Elite Farrier services Wes Anderson

20/07/2024

farrier books, it's only a small percentage of your learning, nothing beats hands on experience!

18/07/2024

glue on, easy speeds

03/07/2024

High and low syndrome ( Asymmetrical feet ) one foot is upright, the other flat lower heels. affects the horse all the way up the leg, causing the scapular to rotate, resulting in a bulge. which causes saddle fitting difficulties.

14/06/2024

Random from the week

10/06/2024

Horses can only bare 1.5 - 2x greater strain on their tendons before they start to suffer from micro damage!

20/05/2024

Engaging the frog/ palmer support. we have done what 3D pads do for years, just in different methods.

02/05/2024

Refreshed !!

19/04/2024

A special thanks to Colin Smith ( mr. nippy) did a fantastic job on a rebuild on a pair of GE Forge & Tool Inc nippers. can't thank you enough

17/04/2024

some random fun with the camera Mustad Australia leather pads are great 👌

01/04/2024

Being in the heel region this quarter crack is just about out at 2 month mark. was a concussion crack at the coronary band, initially we put sutures in after a dremal clean and bar shoes. now we went with standard shoes with leather pads.

07/03/2024

17/02/2024

We have digital choices these days with farrier apps, i'm a little old school each of our horses has a card, we record conformation, treatments, shoes etc all the issues the horse may have or had. each are treated exactly the same from an old hack to horses worth millions of dollars 👌

15/02/2024

Austin Forge and Machine LLC 3D pads, no modifying frog plates 🙏

14/02/2024

been a while since we have done Reiners, but was a good day 😊

24/01/2024

double barrel kicked by a horse, how lucky i am to only be in hospital for a couple of days and back to work monday 🙏 thank you Nicky Queenbeesheridan love of my life ❤️ for looking after me

19/01/2024

11 months today, been a long journey for his caring owners, but they now have their horse back 😊 ready for work

16/01/2024

we tried these Austin Forge and Machine LLC 3D pads today, you can purchase from JC milton farrier supplies, well made very easy to apply 👌

05/01/2024

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04/01/2024

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04/01/2024

Quarter cracks starting at the coronary are usually the more challenging, the quicker you get onto them generally the easier it is to get control.
we have dremal cleaned, applied sutures, a drainage, floating the heel region.

24/12/2023

we wish everyone a safe and happy christmas 🎅🎁

25/11/2023

This is a photo from motion equine, i couldn't resist sharing!
in this radiograph is a horse with rotation. that has a hoof boot on. ( outline wave ) this boot is higher and maybe more bulky than some boots on the market, but this is a prime example of the extra toe length this creates by putting boots on horses and going out working them, putting extra strain on tendons and ligaments.
im not against hoof boots they have a small place. but i am against long term use and working the horse in them.

22/11/2023

a recent sidebone ( ossification of the collateral cartilage )

22/11/2023

The hind limb is attached to the skeleton at the lunar sacroiliac, it's loading slightly medial hence more upright medial wall and flared lateral walls

29/10/2023

Asymmetrical feet
(one foot boxy the other flat) not only can create problems for farriers but a challenge for Saddle fitting as the scapular is higher on one side, effecting the horses gait and even saddle slipping

20/10/2023

24/07/2023

This is a great photo for the wrong reasons!! showing the Palmer aspect (rear of the front foot) of the frog prolapsing, this is a perfect example of what can happen when elevated heels are incorrectly applied without caudal support, The digital cushion in the hoof continues to break down and the hoof capsule then distorts and the heels further crush

24/06/2023

Well done to madi great to see the team do well 👏👏👏

22/06/2023

nearly 5 month follow up on this guy we started to work on in February, we have a bit to go yet but making progress, he's lucky he has very caring owners that want only the best for him, and have allowed us to do what we need to do for him

13/06/2023

Removing the sole so you have a nice clean photo is only detrimental to the horse, for a healthy strong foot sole depth needs to be 10 to 15 mm, we need to protect the sole by only removing exfoliating horn.