Hoof Doctor in Kellyville, New South Wales | Veterinary surgeon
Hoof Doctor
Locality: Kellyville, New South Wales
Phone: +61 418 450 080
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25.01.2022 Perfect end to a busy day
25.01.2022 This is how he was
23.01.2022 5 Months of corrective work, still a bit to do. Now that his front feet are looking better it is obvious his hind legs have some similar issues.
22.01.2022 If you are after a better understanding of laminitis below is a great starting point. https://rirdc.infoservices.com.au/downloads/08-062
22.01.2022 First trim, plus something waiting for failure
20.01.2022 Flying into LAX on my way to #IHCS in Cincinnati.
19.01.2022 Bit of a long day on a Sunday but a great success. Two 6 month olds and Two 18 month olds got their very first trim. Also trimmed another 5 older standardbreds. One racing, one about to trial and one with a damaged tendon retired but might male a come back as he is fast. As well as two retired broodmares. The mare who is racing is now wearing BluePegasos Joint Savers. She has had her joints injected for pain and is not very old. Good test if shoes and a good bio-mechanical trim can be better than joint injections.
19.01.2022 Bluepegasos stand at #IHCS. Got lots of interest in first session. Farriers are seeing the shoes work.
15.01.2022 This is why I like my job. The things that can be achieved when working with Nature.
12.01.2022 Living up to my nick name of Storm Bringer, this is the current radar for Toowoomba. I know some clients just get their horses trimmed by me so that it will rain.
09.01.2022 Had some fun at #IHCS last night with a room of about 200 farriers. The topic for discussion was High/Low Syndrome or club feet. Usually the moderator is not very active but this one was well run by Doug Anderson who announced he was there to start a fight and make sure no one got punched. Discussion went on for a while two ideas coming, 1 farrier insisted research proved all club feet were caused by Leg Length Disparity. Most of the rest of the room had decided that maybe th...ere was nothing wrong with club feet and they did not need fixing. So to break people out of that thought I commented that maybe a horse having a club foot was the Farriers fault. I got 3 seconds of stunned silence. I then went on to describe how I fixed a club foot on a horse another Farrier had shod without removing the shoes he had naiiled on. This proved that not only had the Farrier not helped the horse but that modifiying the hoof without removing the shoe had got the horse sound.
09.01.2022 From http://hoofcare.blogspot.com.au//shoeing-rule-change-in-gr The British Horse Racing Authority changed the rules so that all horse must be shod on all 4 feet. This was done without consulting any experts. The end of the article is intersting as two top trainers comments on how much better ther horses hooves are from running barefoot.... "...... The Emirates-based racehorse Mubhaatij created a stir in the United States last year when he trained for the Kentucky Derby without shoes. South African trainer Michael de Kock routinely keeps his runners barefoot during training and shoes them just before the race, then removes the shoes right after the race. Long-time Godolphin farrier Derek Poupard, also from South Africa, shod all three of Kieran McLaughlin's US-based runners for Saturday's Dubai World Cup races. He said that he also has seen great success with the de Kock method for Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby in Newmarket, England. "I have stronger sounder feet for it with good results this year," he said. An interesting side effect of the rule change may be the opinions of exercise riders who gallop the runners during training. They may train on all-weather surfaces or grass, and the horses training on grass may put their riders just as much at risk as jockeys during races if they aren't wearing shoes. None of the information from the BHA or PJA mentions the welfare of the horse, and the rule change process did not consult veterinarians or farriers for their expert opinions."
07.01.2022 Interesting info about Teff hay and problems we are seeing.
06.01.2022 If feels like the twilight zone here. 3 people in the airport lounge for gates 3 & 5. 4 customs staff and just me going through customs. February 29th spookyness.
04.01.2022 Heidi working at Bluepegasos America stand at portland.
04.01.2022 This is an example of what a good vet and a bit of skill can do for horses with severe leg issues.
03.01.2022 Hi Folks I am headed off to Lismore and Byron Bay for 2 days of trimming and training then heading to toowoomba for Wednesday and back home for a Thursday Bathurst run.
02.01.2022 Sitting at Portland airport. Starting an 5 hour cross country trip. Plus a few time zone changes.
02.01.2022 Very quick plane change. No more shorts weather.
