01/15/2026
‼️NOTE FROM YOUR FARRIER‼️
Find the darn shoe!!!!
Lost shoes are inevitable from time to time, but here are 2 great reasons why the first thing every farrier says to the “ we lost a shoe” is “ Did you find the shoe?”
1️⃣ lost shoes have nails and possibly clips sticking out that can be stepped on causing much much bigger problems
2️⃣ finding the shoe allows us to reuse said shoe, saving both time and money to put it back on. This can sometimes be the difference between getting a shoe put back on the next day vs several days due to scheduling.
I’m sure there are plenty more reasons why it’s so important but these are two that are overlooked commonly!
Very few horses are as courteous as this one and carry the lost shoe up to the barn with them, so please please please, if your horses loses a shoe, do everything in your power to find it. Invest in a large magnet and be sure to search in deep sand and muddy spots extra carefully.
Signed, your farrier!