Skunk Creek Ranch & Horseshoeing, LLC

04/18/2026

PSA, and it’s an uncomfortable one. If you hire a professional for a job, in this case shoeing your horses, and there reaches a point where you make a request that does not align with how the practitioner needs to run their business, and they explain why, there is a right and wrong way with which to proceed. That does not include making any sort of accusations or giving a very angry “f*ck you”. This will accomplish two things. Said practitioner will 1) absolutely be guaranteed to not wish to work with you in any fashion, and 2) warn any other practitioners in the area of the potential issues should they choose to provide services.

06/07/2025

certification this weekend! It was awesome to be able to go and be a part of helping those whose desire is to be better.

10/15/2024

Ever wondered how our anatomy compares to a horse’s? 🧐 Check out this colorful schematic of a human foot and a horse’s hind limb! Did you know that our heel is actually the equivalent of the point of the hock in a horse? 🦶➡️🐴

08/03/2024

Why does your farrier require you to stay on a schedule if you stay with him? Is he just wanting more money? Is he just taking advantage of you? Absolutely not. It’s all about keeping the horse’s foot as consistent as possible. Too many people think “oh, they don’t look bad so they don’t need done.” When in reality, if they do look good inbetween cycles, and they still look good when they are due next…that’s a compliment to the job the farrier has done.

For every 1 centimeter of extra toe, it’s an added 50 kilograms of force on the tendons. If you do the conversion, that’s 110lbs of extra tension!!!!! Think about the pain a horse has with toes that are 4-5” long. Or, on a horse that’s only done once or twice a year. So, when a farrier requires or asks that their clients stay on a schedule, it’s for the benefit of the horse. It’s our job as farriers to do what we can to keep our client horses both sound and comfortable.

06/09/2024

It was great to be able to be a part of the KFA cert this weekend!

05/05/2024

If there were any questions whatsoever, clips on horseshoes have been in use for centuries. This particular photo is from the Great War. There were also a vast number of nail holes to give multiple nailing options for each individual horse.

Great image from 1915 possibly stocking up for the horses heading off to war or getting them all shod before they left.