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Farrier Tips

Tips for Shoeing High-Low Feet

To balance the mismatch, we need to reduce resistance in the movement by using the shoe's breakover point. We’ve shod more than 100 horses this way the last 3 years. Our contribution is to look at the whole horse and not just the fronts.
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Shoeing for a Living

California Farrier Fills Hoof-Care Needs

Mike Hayward & his team bring something different to the Bay Area hoof-care table

The San Francisco Bay Area is among the true American equine hot spots. The diversity of breeds and disciplines ensures plenty of hoof-care work in an area with a considerable concentration of wealthy clients who make their living in the high-tech hub known for being the home of such giants as Intel, Cisco, Meta, Apple and Google.


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Influencing Diagonal Gait of Trot

How the horse compensates for outside influences
There are lateral gaits and/or diagonal gaits that are required performance of the horses we shoe or trim. Some are natural lateral gaits, like Icelandic and Paso Fino horses, and some are learned, like five-gaited Saddlebred horses.
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