Hooves I've Encountered

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When I was first out of school, I thought hooves like these were very challenging and scary to work on.  In the past two years, I have found these to be the "norm" and I've encountered hooves that are literally a foot long and horizontal on the ground and twisted like a licorice vine...with the frog pointing 90 degrees in the wrong direction.  I have been able to correct these hooves and make the horses/ponies sound again.  It's amazing what some regular and correct farrier work will do to fix an equine hoof.

Learning Equine Leg/Hoof Anatomy

Round Pen Farrier Work

Some horses can only be trimmed loose, in a round pen. Pictures shown are various stages of working horses in the round pen.

I have since become quite experienced in doing farrier work on wild, abused, dangerous horses, and round pen work always gets the job done.  I have a special patience for horses that need some extra care to calm them down.

Trimming the Minis

We learned how to trim and shoe every sort of equine...from a mini to a draft size. This is me doing an extra small set of feet!

I have since gained TONS of experience trimming mini and pony hooves...even in the event of EXTREME overgrowth.

Dissection At Mission Farrier School

These are pictures of me, in action. I am the fat, middle aged woman. The picture is of our class dissecting horse legs. We identified tendons, ligaments, joints, bones, etc. It was amazing to get to see first hand, what we had been studying in the books and notes. Nothing makes it more real than dissecting an equine leg from the carpals (what we call the knee) to the coffin bone. Did you know that the horse's anatomy from the "knee" to the last bone in the hoof (coffin bone-or P-3), is equivalent to the human hand/foot?

Mission Farrier School

I attended Mission Farrier School in Snohomish Washington from June 26, 2011 until August 19, 2011. It was an intensive 8 week course. These are pictures of the facilities and class time. (Most Pictures taken by Ted Hubert.)