McKusker’s Equine Services

10/24/2021

09/23/2021

Little borium and clip drawing today.

09/20/2021

09/19/2021

Set of hanton glue ons done for this laminitic horse, working on bringing the toes back, and getting some depth in the foot.

07/14/2021

A hunter I shod the other day

07/12/2021

07/04/2021

Happy Fourth of July folks! 🇺🇸 🎆 Stay safe and get some riding in 🐎

03/30/2021

Draft cross got some front shoes on today. He was wearing down his hooves just a little too much so we decided on shoes to allow for the extra protection from wear. Also his first time getting shoes on, was NOT a fan of the smoke at first but we got it done 😅

12/25/2020

Want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! 🎄

12/12/2020

Battling some rough cracks, stretching of the white line, and not having any sort of depth in the feet. Hoof walls finally made it down to at least be level with the soles.

10/30/2020

Set of shoes glued on a laminitic horse whose soles are lower than the hoof wall.

07/29/2020

Rescue mule with some major imbalances in the hind end.

07/29/2020

Here’s an overgrown, laminitic horse from over the weekend I trimmed.

07/06/2020

First visit with this horse Saturday.

07/06/2020

A couple of horses from last week.

05/21/2020

Couple horses from over the weekend. Working on fixing some hind end imbalances and addressing some hoof wall separations.

05/09/2020

Helped out this old man today! Appy-Quarter horse cross. Has some hoof cracks and quite a bit of hoofwall separation. Given time he should come around well!

05/08/2020

Here’s a couple of horses I trimmed the other day!

04/22/2020

Had a training session with this little guy the other day!

04/07/2020

Can’t forget the goats!

04/06/2020

Here is a pig I trimmed the other day, definitely had some over grown hooves. Was a first for me and an overall learning experience!

01/31/2020

Beginning in March, I will be providing my services to the Central Virginia area! Call or message to schedule an appointment.

01/22/2020

Attending day 2 of the International Hoof Care Summit! Lots of great information to take in! Looking forward to the rest of the week

12/05/2019

Jack and Cash, two Clydesdales I got to trim today. Both have some imbalances, cracks, flaring and thrush we’ll be working on fixing. Good first visit!

12/03/2019

Every time you work with your horse, you’re looking for him to be a little bit better than he was the day before. In some cases, the improvement will be drastic, but in most cases it’ll be slight. That’s to be expected.

Ian Francis always told me to just look for a one-percent improvement from my horses every day. As long as you’re improving by at least one percent, you’re making progress and getting somewhere. – Clinton

11/05/2019

Added a decal to the truck!

10/27/2019

10/27/2019