Honey Hooves N' Hounds Ltd.

21/10/2025

Last two done for this year!!

21/10/2025

7 new grain feeders built. Two more to go.

21/10/2025

New hay feeders I designed and built for the sheep. Two down, two more to go.

21/10/2025

Tom, Tina and T.C. are loving their new digs!

27/09/2025

Tumble giving Itchy Scratchy a kiss and a hug!

02/09/2025

I’ve missed you my old friend! Can’t wait to take you for a spin to Innisfail Cancer Ride

29/08/2025

Absolutely!!!

🔥MYTH🔥
Once a horse has had laminitis and/or rotation they will never have a normal foot.

Did you know it is entirely possible to have a healthy functional hoof after laminitis?
The hoof below suffered a bout of laminitis resulting in a small bit of rotation last season. So, how did we get back to a healthy hoof?

🔥How?🔥
Identify the causal factors in the first place.
Diet, Exercise, veterinary care, and hoof care all play a role getting your horse back on track. This is a team approach, everyone works together for the good of the horse.

- What dietary chages can you make for your horses health? chronically overweight horses and easy keepers are prone to metabolic issues. Look at your hay, pasture time, grain amounts, and treat in take to see what can be better managed on your end.

- Your veterinarian is your biggest asset!
Blood work to address insulin and acth levels.
Pain management medications to control inflammation within the foot and keep your horse as comfortable as possible. Radiographs to assess what damage has occurred inside the hoof capsule and help guide your farrier through the rehab process.

Hoof care! Finding a professional that is familiar with working on laminitic/ foundered horses. Do they have tools to help your horses comfort ? Are they willing work with your vet and have an open mind to trying new things? Are they skilled at reading radiographs? Do they understand the biomechanics of trimming a rotated hoof?
Is their way the ONLY way?!
💣several groups have proclaimed they have the secret to fixing these cases…. the magical recipe everyone wants….Do your homework, there are many ways to achieve results. Right handed farriers don’t cause rotation, leaving toes grow for months biomechanically doesn’t help your horse, and poor trimming is not the cause of every case of laminitis💣

Exercise?
Once you get to a comfortable state and have a healthy enough hoof movement/ exercise helps with metabolic issues and increases blood flow!

29/08/2025

Jacob is fantastic!! Highly recommend him.

🚨 Exciting News, Central Alberta! 🚨
I’m proud to officially launch The Mane Adjuster 🐴🐕 — helping horses, dogs, and other animals move, feel, and perform their best!

If your horse or animal struggles with:
⚡ Stiffness
⚡ Tossing its head or refusing leads
⚡ Discomfort, soreness, or problem areas

I can help with:
✅ Chiropractic-style bodywork & manual manipulation
✅ Massage & acupressure
✅ Targeted stretches for mobility & recovery

📍 Serving Central Alberta & Expanding
📞 403-392-7071
📧 [email protected]

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💬 Message me today to book your session or ask questions.

🐎 Better Movement. Better Performance. 🐎

27/08/2025

Funny turkeys!

23/05/2025

Getting rid of hoof problems can be as simple as increasing shock absorption and blood circulation - utilizing this aid.

The equestrian community keeps seeing more and more research showing a correlation between metal shoes on hard surfaces and a vibrational frequency that:

• Refers shock up the structure

• Causes bony changes and arthritic conditions

• Damages live tissue

• Inhibits proper blood circulation and oxygen distribution

• Reduces cellular nutrition

Not to mention all the other issues your horse might be dealing with already like laminitis, the struggles of hoof rehab, tender soles, bacterial infections…

So how do we protect our horse’s hooves year-round and on any surface, without risking injury?

According to horse owners around the world and research like the study done by Western Kentucky University: the answer is horse hoof boots.

Hoof boots disperse energy and absorb shock better than metal-shod hooves, boosting performance, comfort and longevity.

And because they smooth out and balance weight distribution, they help your horse's way of going, comfort and recovery from injuries or infections.

It’s the smart move to ensure your horse’s hooves have the science-backed protection they deserve.

So whether you’d like to help your horse through recovery, give them better hoof protection, or even just save money not having to pay a full farrier fee-

Taken from Cavello Hoof Boot ad. Very true no matter which brand you want to use, just make sure they fit properly.

23/05/2025

Very well said!

People call me all the time saying that they can’t find a farrier or they only show up once and they never come back. Usually there is a reason for this.

In person consultations are not free. Gas is not free and time is valuable. If you just want an assessment, there is a fee.

Just because your horse stands well for you to brush him and feed him treats does not necessarily mean he’s well behaved. If you have not trained him to have his feet handled it’s not the farriers job to do it. If he’s going to pull my back out and put me out of work and behind schedule for two weeks then I’m not going to wrestle with him, I’m going to dope him. Dope is $20 extra.

If you are not going to keep your horse on a schedule and are going to only call a farrier once they go lame or after they’ve gotten so long you are worried your neighbors are going to turn you in, it will cost extra if I can find a place in my schedule to work you in. I will not drop everything and shuffle regularly scheduled customers just because someone neglected their horses and now “need a farrier right now today “.

If I get your foundered horse on its feet again and then you proceed to neglect to have him regularly maintained or put him right back on grass to re-founder, I’m not going to waste my time.

Lots of people seem to think that farriers should be available at the spur of the moment, that our prices are negotiable. This is not true. It’s a highly skilled job. If you want to treat your farrier like a lawn boy, maybe you should see if your lawn boy wants to trim your horse.

04/10/2024

Yep

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