Kobus Els Remedial Farriery

Kobus Els Remedial Farriery With 29 years experience, Kobus provides Expert Remedial and Routine Farriery in the Gauteng Area 🐴

07/08/2026

What actually happens when your farrier hot shoes your horse 🔥

Hot shoeing — also called hot fitting — is one of the most effective and time-honoured methods in farriery. The shoe is heated in the forge and briefly pressed onto the trimmed hoof wall. It’s completely painless for the horse. The outer hoof wall has no nerves or blood vessels 🐴

Here’s what that moment of heat actually does:

The fit:
🔥 Sears away high spots for a flush, gap-free interface
🔥 Distributes the horse’s weight evenly across the hoof wall 🔥 Reveals hidden imbalances through the burn pattern

The hoof:
🔥 Seals the horn tubules against moisture
🔥 Protects hooves in both wet and dry conditions
🔥 Destroys bacteria and fungi that can cause thrush and white line disease

The shoe:
🔥 Nails drive in smoother and hold tighter
🔥 Clips are forged and burned in for stability
🔥 Allows therapeutic modifications like rocker toes, trailers and bar shoes

Precision at every step. That’s the standard we hold ourselves to ⚒️

📍 Kobus Els Remedial Farriery 📞 082 801 2663

31/07/2026

Farriery is all three.

You need the physical strength to do the work. You need the knowledge to do it right. But it’s the heart — the genuine care for the horse standing in front of you — that separates a good farrier from a great one.

Every hoof tells a story. Every decision matters. That’s not just a job. That’s a craft 🐴⚒️

📍 Kobus Els Remedial Farriery 📞 082 801 2663

Here’s what a shoeing visit actually looks like, step by step 🐴Remove the old shoe — carefully, so the hoof wall stays i...
27/07/2026

Here’s what a shoeing visit actually looks like, step by step 🐴

Remove the old shoe — carefully, so the hoof wall stays intact and we can properly assess what’s underneath.

Balancing and prepping the hoof — this is where most of the real work happens. Cleaning up the hoof. Getting the angles right before anything else goes on.

Hot shoe for the perfect fit — the shoe gets heated, shaped, and fitted to that specific hoof. The smoke you see is normal. It’s how we get a precise, flush fit ⚒️

Nail and finish — once the fit is confirmed, the shoe goes on properly and the hoof gets cleaned up.

Every step matters. Skip one or rush it and the whole job suffers 🔥

This is what you’re paying for when you book a farrier — not just the shoe, but the expertise to know exactly what each horse needs. No two hooves are the same. The angle, the balance, the shoe type, the fit — every decision gets made for that specific horse on that specific day, with a long term plan in mind. Where is this hoof now, and where do we need it to be? That only comes with experience 💪

📍 Kobus Els Remedial Farriery 📞 082 801 2663

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Your horse’s hooves can be one of the earliest warning signs that something isn’t right 🐴Flare, cracks, uneven wear, lon...
12/06/2026

Your horse’s hooves can be one of the earliest warning signs that something isn’t right 🐴

Flare, cracks, uneven wear, long toes — these aren’t just cosmetic issues. They’re the hoof telling you that something needs attention before it becomes a bigger problem ⚒️

We put together a breakdown of the most common things we see and what they actually mean. Save this one — it’s worth coming back to 🔥

Regular farriery isn’t just maintenance. It’s how you stay ahead of the problems that cost you time, money, and your horse’s comfort 💪

📍 Kobus Els — Mobile Farrier | 20 years experience Drop us a message to book

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