Harlé Knights Student Equine Podiatrist

03/08/2025

With reports of strangles at Tickhill, this applies to my clients too. There will be absolutely no judgement to anyone, speaking up keeps everyone safe!

If you have any worries, below is the BHS page on strangles 👇

https://www.bhs.org.uk/horse-care-and-welfare/health-care-management/horse-health/equine-diseases/strangles/

31/07/2025

HOOF BOOT FITTING 🐴🥾

New shells have arrived, I can now also fit for Swiss Galoppers and Renegade Vipers, as well as the NEW Size 5 Explora Magic. This means I can fit for:

🥾 Swiss Galoppers
🥾 Renegade Vipers
🥾 Scoot Boots (Classic, Adjust and TheraRide)
🥾 Explora Magic
🥾 Flex Boots
🥾 Cavallo
🥾 Equine Fusion

If you are interested in booking a fitting please get in touch! Fitting appointments are £50 per horse, and include a £10 voucher for The Hoof Boot Shop.

📍 NE Lincolnshire and surrounding areas

28/07/2025

Excited to be sponsoring a class at the wonderful East Halton Show. It’s a fantastic day out and there’s something for everyone, with or without a pony!

10/07/2025

This yard has wonderful owners ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

☆☆☆Livery available☆☆☆
New Waltham Grimsby
Professional/Caring service
☆Part or Full Livery
☆Will consider assisted Diy
☆Schooling/Sales Livery
☆Short term available
☆Holiday Livery/bring your horse on holiday
Individual All year turnout
Nice freindly yard,horses settled.
Shows/Clinics onsite
All enquires welcome 07707693793

07/07/2025

🦸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))

07/07/2025

CLIENT NOTICE 🐴

I am now carrying a card machine to take payments. Please make sure you have a card/phone pay with you for my visit if you usually pay by bank transfer ☺️

17/06/2025

This 👇 Feet are ridiculously hard at the minute! Any soaking and shade much appreciated

With the forecast set to hit 30 degrees here by the end of the week, if you have a hoof care appointment:
1) Please make sure you have shade to stand your horse (and your trimmer) in for the appointment
2) make sure your horse has fly repellent on before your appointment and
3) please please soak the feet in advance - everybody’s hooves are rock hard at the moment, with such a long dry spell. For context I’m finding it impossible to trim frogs and remove pressure points on dry soles. A bag in a hoof boot will do, standing on a saturated towel, create a puddle with the hose, bath your horse on trim day, or just use a sponge and a bucket.

Thanks so much, and stay hydrated 🙏🏼

14/06/2025

I have had a few special requests so will be putting another Red Horse Products order in soon. If there’s anything in particular you’re after, please drop me a message and I’ll get it on the order for you! 🥰

RED HORSE PRODUCTS 🐴❤️

Clients will know how much I love these products. I’m carrying a small stock of the ‘essentials’ (Sole cleanse, Field Paste and Artimud), but I’m happy to order other bits if there’s anything you particularly want. Alongside the hoof products they have a fab range of skincare products for both horse and human 🐴

I’m primarily stocking these products for clients, but I’m happy to sell to anyone local to the Waltham area, or others on client yards. Get in touch before my visit if there’s anything you’re desperate for and I’ll try my best to have it in for you ☺️

Red Horse Products

07/06/2025

❤️🐴

While our regular trimmer is off on maternity leave we havethe lovely Harlé Knights Student Equine Podiatrist filing in.
The weather was awful while she was here this week but we found a nice spot in the shelter for her to work.
I think Franks is enjoying the view 😆

31/05/2025

30/05/2025

These feet belong to a lovely young mare called Freyja. She’s very wary of strangers, and the first time I met her she wouldn’t let me anywhere near her. Today, Freyja was kind enough to let me trim up her front feet, and don’t they look better! Not perfect, but certainly a positive experience.

The most rewarding part of this job is working with insecure horses who just need you to listen to them and work within their boundaries, and being able to provide them with a good experience.

Hopefully next time we’ll be able to get the hinds done too 🐴

27/05/2025