Albano Farrier Service

Albano Farrier Service Full line Farrier Service

Good basics never fail.
06/11/2025

Good basics never fail.

Before and after
04/25/2024

Before and after

Before and after
04/25/2024

Before and after

Good time today at the ppfa winter clinic. Always good to take some new ideas home and learn more.
02/25/2024

Good time today at the ppfa winter clinic. Always good to take some new ideas home and learn more.

Was able to get this excessive toe off this horse. Long toes add extra strain to the tendons. imagine walking in scuba s...
08/03/2023

Was able to get this excessive toe off this horse. Long toes add extra strain to the tendons. imagine walking in scuba swim fins all day every day…

Couple from today.
07/26/2022

Couple from today.

03/30/2022

The importance of correcting foot problems early.

06/26/2021

We all want quality work.
and we all want our farrier to do their best work possible.
Also, every farrier wants to do their best work.

I don't think anyone would disagree.

However.... rarely is a farrier supplied with everything they need to do their best work. I guarantee that if you put your farrier out in the sun, tied to a trailer, on a gravel road, with a horse that doesn't stand perfect; you have never seen your farrier's best work.

"Well, my farrier has never complained!"
Of course not. We're tough folk. We shoe horses for a living! :)
In the best of conditions, it's still hard work. Why make it harder for your farrier?

You need 4 things for high quality farrier work:

#1 a skilled farrier
#2 a horse that stands well
#3 information about the horse and it's work
#4 good, safe, comfortable working conditions (for the farrier and the horse)

Anything short of those four things is a compromise.

Lets look a little deeper....

#1) a skilled farrier is obvious. But a skilled farrier only accounts for 25% of what's needed for our best work...

#2) A horse must stand quietly and be willing to have their feet worked on. Train your horse AHEAD OF TIME to hold each foot up for 3 minutes. Your horse must be comfortable with this. It should not be a fight and it should be normal. Imitate the things your farrier will be doing. Hold the feet in the same positions and tap on the feet.

#3) Your farrier needs to know how your horse is used... how much you ride... what conditions you ride in (arena, trail, sandy, rocky, ect.), stable/pasture conditions. A trail horse is set up different than a dressage horse. I barrel horse is set up different than a working cow horse. ect.

#4) The environment we work in may be the most important. Balancing a foot/limb/horse is our main focus. If we are working in sand, gravel, grass, or on an unlevel surface, our ability to see balance is going to be greatly hindered. We look at posture, angles, muscling, and conformation. Anything less than clean, level, and flat will force us to struggle to see balance.

Remember: if your horse isn't "setup" the way you want it... it may not be your farrier and their skill. It may be lack of communication, poor work conditions, or horse behavior.

Never worked on this horse before but was glad I could help him.
05/17/2021

Never worked on this horse before but was glad I could help him.

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