Stuart's Farrier Service

10/18/2022

For further appointments please contact 518-231-2580. You will be directed to the appropriate contact. Thank you all for your appreciation and support.

10/01/2022

To my clients-
Please note that there are some changes approaching. I will be in touch with everyone individually moving forward. For now, I am not accepting new clients.
Thank you for your patience during this transition.
Sincerely,
Stuarts Farrier Service

06/25/2022

As the busy season kicks into full swing, please be advised the best and fastest way to reach me and get on the schedule is to call or text 518-369-9687 . I appreciate your continued support and understanding.

05/26/2022

Regular trims are a great way to monitor your horse (or donkeys) health! Hoof growth is like a medical record for nutrition, health, and environmental conditions. 🌈

05/23/2022

Here's an informative article on the Club Foot in horses. It references Dr. James Rooney's work, and an interpretation by a well respected AQHA Judge, Don Topliff. Give it a read, even if your horse isn't afflicted with stilt-like angles. Symmetry in horses legs and hooves can be understood and appreciated by all equestrians.

Equine club foot results when the tendons along the back of a horse’s limb shorten. This condition has a number of causes and effects.

05/16/2022

Shoe season is upon us. Most of the mud has dried and gone, horses are finishing up their shed and show season is picking up with vigor! I offer a variety of shoes types including Glue-on and Customs. Below is a little something I fabricated at the last schooling I went to this spring. Call for an appointment, schedule is filling quickly!

03/03/2022

We as farriers try not to give false hope, and I particularly like to be straight with owners about potential outcomes of therapeutic shoeing. That little gelding I posted about yesterday wasn't keen on leaving his stall because walking anywhere wasn't enjoyable. In fact, when he and I first met, he would swing his left leg out and most his stride was before his shoulder. I received a video of him today (24 hours after our visit yesterday) of him being hand-walked in a soft arena. He was trotting, willingly, on his own accord. In 24 hours this horse would painful take a few steps into the alley to a happy jog with a much longer stride. This makes all those hard long days worth while.

03/02/2022

Horse Clogs. No, not the Dutch kind but still wooden. This sweet gelding is pretty sore in his front and these clogs will assist his breakover while the padded interior will alleviate pressure at the point of the coffin bone. His owners are going to monitor his progress and we have high hopes his movement will improve with these wooden additions. Keeping horses comfortable is a large part of this job, and it's cases like these that really exercise a farriers skills. Don't worry! The shrink wrap was just on while the casting was drying.