Jo Pickerill Farrier Dip WCF

28/03/2024

Love it when clients get there moneys worth out of their shoes 😂 I’ve shod this horse since I qualified and I don’t think I’ve ever re fitted a shoe on her 😂

04/12/2023

🎄🎄🎄 Any clients needing appointments before Christmas please message me asap as nearly booked up also I am away over the Christmas period I will finish on the 23rd December and be back to work on the 2nd January 🎄🎄🎄

07/01/2022

10/06/2014

Taking new clients on around lancashire.

31/05/2014

Germany has been postponed for the time being so if anyone needs anything doing next week have limited appointments for next week. Just let me know :-)

27/05/2014

Just to let everyone know I am going to Germany on Monday if anyone wants anything doing text or call me and will arrange to come before weekend. Thanks.

25/05/2014

Taking new clients on in the Lancashire area.

24/05/2014

What a busy day today. I've been trimming a pigmy goat this morning. That's a first!! ☺

21/04/2014

Now taking new clients on in the Lancashire area. Phone or message me for more details.

20/04/2014

Here are some tips on how to try and avoid laminitis this spring.

1. Control your horse’s weight. Don’t think of any particular type of food as bad, but rather consider your horse’s calorie intake overall. As a rough guide, fat and oil are the highest in calories, followed by starch, grass, hay and straw, so obviously you can feed more of the low calorie feeds. Be vigilant all year round and remember that horses are the original yo-yo dieters. They should be thin-ish coming out of winter as they’ve evolved to put weight on in spring.

2. Weightape him regularly to monitor his condition, and aim for a condition score of 2.5-3 on a scale of 1-5 (O being emaciated and 5 obese).
As a guide, a score of 2 is the thin side of acceptable – where you can just see the ribs – and 3 is the plump side of acceptable, so you can feel the ribs but not see them.

3. Exercise your horse regularly. Turn out doesn’t count as adequate exercise – there needs to be a commitment to active exercise – that means riding, driving, lungeing or long-reining.

4. According to nutritionists, 24-hour turnout on a paddock with little access to grass is best. Grass may well be full of calories, but if you keep your horse in, he won’t be moving around as much and his metabolism
will slow, so use a grazing muzzle or get your lawn mower out, cut the grass – then make sure you rake it up.

5. Consider the conformation of your horse’s feet and work with
a good farrier to keep his hooves in the best possible shape to maintain the pedal bone’s correct position within the hoof