Jaron Haskins Horseshoeing and Farrier Service

06/29/2024

Back from Vacation. Ready to dig in for the dog days of summer, or cat Gragg Ranch. Schedule your appts now. Earlier in the day the better 🫠

04/26/2024

I enjoy being on them just as much as working on them. Branding day.

03/16/2024

“Believe you can, and you are halfway there.”

-Theodore Roosevelt

02/19/2024

02/17/2024

Hand made 3/8”x 3/4”

02/17/2024

Had a great time at the Oklahoma Farrier Association Memorial Contest.
Even got to team up with Dusty Franklin to build some draft shoes. Always enjoy continuing to learn and striving to be better.

11/14/2023

Wound up fullering these eggbars at the horse, pour in pad for added support.

11/13/2023

Whipped up some egg bar blanks for tomorrow.
I can fuller down to extend size if needed, or I can punch nail holes and keep the current since I didn’t premeasure hoof🤞

09/27/2023

Back to the basics, ready to start working on handmades again.

08/02/2023

Always a great time at Gragg Ranch with the people and a my buddy Bullet

Pedicure day for Hes Bulletproof SI99 Appaloosa stallion and others. Gotta hurry, it’s already 90 degrees!!!
Thank you Jaron Haskins Horseshoeing and Farrier Service

07/29/2023

Nice gesture from the American Farrier's Association for passing Certified Farrier exam.

07/22/2023

No hoof wall, no problem.

Casted this foot to make a barrier to prevent sole pressure from the shoe on the bottom side of the foot. Horse also had chipped hoofwall with nothing strong to hold a nail. The cast material works great for this situation.

07/22/2023

Rented a Kubota zero turn to catch up on some mowing while mine is being worked on. Great mower, phenomenal service of pick up and delivery. This will be the only place I call for future rentals. Thanks again.

05/20/2023

Took a 6”x6” plate and made a center bearing shoe.

Taken from the book, ‘The Foot of the Horse’ by David Roberge. Published in 1894.

This is a shoe he had much success with in horses suffering from many ailments, navicular disease in particular. Many of the horses he worked on were true work horses back when horses were used in the same methods we use 18 wheelers, and trucks today.

This one is going on a navicular horse(updates to follow).

Video in comments. It won’t let me add pictures and video together.

04/26/2023

04/02/2023

Yesterday, I went down to Five Star Horseshoeing School, and completed my Certified Farrier, certification through the American Farriers Association that was holding a national certication at that location.

The certification consists of a written test of limb anatomy, pathology, gaits, conformation and application. Timed practical which is shoeing a horse to a written standard, and a shoe board for prescriptions of what a horse would need with a timed on site shoe modification.

This has been a goal of mine not only personally but to better the horses that I work on if you aren’t constantly seeking to improve you are usually falling behind.There are a lot of people that helped and supported me along this process and I can’t thank them enough and the American Farriers Association.

01/31/2023

Stay warm out there! 🥶

11/05/2022

E4 nails on a Reset.

10/09/2022

Balance is the key to life and keeping sound horses.

09/29/2022

Squared away

09/15/2022

Squared up.

Back in the forge working on shoes.

09/14/2022

“I have to have discipline.
If I'm a schoolteacher, I have to have discipline; otherwise, the children will run me out of the classroom. Or I can’t teach them, because they are walking around the classroom looking out the window and they aren’t paying any attention.
I don’t have to have a club or a gun to do that.

So it’s got to come from us to the horse.
And what is your responsibility? It’s no different than raising a child.

So this horse is running over you, walking on you, doing things you don’t want.
Why would you let him do that?
Who is the instructor?
Who is the teacher?
Who is taking care of this outfit?

All you are doing is offering this horse a good deal, no different than you would offer it to me. I have to run this outfit or it’s going to run me. If I'm not running that company or keeping that ship on course, I'm going to run it into the ground or run it into another ship. So I have a responsibility". - Ray Hunt.

From an article 'Words of Wisdom from Ray Hunt' from Eclectic Horseman - http://www.eclectic-horseman.com/content/view/314/

Image of Ray is by Julie Baldocchi.

07/25/2022

Little before/after

07/15/2022

Progress doesn’t happen overnight.
Same horse, one year apart.
The first picture the horse was obviously overdue, cracked, chipped and the toe migrating forward.
This takes time to collect the foot especially if the horse does not grow a lot of hoof that you can trim during each cycle (most trims are in the 6-8 week range) between each trim.
It took about 3 trim cycles to get this horse to where he is now.

#2022

07/14/2022

NFR: Not farrier related.

Somehow I talked into building me a 12x24 gas pipe frame for a “mobile” run in for the horses. As always he delivered exactly what I had in mind with top notch work.
I wound up covering it with the rest of wood and metal, still some small trim work on the corners.
Overall I give it a A+ for a welder and farrier on this build and learning experience.

#2022

07/14/2022

07/12/2022

Balance what’s there.
Other than the lateral flare to continue to collect that caused a small chip. This is a perfect front hoof to me. Also, this horse shed its old frog and look how healthy the new growth is, cleaned it up and left protection for this horse to stay barefoot.

#2022

07/02/2022

Sent some rasps and he made this out of it. Pretty sweet blade that will get lots of everyday use.
Thanks again!

06/30/2022

06/30/2022

The number one way for a horse to grow a better hoof is through nutrition and the right supplements. I can immediately tell a difference in horses that do and don’t get the right ones.That’s why my horses don’t go without.

Always nice when you can supply you and your horses with some of the best gear and supplements to perform. Go check out CW Elite Cow Horses for all your needs. Thanks again!