Grant Forge & Farriery in Gatton, Queensland | Pet service

Grant Forge & Farriery

Locality: Gatton, Queensland

Phone: +61 428 726 393

Address: Gatton, QLD 4343 Gatton, QLD, Australia

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20.01.2022 Good afternoon guys and gals. Today has been a dedicated uni day and while I was finishing up a zoom study sesh with a friend of mine it suddenly occured to me that I might be able to use the software to alleiviate some of my boredom into rambling narratives of the slideshow I had prepared for the recently cancelled hoofcare presentation at the local vet clinic. If you guys like the format i'd be happy to play around and try and get a few more of these kinds of things done!... Thanks everyone! Stay sane!

13.01.2022 Good afternoon guys and gals! What a crazy time to be alive! I hope everyone is learning to cope with the uncertainty and frustrations being thrown our way. My apologies for not checking in but, as i'm sure you can all appreciate, things are just as crazy around here at the moment. With that out of the way i'd like to update you on just what we've been up to.... ----------------------- Farriers as an essential service. As you may well know NZ recently made a declaration that farriers, despite being intrinsically tied to equine welfare, were not considered an essential service. The immediate ceasation of all farrier work did however have a caveat for lamenesses and cases that were considered emergencies. With this in mind the Professional Farriers and Blacksmiths Association of QLD (PFBAQ) in conjunction with the Australian Farriers and Blacksmiths Association (AFBA) have been actively lobbying the state and federal governments in the hopes of attaining this classification should further restrictions be put into place. We've also been in touch with the Australian Veterinarians Association (AVA) who have already been successful in securing an assurance from the minister for agriculture that they are to be considered essential services. So far (30/03/2020) these attempts haven't proven successful. I'd like to reassure my clients that there is no current directive that stops us from carrying out work as we normally would, albeit with common sense hygiene measures in place to reduce the likelihood of exposure. ----------- Grant Forge & Farriery will be carrying out work as per usual with some changes to the way I will interact with my clients. As usual I will give priority appointments to lameness cases and vet consultations at the clinic or on property. As per government recommendation I would ask that; - clients remain at least 1.5m-2m distance from me at all times (unless unsafe to do so) - If you are an "at risk" person or you are concerned then I would ask you to contact me ASAP about rescheduling your appointment or arranging to have the horses left in a safe area to enable you to stay away while I work. - If your horses are unruly or rude please understand that I reserve the right to stop work at any point should I feel my personal safety is in jeopardy. If you have any concerns regarding your appointment please don't hesitate to contact me on Mobile: 0428726393 or Email: [email protected]

12.01.2022 Shoeing the performance horse. One of the topics of the upcoming presentation for the "no hoof, no horse" seminar at Exclusively Equine Veterinary Services that i'll be speaking on is the shoeing of a performance horse. Performance horses, ground interaction and the manipulation thereof is something i'm both incredibly passionate and intrigued by however it's far from a solid science....Continue reading

10.01.2022 Making the best use of our current situation by dissecting a laminitic hoof.