Garath Schofield, Your Local Farrier

11/07/2025

Facebook tells me its been 532 days since my last post, and this is kind of a big one

After 18 months in australia, today i shod my last australian horse

See you all soon!

26/01/2024

And thats a wrap!

Thats me finished, i will no longer be trading in the uk.

Thank you all for all the gifts, cards and well wishes, it means a lot

Thank you! 🇦🇺

11/01/2024

🟣 Client Notice 🟣

As i am sure many of you have guessed …
yes i am immigrating to Australia!

I have been offered the opportunity of a life time, and have had my visa approval at 6am this morning.

Unfortunately this does mean ill cease trading at the end of January.

If i havent already I will be in touch over the next couple of days

I have spoken with George, and he is willing to continue to offer the services you have all come acustomed to from myself
Skyforge Farriery - 07369 213931
I am in talks with other local farriers incase he isnt able to fit you in.

Thank you all for being fantastic clients and friends for the past 13 years, that would make many farriers envious.

Ill miss you all

22/12/2023

🎉Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas from myself George and Eugene!🎉

12/12/2023

22/09/2023

Thats me finished and on route for a well needed break away, i will be back to work on the 5th october.

Any routine enquires will be answered upon my return, but any problems please contact George within working hours (mon-friday 730-4)
07369 213931

See you all in two weeks 🍻 ☀️ 🍻

26/08/2023

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24/08/2023

Amazing how an 8mm extension can change/improve a horses stance

Looking at the horse not just the hoof!

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16/08/2023

🟣CLIENT NOTICE🟣

As I hope your all aware im forever striving to offer the best possible service and care for all your equines, and now I will be using equigate, which will allow me to send you a shoeing report after every appointment, directly to you on top of my own records I keep via the hoofproof app.

This will make liasing with other equine professionals vet, physio etc much easier while keeping yourselfs upto date on your equines hoof care. (as i dont always get to see you).

All your appointments, conversions and records will be kept in one place, hopefully making both our lifes much simplier.
(the app is free for you)

Taking this into account along with the continued rise in cost, of shoes, nails, rasps fuel, and several insurances required to run a viable business my prices will be increasing from 3rd october 2023.
New and returning clients over the past 18 months are already on these prices and are only for current clients.

🟣 Full set £100 + vat - £120

🟣 Front shoes hind trim £66.67 + vat £80

🟣 Trim £33.33 + vat £40

New client prices of which there are very limited spaces will be updated on www.yourlocalfarrier.co.uk and my page over the next few days.

Hopefully your all happy with this and I would ask you to download the link from
Below and share this post

To make an appointment with Garath Schofield please download Equigate from one of these links

For Android
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.equigate.client

For iPhone
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/equigate/id1661330034

Once you have created your profile

1️⃣Click connect
2️⃣Use the code 283732 to connect to Garath Schofield
3️⃣Your connected practitioner will appear in the Professionals tab
4️⃣Click on their name to send them a message

Thankyou
Equigate

08/08/2023

New horse presented to myself today,
owner had previously disclosed her concerns with her horses feet and ‘lameness’ believed to be related to them.

After an initial assessment we could clearly see fetlock varus on both forelimbs more so on the left fore, resulting in heavy lateral toe first landing, resulting in a shorter stride and discomfort on the turn.
I believe the uneven loading through the limb has resulted in caudal heel failure.

After a dressing the feet level to the long axis, we opted is use and modify a fifpe jump sport shoe.
Using this shoe allowed me to ‘create’ a medial lift/timeline shoe, resulting in level landing/loading of the limb.
With the use of a 3d full pad with a frog resess added, along with 3rd millenniums new ‘swede’ pads underneath to minimise any additonal abrasion to the already ‘low weak’ heels also facilitating the use of magic cushion underneath along with an shore 25 impression material to the caudal aspect.
Allowing the weight sharing structures of the hoof to be utilised and in time returning the the elastic properties to the caudual aspects that have currently failed.

The Horse showed an immediatly improvement in soundness, along with a lengtened gait 🎉 happy customer!

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The Shoeing Lab 01905-641640
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05/08/2023