Lark Equine Services

05/20/2026

Do you know the differences? Do you know why different choices are made?

These are purposefully broad categories and the details of each depend on the individual horse, plan of action, teamwide understanding, and other factors that professionals have to consider.

I'd love to hear your thoughts 🐎

05/18/2026

❔️ Did you know?

Horses have the right, and desire, to work with hoofcare professionals who value their consent and voice in the process. Horses who are difficult to work with, for a wide variety of reasons, oftentimes end with a different quality result than those who are able to stand still and in locations with favorable conditions.

🐴 What are some reasons a horse won't stand still?

💫 Pain: Typically the first thing we explore, and most common reason. Older horses, rehab horses, horses of all walks of life, respond with tension and pulling or kicking when dealing with pain. Sometimes this is anticipatory pain! Horses who have known pain for a while during a trim or shoeing may generalize and assume each interaction is the same. Consult with a team of your vet, farrier, and bodyworker to rule panlin out first and foremost.

💫 Fear: Young horses, horses who are new to husvandry practices, horses who have been out of the routine for a while, and many others may react out of fear when being handled. It's important for farriers and owners to work through things with understanding and not take it personally if a horse strikes out. It is the farrier's discretion to time when to continue or when to give breaks, and a successful interaction heavily rests on the adaptability of all parties.

💫 Unmet needs: A horse who has been on stall rest, or who hasn't experienced the same normal social time, can be easily agitated and respond with intolerance to handling. Once again, meeting the situation with adaptability and understanding often leads to success!

These are a couple broad reasons, and there are others that fall under these umbrellas. Things like tension from exercise, travel, sale, vaccines, etc all matter. Meeting a horse with understanding and curiosity is the best way to raise success and comfort. It is more important to have a quality relationship and a functional trim than it is to push a horse past its limit for our own chase for esthetics.

What are your thoughts? I'd love to discuss and hear your own stories.

04/09/2023

Progress on a thoroughbred rebuilding hoof structures.

🐰 Happy Easter!

04/09/2023

Progress on a thoroughbred who's rebuilding hoof. Some days you leave material for comfort, and when there's enough hard material built it's time to uncover a new foot. It's a journey for this guy but he's coming along really nicely!

06/27/2022

05/23/2022

Easycare Versa Gold composite shoes with impression material applied with nails on two separate horses (first two; last two). Long toes are no issue with flat nailing, and proper breakover can be established no matter the application.

05/22/2022

Easycare NG shoes modified with Duplo carbon tabs, impression material covering the entire sole, and acrylic glue on the dorsal wall to help an older horse grow out retracted soles. Casting material is applied to the finished product for retention and added comfort. This application is done primarily weight bearing.

05/21/2022

Easycare Versa Gold composite shoes applied with impression material covering the sole, nailed on, with Easycare Tabs to provide retention.

Happy to have Easycare products to support the horses I get the pleasure of working with! The versatility of different combinations means there are multiple options that can be made to suit individual needs in both rehab and performance. 🙂

05/21/2022

Setup trim for a new shoe set in Austin, Tx

04/11/2022

Was such a wonderful time with wonderful people. So humbled to be able to participate with others in the field and have a collective get together with a bunch of other passionate and successful people in the industry.

Was an honour to speak this weekend beside these guys.
Absolute masters of their profession, I learnt far more then I taught thanks to them.

And a huge well done to The Humble Hoof for a seamless clinic. It was a pleasure to be part of something so well organised.

Now on to the next weekend.

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