Gentle Hoof

18/03/2025

Pretty views on my drive back to Red Deer.

13/03/2025

Just about to hit the foggy trail southbound 😊

06/03/2025

27 horses and 1300km in 3 and a half days. Wowzers lol.

06/03/2025

Next run is March 14-16th to High River area. Maybe 17th if there’s enough to do.

06/03/2025

02/03/2025

Crazy! Foal born without coffin bones in the hind hooves. Horse was PTS after X-rays.

27/02/2025

So cool.

24/02/2025

In Red Deer now. I’m coming down Thursday evening the 27th. Available Friday the 28th afternoon through Sunday the 2nd. Maybe Monday as well.

20/02/2025

ACS has a contract opportunity for an energetic individual in the shop. The contract is for two weeks starting on Monday, February 24th. You would be responsible for a variety of tasks in the shop, with some lifting. The location is in rural Rocky View.

Please contact [email protected] if interested.

17/02/2025

Mother Nature, if you are listening....

1 week of extreme cold is expected every winter,
2 weeks of frigid temperatures is rough, but manageable,
3 weeks of this crap is more than enough.

When your livelihood relies on the weather, you prepare for down time. though when you are unable to work for nearly 3 weeks things start to look a little bleak.

It isn't only the lack of funds, it's how do you fit everyone in that had to be bumped due to the cold weather. Rescheduling 30+ horses for trims is not an easy task. It means pushing your limits and booking more horses in a day than you are comfortable with.

Once it starts to warm up, I ask my clients to please be patient with me, as I will be working my butt off while getting all of your horses caught up. ;)

Stay warm everyone!

30/01/2025

If I have to clean one more horse of mud before I trim it I might just pack in. I am not a groom and it’s crap having to work with forearms soaked to the skin because another hairy cob is up to their knees in soggy muddy feathers. HAVE YOUR HORSE IN AND CLEAN THEIR LEGS BEFORE I GET THERE. I havent got time to wait for you to go fetch him from the field, then wait for you to use one tiny hand towel to try to get all that mud off. Just be ready and clean up to the knees before your appointment please.

21/01/2025

I’m moving to Red Deer end of Feb. I need to be back once a month for other obligations. Have many clients who wish to keep me. I’ll keep on my reliable clients that don’t cancel last minute. Thanks yall 🩷🩷