CjS Equine Products & Farrier Services

17/07/2025

17/07/2025

🔥 Item # 2 - A gorgeous pair of spurs hand crafted by Tim Minogue of course keeping in with the rasp theme including a very cool bottle opener spur neck, how good! Thank you so much Tim for your support!!!🔥

08/07/2025

🦸Standing still is a SUPERPOWER! 🦹

Horses will need regular hoof care throughout their whole life - teaching them the key skill of standing, relaxed is the best gift you can give them.

❗Can your horse reliably stand for their routine appointment? ❗
This foundational skill requires practice, practice and more PRACTICE!

🏆The benefits are absolutely worth it:
✅ Safer!
✅ Less stress for the horse, farrier and owner
✅ More efficient hoof care
✅ Earlier detection of discomfort and proactive management

🐴 Set the environment up for success:
✅ Shoeing area should be clean, dry, level, with good lighting and enough space to move
✅ Free from distractions. Avoid busy times like feeding and turn out times. Free range children, animals and friends with a pocket full of polos should be kept out of the way
✅ Manage the flies!
✅ Have a buddy horse nearby (temperament dependent)
✅ Get the horse moving before the appointment. Exercise to loosen off muscles and burn excess energy. Turn out if you can clean and dry legs in time
✅ Use appropriate restraint if necessary. Talk the options through with your farrier which could include holding the horse, cross ties, Horslyx to reward standing still or sedation

“SAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT”
⛔ 80% of farriers reported at least one injury requiring hospital treatment in their career
⛔ 46% felt injury was avoidable if the horse had better handling
⛔ 30% felt injury was avoidable if the environment was better managed
(BFBA FARRIER INJURY SURVEY (2021))

06/07/2025

While National Farrier’s Week is ✨technically✨ an American thing, we think that Aussie farriers deserve to be celebrated too!

Thanks for everything you do to help our equine friends stay happy and healthy!

24/06/2025

09/06/2025

Skilled craftsmen and farriers demonstrate their impressive techniques, from forging intricate metal works to expertly shoeing horses.

25/04/2025

Please 🙏 follow and support our amazing client Ross on his gruelling mission to ride a bike 🚲 from Perth WA to Byron Bay NSW.
That’s 4300km!

“The Longest Ride” is to rase money for a new charity that aims to provide “care bags” for families who have a loved one in ICU.

Stemming from the devastating loss of Jaaden, Ross and Kathys son nearly a year ago.
This is the family’s journey of creating a legacy and greatness from such a tragic event.

Ross, your depth and determination is beyond measure, the least we can do is support your mission to help others.

Please follow, share and support this incredible project!

Rooting for you Ross & team 💪!!!

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No parent should have to say goodbye to their child in … Beautiful Crazy needs your support for The Longest Ride: Father’s 4300KM Cycle to help ICU Families

25/04/2025

Excellent information thank you The Rivers Equine Vets

First up - Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID)

🔹 PPID is a common endocrine disease of older horses, generally affecting those aged 15 years and above.

🔹 Occurs when a section of the pituitary gland in the brain becomes enlarged and overproduces hormones.

🔹 Clinical Signs may include;
- change in attitude and/or lethargy
- hypertrichosis (long shaggy hair coat that doesn’t shed come spring). See photo.
- muscle wasting (especially along top line)
- regional fat deposits
- increased water intake and increased urination
- laminitis
- increased susceptibility to infections (hoof abscesses, skin issues, respiratory issues, dental issues).
- infertility

🔹 Testing for PPID involves taking blood to check the level of ACTH - one of the hormones that is released by the pituitary gland. If levels come back high and the horse is showing clinical signs we can usually assume they have PPID.

🔹 Depending on the clinical signs your horse is showing we may carry out other diagnostics such as xrays if we suspect laminitis or a dental exam if they are having weight issues.

🔹 Treatment for PPID involves daily medication with pergolide (most commonly in the form of Prascend tablets). This is a lifelong treatment and there are now multiple formulations available so discuss options with your vet. This may be in conjunction with other treatments such as pain relief in the initial phase depending on symptoms.

🔹 Longer term;
- Horses with PPID are high risk for dental disease and so it is important to keep them up to date with regular dentals.
- Routine blood testing is recommended to ensure ACTH levels have come back within normal limits. Initially 2-3 months after starting treatment and then yearly.
- ACTH levels fluctuate naturally during the year so the best testing time is Autumn.
- Nutrition is important and should be tailored to the individual, some general rules are aim for low sugar and provide a good quality protein.

🔹 Tomorrow we will take a look at EMS!

Photo Courtesty of the Equine Endocrinology Group

12/04/2025

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10/04/2025

Squishy pads application now available -
Todays venture

Thank you to Gary Martin from Moreaid Horseshoes Australia for getting these Squishy Pads to us so quickly.

This horse has suffered from dorsal splits for a long time, much improved has been made.
However, with the ongoing wet and humid conditions this lateral quarter crack has become unstable and soundness is compromised.

There are also some marked changes to the pedal bone on X-ray. So we wanted a passive approach to avoiding nailing.

We hope that this application will help provide stability and support to the whole hoof.

05/04/2025

Couldn’t agree more!
Every horse we get under is wear and tear on the farriers body, that strain is increased 10 fold if the horse isnt standing well.
There are only so many horses farriers can get under in their career.
Do you want your trouble horse to decrease that number because it isnt good to shoe/trim?

Good farriers are becoming less and less,
ill mannared horse’s are more so than ever… coincidence any?

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