SP Farrier Services

06/13/2025

Old foundered pony helping him out the best I can

06/04/2025

05/19/2025

I wanted to share a success story because they can be few and far between, and when we get it right, it really feels good. In my opinion, the success of this horse is equally shared among myself, the vet, the body worker and the owner all on the same page and working together. Good things happen when we can all work together towards the common goal of getting this horse as sound as possible. This horse fractured his navicular bone and came up 3 legged lame. After the initial xray, we decided to start out with just a bar shoe. The horse improved in 6 weeks but progress seemed to halt and he began really pointing his foot out in front of him again. I decided at that point to add a 2° leather wedge with soft dental impression to elevate the heels and take some pressure off of the navicular area. I re-shod the horse with the pads and barshoes and the horse immediately began to get better and gain confidence to move again. Now, 3 weeks later, he is back to his full riding capabilities and the owner is successfully getting him back into shape. I really want to reiterate that because we all worked together, we were able to get him back to soundness. Its a win, and it feels good. You can see in this photo that the horse is now standing comfortably under himself and his posture is relaxed.

07/05/2024

06/13/2024

Sometimes you just gotta do what needs to be done to get the horse comfortable. This old mare has a super bum knee, but she is a doll so I do her in my lap instead.

04/15/2024

Western Canadian Farriers Association (WCFA) 3 day mega clinic was a huge success. I learned an overwhelming amount from incredible farriers and mentors in the world of farriery. Continuing education, gaining more skills, meeting other farriers in the area is all so we can better out industry and do right by the horse. Thank you to the WCFA team that brought this all together, we appreciate your hard work and thank you to the sponsors who contributed to help make this happen. Thank you to the Clinicians, you were all incredible and I learned so much. I am looking forward to the next one!

03/09/2024

Practice day, front hunter shoe toe clipped. Competition in 2 weeks🙌

03/01/2024

Founder day today😐

02/24/2024

Just some pics

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of my wonderful clients. Thank you for all your support this year! I will see you in the new year!

12/07/2023

This is a hind foot maintained on a 6 week schedule. The trim is nice and tidy because the foot doesn't get out of control before the next cycle. Keep your horses on a proper 6-8 week cycle. Maintain hoof your horses hoof health by staying on top of your farrier appointments. If the foot looks like it needs to be trimmed, then you have waited too long.