. Adjusting our tools.

Let's not fear changing what we use when we need to or when we know better. 🥰

11/28/2025

NEW YEAR > NEW ROUTES

Here are the first six months of the year 2026.

BIG [limited] routes:

• DALLAS-FT WORTH + Tyler > January 8th-11th

• AUSTIN/WACO > February 27th-28th

• DALLAS-FT WORTH + Tyler > March 13th-15th

• CORPUS CHRISTI > April 8th-9th
• LOUISIANA > April 23rd-26th

• DALLAS-FT WORTH + Tyler > May 8th-11th

• AUSTIN/WACO > June 26th-27th

> ~ > ~ > ~ >

Booking before January 1st guarantees that you only pay $150 trip fee regardless of the route you're booking for.

If booking after January 1st you'll be charged:
REPEAT $1.00/mile from Alvin, TX to your location as a returning client ; rounded down to the closest multiple of 5/$5
NEW $1.50/mile from Alvin, TX to your location as a new client ; rounded down to the closest multiple of 5/$5

Examples of this are:
50 miles = $75
75 miles = $110 ($112.5)
100 miles = $150
125 miles = $185 ($187.5)
150 miles = $225
175 miles = $260 ($262.5)
200 miles = $300

Local to HOUSTON = $75 base trip fee

☆ TO BOOK ☆

✅️ Your name
✅ # of sheep/goats/pigs needing services
✅ Your address
✅ A contact number
✅️ An email for booking
✅ Recent images of your critters’ hooves (or the one you feel needs the most work out of your crew)
✅️ A screenshot of the trip fee paid to secure your spot on our books.

Trip fees can be paid:
PayPal - [email protected]
Venmo -
CashApp - $heranimalshoofcare

☆ PREPARING FOR SERVICES ☆

Owners of Pigs:
> No food at minimum 4 hours before trim
> No water at minimum 2 hours before trim
> Contained & out of the mud for at least 30 minutes prior to trim.

Owners of Goats/Sheep:
> Contained in a smaller workable pen
> Haltered or collared, if possible

11/28/2025

January 2026 Updates

We are posting now to prepare everyone for the travel price increase for most areas. Our local 50-mile radius trip fees will now be reduced.

Not that it should matter, but Michael can't physically handle being in the car for long periods anymore. This trip to Dallas solidied that and sort of smacked us in the face.

To compensate for the physical pain, the wear and tear on our bodies, our tools, and our vehicle we are increasing prices the fairest way possible across the board.

$1.50 / mile [cost rounded down to the closest multiple of 5]

50 miles = $75
75 miles = $110 ($112.5)
100 miles = $150
125 miles = $185 ($187.5)
150 miles = $225
175 miles = $260 ($262.5)
200 miles = $300

Anyone who wants to book, if you book between now & January 1st the current route trip fee of $150 is the amount due [except for those on the Give a Trim, your prices aren't being affected currently].

For those who want to move on from our services; Down South Trimming and Shearing will happily accommodate those we've trimmed and anyone new.

This page will remain a source of educational content. Whether we are trimming you or not, you're welcome to hang out here for the content.

We love & appreciate all of you. 🥰
♡ Tori & Michael + Graysen
Her Animals Hoof Care

11/27/2025

While I don't celebrate traditional Thanksgiving. I do very much enjoy the days off to be around family.

Thanksgiving was the number one holiday where most of my family came together and were just thankful for the time together.

Today I give thanks for the ability to travel to my family. For the food that is blessing my plate. For the family and friends who have stuck with me through thick and thin.

Thank you. All of you. For allowing me to achieve my dreams of being a hoof trimmer. I am beyond grateful that I have the ability to change my circumstances through a service I provide. 🥰

♡ Tori & Michael
Her Animals Hoof Care