JGM Hoofcare

01/08/2025

I need to remember to take more photos. It is so neat to see the progress hooves make. This Clydesdale had very under run heels and shoes that were not helping as his foot started collapsing and getting flat and long. (I don’t have photos of before my first trim unfortunately) Luckily his previous farrier said to take the shoes off to rebuild his hoof. His doing amazing! Getting everything tighter increases sole depth too.

12/20/2024

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It's not hard to understand that if you fix a hard piece of metal to a living, growing, flexible hoof, which is attached to a responsive body,that at some point it's going to cause problems ?

11/05/2024

Quick video taking off versa grip shoes so they can be reused. Using plastic wrap to glue them on prevents glue from going on the outside of the cuff making it easier to peel the cuffs off and saves glue and clean up time.

11/01/2024

Beautiful day hanging out with horses. I love my job!!!!

08/24/2024

If only every horse had access to pea gravel. This sweet old horse has gorgeous hooves.

08/16/2024

Trim DIM Shoe Cast - the Hug package

07/29/2024

Pretty in Pink! Boots ready for their pony! Let me know if you’d like a fitting! If your horse is comfortable barefoot most of the time but needs protection for riding, these are awesome!

07/04/2024

Before and after trim Connemara/ClydesdaleX - bevels keep the flare away and prevent chipping and cracking.

06/01/2024

Building back digital cushion from years and years of heel crushing and atrophy from metal shoes takes time. Amazingly the horse’s hoof is able to make a come back with consistent trims, proper protection, and proper movement, healthy diet (low sugar low iron - forage based) This is about a year later - and the heels are straighter and much less contracted (his frog is wider!) digital cushion plump as it should be, and the horse is landing heel first and turning in small circles comfortably. Something he couldn’t do last year and years before that with navicular disease diagnosis. The horse owner and barn management have been awesome keeping his therapy boots on and off as needed all year. It takes time and patience but so worth it.

06/01/2024

New client before and after

05/27/2024

Neo is amazingly sound. It’s been 8 months since his crash and Sweeney shoulder diagnosis. The muscles around his scapula still MIA. Part of our bodywork practice is standing with front feet 1-2 inches up on a block or I use the run in shed. Today I put shoes on his fronts to help his body, not his feet. He has nice walls and soles but angles could be better. He will have a lift 24/7 on the front end. Looking forward to see improvement in his back. Everyone else is doing really well too!

04/29/2024

Learned so much this weekend at Mackinaw Dells 2 Whole Horse Hoof Care advanced practitioners course. This cadaver had an exaggerated crenna that formed a keratoma or keratoma exaggerated the crenna? as well as a smaller keratoma forming where the crack in the hoof wall is!

04/17/2024

Best job everrrrrrrrrr hanging out with the cutest unicorns

04/06/2024

If these shoes fit just right (attached with super glue) they stay on great!

04/05/2024

I’m very excited to be taking a Masterson Method course this weekend. I’ve been up late reading and watching the required prerequisites. I was practicing cervical flexions on Neo and he was fussy and trying to play with my zippers and chew on the lead rope etc when Floyd came over and pressed his head against my back ever so gently. I took Neo’s halter off and put it on Floyd and practiced on him. He was so much easier and more appreciative LOL. I think he was asking for some bodywork. Definitely needs it, sweet boy.

03/20/2024

I love my job 🤣🐓💕

03/20/2024

New client trim today. Look at that frog!