Rafter M Farrier Service

09/28/2026

𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍:

So far this year and through monsoons this storm has been the first to force me to do some rescheduling for those that don’t have cover or shelter to shoe in.

𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 - 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐥𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐠𝐠𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐲...𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐮𝐦𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲...😉🐴🌧

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Expect areas of heavy rain and potential flooding for Arizona today and shifting eastward Tuesday evening. The potential exists for at 1-3 inches of rainfall through Wednesday. Exact rainfall will depend on where showers and thunderstorms develop, and terrain-driven factors, such as upsloping. This amount of rainfall could cause impactful rises in area waterways.

09/18/2026

Most of Gary’s clients know how much and how long Gary has been suffering with his knees. You see him in his daily struggle to get around. He continues to work everyday because that is who HE is. To take on surgery has been multi-pronged. The orthopedic surgeon that he’s seeing has explained how his surgeries are not straight forward knee replacements. And now will require further pre-surgery diagnostics.

So many of you have worried about him and helped where you could and the most important aspect of that help has been keeping him as your farrier…💗…

Learning about what it’s going to entail financially has been overwhelming and scary. But surgery is necessary for Gary to truly get back on his feet and continue to be who he is as a farrier.

The dearest of friends started this Go Fund Me account for Gary to help with the medical and financial burden of these surgeries. It has been very humbling to have someone do something with this kind of kindness.
I wanted to share it with each of you in hopes that if nothing else you would be willing to share it also.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your business, friendships, support and love for Gary. Gary Walker

~ Sandra

If you have ever had the pleasure of Gary Walker visiting your bar… Angie Lambert needs your support for Let's Help a Beloved Cowboy With Two Knee Surgeries

09/03/2026

A Day in The Life Of:…⚒️🐴…Such a good pony…🤦

08/11/2026

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08/11/2026

This time of year is particularly dicey with rich feed, high sugar in pastures, metabolic changes. It’s important to take note of slight soreness/tenderness in feet.
The blood gets low in the feet during monsoon season. Feet get softer with the moisture. They spread more (putting the sole closer to the ground), grow quicker, nail holes get loose.
It’s important to communicate changes to your veterinarian and/or farrier.
Your horse may show no noticeable changes visible to the eye when your farrier is trimming or shoeing.

Communicate changes you’re noticing. Early detection is extremely helpful in turning things around much quicker.

Early recognition and identification of the underlying cause give veterinarians the best opportunity to improve outcomes for horses with laminitis.

08/03/2026

Congratulations to client and friend Roy Haught!! Great roping Roy…💰🐴…

07/20/2026

This time of year the blood gets low in the feet. Monsoon rains and wet pastures wreak havoc on horses hooves. They can get shaley, soft, crumble etc. With just a basic trim they can get tender footed after a trim with those conditions.

As a professional farrier I recommend these two products to EVERY client and use them on all of my own personal horses…

𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐞 is a highly concentrated, aldehyde-based equine sole hardener used to treat and prevent thin or bruised soles, thrush, and white line disease. By cross-linking proteins at a molecular level, it creates a tough "living pad" between the sensitive sole and the ground.

I recommend using 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐞 on strictly the sole (Not frog) for several days after a trim if you are seeing tenderness and then switching to the 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐞 as your everyday hoof mender and conditioner.

When applying the hoof oil apply to top and bottom liberally following instructions on the label.

𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐢𝐥 is a unique product based on Birch Bark Extract, Betulin, and Omega 3 with Vitamins A & D. Works great with all types of hooves: horse, donkey, goat, or cow.
𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐞 promotes external health allowing internal and sensitive structures to do their job. Equine One is one pillar of an overall approach to a healthier horse.

𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐞 doesn't clog the pores of the wall. It fills voids and fissures that can be pathways to pathogens.

𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞: 𝐑𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐅𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐑

𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐱 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐞

07/20/2026

The best hoof dressing!!…As a professional farrier I recommend it to EVERY client and use it on all of my own personal horses…

Hoof Mender Oil is a unique product based on Birch Bark Extract, Betulin, and Omega 3 with Vitamins A & D. Works great with all types of hooves: horse, donkey, goat, or cow.
Equine One promotes external health allowing internal and sensitive structures to do their job. Equine One is one pillar of an overall approach to a healthier horse.

Equine One doesn't clog the pores of the wall. It fills voids and fissures that can be pathways to pathogens.

𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞: 𝐑𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐅𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐑

Hoof Doctor x Equine One

04/17/2026

Great visual video…

01/09/2026

Congratulations to client and friend Roy Haught!! Nice lick…good roping Roy…💰🐴…