JP Farrier Service

04/04/2025

As seen at Kroger.
I'm hoping this is a double sided display and it was only the person who set it up who didn't see the problem.

17/03/2025

Happy St. Patrick's Day!
From the sky scrapers of New York, New York to the mansions of Brentwood, Tennessee don't forget to thank an Irishman. This country wouldn't be the same without us.

28/02/2025

Looks like Artificial Intelligence won't be replacing farriers anytime soon. One of the first writings on the techniques of hoof care was in 355 BC by Athenian historian Xenophon in his work De Equis Alendis "On Horsemanship" 2,380 years later job security looks about the same.

15/01/2025

Partnering with Peck's Farrier Service this week.

06/01/2025

Tonight's the night to bring your horses inside, barn/stall/run-in.

Being a northerner by birth I'm always the last one to bring in animals for cold weather, but on a night like tonight where it's warm and raining, and then dropping below freezing within a matter of hours, it's important to have your animals dry before the temperatures plunge. A healthy animal has no problem regulating body temperature (even down to single digits), with a dry coat, but not wet. 

21/11/2024

What's a farrier's least favorite yoga pose?

For me it's a tie between downward pony, and upward donkey.

02/04/2024

Recall on equine feed - main concer is SeniorGlo by forage first. Picture in first comment.

🛑Alert! Check your livestock feed for a recent recall - especially TN horse owners.

ADM Animal Nutrition has voluntarily recalled multiple brand names of their chicken feed, swine feed, cattle feed, and horse feed.

Horse feed Seniorglo 50-lb. bags - Lot 505426QN - were specifically sold in Tennessee. This product may contain increased levels of calcium, which could cause weight loss and the animal to become weak and listless. This product was distributed between Jan. 24, 2024, and Feb. 1, 2024.

It began with a customer complaint related to swine refusing to eat feed. ADM investigated and discovered that the company’s facility in Illinois had experienced an equipment failure that impacted ingredient distribution. Specific lots could contain harmful levels of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium sodium, and/or chloride.

For a full list of brands and lot numbers visit: https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/adm-animal-nutrition-recalls-select-pen-palsr-chicken-feed-moormans-showtec-swine-feed-ampt-cattle?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

17/08/2023

A fast improvement for a new horse owner, thankfully this horse was young with solid hoof structure, despite being way overdue for a trim.

08/07/2023

11/02/2023

Roses are red, violets are blue. Horses take money, and turn it to poo.

01/09/2022

I’m not against shoes, sometimes they can serve a purpose. Like doing mounted patrol 20 hours a week on asphalt. Or cleated shoes for a draft logging operation. But if there isn’t a reason shoes are necessary, it’s always better to go barefoot.

The barefoot movement is growing amongst top professional riders worldwide, and finally a comprehensive Swedish research project is to determine exactly why there are so many benefits from ditching your horse’s iron shoes and going barefoot instead. By Helle Maigaard Erhardsen Since the Olympic Go...