Stirling Hoof Co

16/05/2026

1.5 years on a 3 week trim cycle. Growing in a properly aligned fully alive hoof capsule.

No top dressing.
Nothing added to the diet.
No environmental changes.

David Landreville is blowing my mind. Although I’m still skeptical on some things; I do believe diet is extremely important when treating a horse as a whole living the now traditional lifestyle in captivity.

On top of simulating natural wear on the hooves, we need to be monitoring essential gut, hormone, respiratory, joint, cardiovascular and even mental health, too. I believe we need to ensure they’re getting as close to what they’re designed to digest or in fact, what they’re now best acclimatised and adapted for. They need to be getting as close to adequate movement as we can simulate, adequate stimulation for all parts of the brain and mind, the list goes on. All aspects combine depict the absolute overall well being of each horse.

I would really like to hear from everyone who would be interested in more frequent trims for their horses. I genuinely believe that the happier the hooves make for a big part of a happier horse.

As you know, I trim most client’s horses on a 6 week basis however, 4-6 weeks is much better in my professional opinion as a regular trim cycle for your ‘average’ horse who is simply living in the paddock not doing much of anything and has pretty damn ‘good’ hooves.

For horses with some chronic imbalance issues, thrush or seedy toe recurrence and those horses who struggle post trim with some tenderness or soreness for a number of reasons, would do substantially better with more frequent trimming; anywhere between the 1 and 3 week mark. This will prove to actually gain some traction towards ‘fixing’ the deep rooted and lingering concerns I’m seeing.

This is ideally the basis I plan on working towards as my suggested trim cycles with my cliental in the near future 💪🏼

1.5 years on a 3 week trim cycle. Growing in a properly aligned fully alive hoof capsule.

No top dressing.
Nothing added to the diet.
No environmental changes.

22/04/2026

I am the very excited new subscriber to the David Landreville- On the Vertical video and case study library!
On top of my gold class and exceptionally high level training with Nicky and Andrew Bowe from The Barefoot Blacksmith, I have been following David’s work on the usual social platforms for many years now and I’m so drawn to his work. I have integrated much of my understanding from his teaching into my trimming already and with a recent new laminitis case that has me concerned, I finally bit the bullet and purchased the subscription to the much deeper and very informative wealth of knowledge that David shares on his website!

Those that are ready to listen will hear 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

12/04/2026

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The horse feed industry makes a fortune off confusion.

The first problem is that the average owner genuinely does not know what they’re looking at.

They are not standing in the feed store mentally sorting through starch, ESC, fat, by-products, fibre sources, oils, fillers, palatability enhancers, mineral balance, or whether the ingredient list is even specific enough to mean anything.

They are looking at the front of the bag.
The pretty name.
The promises.
Maybe the word “safe.”
Maybe “low starch.”
Maybe “metabolic.”
Maybe “cool.”

And then trusting that somebody upstream has done the right thing.

But upstream is often just sales.

The produce store worker might be lovely, but a lot of them are not properly educated in equine nutrition. They are selling what the rep told them, what moves off the shelf, what customers ask for, or what they have heard repeated often enough to believe. Then the feed reps themselves are often selling within the company line.

So owners are often making decisions in a chain of marketing, not a chain of independent knowledge.

And that is where the real problem lies.

Because by the time an owner gets to the point of buying a bag, they often think they are making a careful, loving, responsible choice. They are not standing there thinking, brilliant, I’ll buy the cheapest by-product-based filler with vague ingredient groupings and a shiny label.

They think they are helping.

That is exactly why the industry gets away with it.

And Australian horse feed absolutely has this issue with by-products and vague category language. Not all bagged feeds are equal, and a lot of them are built around what is economical, available, palatable, and marketable, not what is the clearest, simplest, cleanest option for the horse.

Then those same feeds get dressed up in words that sound scientific, calming, performance-based, gut-friendly, metabolic-friendly, or premium.

That is the bit that needs to be called out.

Because owners hear “premium” and think quality.
They hear “low starch” and think safe.
They hear “complete” and think balanced.
They hear “metabolic” and think suitable.
They hear “cool energy” and think that sounds good.

And sometimes none of that actually tells them what they need to know.

Simpler feeding matters.

In a lot of cases, if people stripped things back and fed more simply, more transparently, and more intentionally, many horses would probably do better and owners would waste less money.

Not everyone has the time or confidence to balance everything from scratch.

But as a general direction, simpler is often safer than a mystery bag with a glamorous name.

The real issue is that complexity protects the industry.

The more confused owners are, the more they rely on branding.
The more they rely on branding, the more the company controls the narrative.
And the more the company controls the narrative, the less pressure there is for true transparency.

So the heart of the issue is this:

The horse feed industry benefits from owners not knowing how to read a feed bag properly.

And underneath that is the softer truth:

Owners are often undereducated in this area, overwhelmed, and trying to do right by their horses in a system designed to sell them solutions.

That is why education matters.

Not because every bagged feed is evil.
Not because everyone needs to formulate every feed from scratch tomorrow.

But because owners want what’s best for their horses, and at some point we do have to stop handing that responsibility over to marketing.

11/04/2026

31/03/2026

My favourite jobs involve successful abscess relief!!! 🚑🦸🏻‍♂️🐴⭐️👌🏼.
And we play dubstep when we’re happy around ‘ere 😈😈

25/03/2026

Lindsey Field takes the most spectacular images of the equine distal limb!! Incredible 😍

Seriously beautiful
Designed and articulated.
Not random but structured
Every cell creating a building brick to create a tissue.
Every tissue working like an instrument in a symphony.

The final result- magnificence!

This is inside the horse capsule looking at the heel area.

Thanks my sponsors and patreons who support my work and provide the funds for me to keep on going!

Sponsor list in the comments.

05/02/2026

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3rd FEBRUARY

The sugar and starch in grass isn’t constant! If you’re having grass issues then the safest time to let your horse onto pasture is just before the sun rises as the grass has used up its sugars to grow overnight.

Sugars are highest in the late afternoon just before the sun goes down. This makes the safest times to graze are between about 4am and 9/10am.

Obviously you’re unlikely to wake up in the middle of the night to put the horse out, but letting your horse out for a few hours between waking up and going to work/lunch is a good start.

*Note that if the temperature at night drops to below 5C this will cause the grass to 'shut down' and store/accumulate sugars. So if this is the case your horse shouldn’t be allowed onto grass for that day.

30/01/2026

The more frequently any horse’s hooves are trimmed correctly, the better they will shape up to fit the horse.
I definitely advise regular frequent trims no longer than 6 weeks apart but do trim a few horses fortnightly with brilliant outcomes 👌🏼

30/01/2026

19/01/2026

Hey guys.
I am very sorry to advise you that I will not be trimming for a little while. I don’t know how long; maybe a week, maybe several.
Do whatever you have to do; reach out to other trimmers/farriers to have your horses looked after.
I am not okay and I don’t know what I need exactly but I need to find whatever it is that will help me to keep going. I’m not okay at all and I can’t handle all of this right now.
I’m so deeply sorry to put all of you out like this. I will reach out when I’m doing better and see if I can be of service to you again 🩵

Take care, Lauren.