Westman Farriery

07/01/2025

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06/21/2025

Utilizing only two bolts, the ‘Farley Plate’ treatment plate allows easier access to change medication and bandaging for injuries to the sole of the foot.

06/18/2025

Easy peasy

06/14/2025

Update on the synthetic clogs we applied six weeks ago on a horse with chronic laminitis.

They held up wonderfully and the reports are the horse has been quite happy in them. We are very dry and ground abrasive now. The same footing chewed up wide web aluminum shoes on two other horses at the same facility.

I reset the synthetic shoes today.

06/13/2025

The Fourth of July is a few weeks away, and many of our horses become anxious and nervous due to the loud booms of fireworks. Providing Compose® 2x can keep your horse calm during the celebrations. We recommend providing it daily for one week leading up to July 4th for optimal effect.

Many horses are sensitive to activities such as trailer loading, hauling, grooming, farrier work, veterinary examinations, showing, separation anxiety and other stressful situations. The excitability often places the horse and handler into hazardous circumstances. Compose® 2x contains tryptophan, thiamine, and magnesium that help calm the horse while keeping him alert and responsive. Compose® 2x does not contain substances or ingredients that lead to sedation or loss of alertness.

06/13/2025

Power was out at the barn today…. but power was not out for me!

I’ve been impressed with the little power box.

06/08/2025

Last day is set up and getting started. Weather is perfect this morning for a visit to the Western States Horse Expo and Life Data Labs Inc. in the Freedom Arena

06/08/2025

It’s pretty amazing when superstar farriers stop in at Life Data Labs Inc.!

Gardners Equine, LLC

06/08/2025

Collaboration on opinions over a very cool specimen shared by a professional friend and hoof care professional.

Thanks for sharing! We love this stuff.

Life Data Labs Inc.

🫏 Sharing donkey hoof slices with Farriers, Shane Westman and Darren Owen, while here at the states horse expo was really meaningful.

These came from a donkey Karin and I worked with—one we suspected had a keratoma for a long time.

Post-mortem, we were able to confirm it:
➡️ A clear keratoma
➡️ A massive abscess tract right alongside it
➡️ Coffin bone remodeling

We’re so grateful these slices are now sparking conversation, education, and deeper awareness. The more we share, the more we can shift how these painful hoof pathologies are recognized—and how donkeys are cared for.