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ML Horseshoeing IAPF Certified Farrier accepting new clients in Galt, Lodi, Wilton & surrounding areas.

Don’t skip on the basics, sometimes it’s all they need. Call or message now to get on the books before they’re filledMat...
18/12/2023

Don’t skip on the basics, sometimes it’s all they need.

Call or message now to get on the books before they’re filled

Matthew Lockie

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Things aren’t an overnight process!Don’t forget, it can take a minimum of 3 cycles to clean up an overgrown horse with a...
15/12/2023

Things aren’t an overnight process!

Don’t forget, it can take a minimum of 3 cycles to clean up an overgrown horse with any sort of pathology issues!

Swipe to see how this rescue cleaned up nicely, and follow to see future results and changes!

Call or message now to get your equine friends taken care of before the situation gets out of hand!

Matthew Lockie

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We love to see a beautiful trim!Don’t forget, trims are the base to all work when keeping your equine partners sound and...
13/12/2023

We love to see a beautiful trim!

Don’t forget, trims are the base to all work when keeping your equine partners sound and moving! Reach out now to get scheduled!

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Happy holidays everybody! We’ve been busy over the past few weeks… but not too busy to keep the finish looking great! Re...
11/12/2023

Happy holidays everybody! We’ve been busy over the past few weeks… but not too busy to keep the finish looking great! Reach out to get quality work for your equine partners before the books fill up!

Matthew Lockie

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Life’s been getting busy lately as the seasons change, but let’s not forgot about our equines partners hoof health…espec...
14/10/2023

Life’s been getting busy lately as the seasons change, but let’s not forgot about our equines partners hoof health…especially with a shoe fit like this. We still have a some availability on the books, so call or message to get scheduled before they fill up!

Now servicing clients in the Galt, Wilton, Lodi, and surrounding areas

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This is a great point on why we try to schedule horses the way we do!
30/09/2023

This is a great point on why we try to schedule horses the way we do!

Many times when I suggest a 4-week schedule to a new client, I get the strangest looks. If it's a client coming from a $25 farrier trim every 6-8 weeks, that look gets worse. We are not out to take your money! We are wanting to keep your horse's feet maintained so they remain sound and happy 😃🐴

Some horses, such as this guy, grow a ton of toe in just 4 weeks! Being on an 8-week schedule before with a farrier, this seemed far-fetched, but the client gave it a shot. After a few trims at 4 weeks, we no longer had a negative palmar angle and he was completely sound! I've been trimming this guy for well over a year now and he has never missed an appointment. I don't want to find out what would happen if he went past 4 weeks, but I'm sure he wouldn't be comfortable.

Take your horse's changing angles and growth into consideration when picking a trim cycle with your trimmer. Just because we are only clipping or rasping off a tiny bit, that tiny bit goes a long way 😊

Support the heelsNow accepting clients in the Galt, Wilton, Lodi, and surrounding areas! Call or message now to get on t...
29/09/2023

Support the heels

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28/09/2023

GOING IN CIRCLES

When horses roamed the plains, they did exactly that: they roamed. They drifted along, grazing and mostly walking in straight lines. When horses worked for a living, they continued to walk those straight lines, pulling a plow from one end of the field to the other, pulling a milk wagon from one end of town to the other, or pushing cattle from one end of Texas to the other. As they transitioned from work animals to recreation vehicles, they generally continued walking, jogging, or cantering in reasonably straight lines, going from one end of a trail to the other.

Of course, not all work or recreation involved strict, straight line movement. They were asked to cut cattle, which often required them to work laterally, with sudden starts and stops and jolts and jerks. They were asked to perform military/dressage maneuvers, with significant lateral movement and transitions. They were asked to foxhunt, which required them to work over fences and around obstacles. They were asked to participate in sport, such as polo, which again required stops, starts, bursts of speed and lateral work. And, of course, they were asked to race, which required speed, but generally on straight line tracks or long ovals.

As they transitioned into show and competition arenas, however, they shifted away from straight line activity. We changed the game and asked them to become focused athletes and runway models. In doing so, we put them into smaller and smaller spaces and asked them to perform more and more patterned behaviors. Basically, we put them into patterned, repetitive movements—mostly in circles... little, tight circles. And they started to fall apart, experiencing more and more issues with joint problems, soft tissue injuries, and general lameness concerns.

We blamed their failures and breakdowns on bad breeding practices and poor genetics; we blamed their failures on bad farriers and inadequate veterinarians; we blamed their breakdowns on poor training and conditioning, poor horse keeping practices, bad nutritional practices, and any number of other things. And, while none of these should be disallowed, the fact remains that we changed the game and put them into those little, tiny circles and repetitive activities. So, let’s look at equine anatomy, and specifically, let’s look at that in relation to athletic maneuvers and activities.

First and foremost, the horse is designed to be heavy on the forehand. We fight against that concept, asking them to engage their hindquarters, to “collect,” and to give us impulsion. And they’re capable of doing so… but they’re not designed or “programmed” to sustain such activity for any length of time. When they do this in “natural” settings and situations, they’re playing, they’re being startled or frightened, or they’re showing off. None of these are sustained activities.

Likewise, when they do engage, they’re generally bolting forward, jumping sideways, or leaping upwards. And they're typically doing that with a burst of speed and energy, not in slow motion. Ultimately, their design is simply not conducive to circular work. Each joint, from the shoulder to the ground is designed for flexion and extension—for forward motion, not lateral motion. In fact, these joints are designed to minimize and restrict lateral or side-to-side movement.

Sometimes, you just gotta go 3d😎Now accepting clients in the Galt, Wilton, Lodi, and surrounding areas! Call or message ...
27/09/2023

Sometimes, you just gotta go 3d😎

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26/09/2023

One of the most heartbreaking things as a hoof care provider is watching ponies go through, or lost to, preventable laminitis.

It is far too common for the warnings of hoof care providers to fall on deaf ears because “they are doing okay at the moment”, or “it’s difficult to keep them off the grass” and “it’s practically no grass”.

For us to warn at every appointment that your horse is at risk and needs to be managed appropriately, only for nothing to be done until the pony finally eats one grass blade too many and can hardly walk. While the owner exclaims “I just don’t know what happened, he was fine yesterday!”

Trust me, I know the challenges of keeping a horse off grass, but I also know the pain and devastation of laminitis.

This sort of laminitis does not happen over night, it simmers away with subtle warning signs that your HCP has probably told you about; being overweight, cresty necks and fat deposits, growth rings in the feet, bruising in the whiteline, being “just a bit off”. It could be months or even years of this, until their system reaches breaking point and they become acutely laminitic “over night”.

🙏 Please love your horse, pony or donkey enough to mange them appropriately and save them the agony of laminitis 💔.

Exciting to see this shoeing turn out good!Now accepting clients in the Galt, Wilton, Lodi, and surrounding areas! Call ...
25/09/2023

Exciting to see this shoeing turn out good!

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Some nice hammer clinches on this one🔨Now accepting clients in the Galt, Wilton, Lodi, and surrounding areas. Call or me...
22/09/2023

Some nice hammer clinches on this one🔨

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Nothing quite like the right fitNow accepting clients in the Galt, Wilton, Lodi, and surrounding areas! Call or message ...
20/09/2023

Nothing quite like the right fit

Now accepting clients in the Galt, Wilton, Lodi, and surrounding areas! Call or message now to get on the books while we still have openings

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Sometimes ya just gotta dress em up a little Now accepting clients in the Galt, Wilton, Lodi, and surrounding areas! Cal...
18/09/2023

Sometimes ya just gotta dress em up a little

Now accepting clients in the Galt, Wilton, Lodi, and surrounding areas! Call or message now to get on the books while we still have openings

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The last couple weeks, I’ve gotten quite a few messages asking if certain shoes or packages would help a horse, or if I ...
14/09/2023

The last couple weeks, I’ve gotten quite a few messages asking if certain shoes or packages would help a horse, or if I could shoe a horse because they think they’re having problems but aren’t sure. Now this post isn’t to say any of those messages were wrong, these are owners just trying to ensure they’re taking care of their equine partners. However the reality of the situation is we can’t assess anything without knowing the full situation. Usually my first questions are if they’ve communicated the issues to the farrier and/or a vet, and often times don’t get an answer. The questions aren’t assuming anything, but more often than not owners see a recurring issue and don’t bring it up until they assume the farrier knows and has blown it off. We don’t see your horses day to day, and we don’t always recognize what’s going on. We’re people too, and we’ve got just as much on our plates as any one else.

Below are photos of shoes that I took while working with another farrier, and many people will see them and want to know why it’s happening and if it can help their horse. The truth is, no one knows for sure. All of these shoes came as a result of trying different options to keep horses sound and working relationships between the vet, farrier, and owner. The base line is taht most of these solutions started out as a conversation about something being off on a horse. That being said, not all of these were the first options for these horses. Sometimes part of our job is working with vets on X-rays, trying different options, and then communicating with owners to see if we’ve found a good mix between keeping the horse comfortable/sound, and able to be worked when needed. It can be something that can be fixed on the first try, or it can take 15. This industry doesn’t have an end all be all solution, it’s unique just like your horse. As owners, it can be your job to not only keep an eye on how the horse is doing, but be patient until the solution can be found.

All that being said, if a situation isn’t working out because of a farriers lack of experience and ability or maybe the working relationship has taken a turn for the worse, there’s no shame in making a decision that it’s not the right fit. This needs to be handled in a proffesional manner though. As farriers, we can mess up Just as easily as the next farrier or the last. Some days, we just struggle to get it going whereas others were on top of our game. It seems like all too often, the farrier is seen as just that, a farrier. However we’re humans and things can change. We’re hoof care professionals by day, and normal individuals at night. If there’s an issue, feel free to talk to the farrier( or in bigger barns communicate to the trainer) and create a plan to make things better. This doesn’t mean bring an issue to light because your friends farrier does it differently, or a body worker says the shoeing was wrong. You hired us for a reason, and you should be able to talk to us and trust that we’re willing to listen and get to the issue.

Moral of the story, communication is key. It’s prevent issues from getting out of hand, it’s sheds light on situations some have no clue about, and it empowers everyone involved for a better working relationship

Excited to see how these horses benefit from some 3D pads and dental impression material!Now accepting clients in the Ga...
11/09/2023

Excited to see how these horses benefit from some 3D pads and dental impression material!

Now accepting clients in the Galt, Wilton, Lodi, and surrounding areas. Call or message to get on the books before they fill up!

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Had a great time taking care of this horse with some high-low going onFor some background, this horse had pulled a shoe ...
08/09/2023

Had a great time taking care of this horse with some high-low going on

For some background, this horse had pulled a shoe and beat up the upright foot, so we had to work with what we had to keep this horse back on track and looking good again

Now accepting clients in the Galt, Wilton, Lodi, and surrounding areas. Call or text to get on the books while we still have openings!

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Pad em up😎Now accepting clients in the Wilton, Galt, Lodi, and surrounding areas. Feel free to call or message to get on...
06/09/2023

Pad em up😎

Now accepting clients in the Wilton, Galt, Lodi, and surrounding areas. Feel free to call or message to get on the books while we have openings!

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