Wellington Forge

Wellington Forge Superior farrier services specializing in performance, corrective, and therapeutic. Providing comfortable, confident, and balanced movement.

Primary focus on the proper mechanics of the hoof and leg to ensure balance in both static and dynamic loading. Providing a balanced hoof with a calm and patient hand for the performance horse since 2003. I believe communication is key in the management and care of the performance horse. Collaboration between the veterinarian, trainer, owner, and farrier ensures the highest level of lasting perfor

mance from your horse. We will discuss and monitor hoof care between shoeings to assist with developing and maintaining good quality horn material, which is essential to creating and maintaining a balanced sound horse. Feel free to contact me or visit wellingtonforge.com for more information or to book an appointment.

Adjustable wedge shoeing package for a DDFT injury. The degree of wedge can be changed by changing the length of the stu...
01/27/2022

Adjustable wedge shoeing package for a DDFT injury. The degree of wedge can be changed by changing the length of the studs without having to remove the shoe.

Another new client. Navicular syndrome horse. Lame at the walk on a circle, does not stand square. The prognosis has bee...
04/10/2021

Another new client. Navicular syndrome horse. Lame at the walk on a circle, does not stand square. The prognosis has been poor from the vets. Our goal is currently serviceably sound. After adjusting some mechanical issues and changing the shoeing pack some i am optimistic we can make big improvements with this horse. After the shoeing the horse began standing square; however, still off at the walk on a circle. The client will be sending me a video of the horse's movement after a week to see hoe she is doing once the inflammation goes down and the horse adjusts to the new package. Please see photos and comments below. For a more in depth discussion on navicular syndrome or any other topics please contact me for lectures or clinics.

Cheers

Tim Gray
Wellington Forge (Servicing South West Florida)
wellingtonforge.com
434 960-6205

New client, chronic founder case. The owner has been struggling getting the horse sound for a few years now. Been throug...
03/28/2021

New client, chronic founder case. The owner has been struggling getting the horse sound for a few years now. Been through several different packages and even boarded the horse with its previous farrier. The horse was in Glu-Shoe glue ons. The owner was adimate the horse remain in the glue ons because though it was not sound it was most comfortable in that package to date. After an evaluation of the horse and films the primary issue was improper balance and mechanics. Particularly excessive hoof growth, broken axis between the coffin and pastern bones, and improper placement and application of breakover. Please see comments below pictures for details.

The horse is now sound after the first shoeing and the prognosis is that after another cycle in the glue ons the horse will be able to go barefoot with regular therapeutic trims.

Cheers

Tim Gray
Wellington Forge
434 960-6205

Meet Thor18 Hands2300lbsShoe size dinner plateThor is a new client and has had issues keeping shoes on. Consequently he ...
03/13/2021

Meet Thor
18 Hands
2300lbs
Shoe size dinner plate

Thor is a new client and has had issues keeping shoes on. Consequently he had damaged a fair amount of hoof wall. In addition he had a significant amount of false sole that needed to be removed. I also shortened the toe on all 4 hooves to balance the hoof with the leg and advanced the break over to reduce toe pressure and dynamic forces.

Really enjoyed giving the 12/10/2020 PVDA Farrier Zoom Lecture! Great group of equestrians, fantastic questions, and wo...
01/18/2021

Really enjoyed giving the 12/10/2020 PVDA Farrier Zoom Lecture! Great group of equestrians, fantastic questions, and wonderful feedback! Looking forward to doing more lectures!
Please use the link below to view the slides:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DLpqndc4u5lRM0qe7xEG_NZljg8sFbVJ/view?usp=sharing

Comments from the lecture (photo below)

Cheers

Tim Gray
434 960-6205
Wellington Forge
Wellingtonforge.com

This is a moderate case of hoof wall separation also sometimes referred to as white line disease see details and comment...
10/27/2018

This is a moderate case of hoof wall separation also sometimes referred to as white line disease see details and comments under each photo. Hoof wall separation is caused by an infection in the white line and is largely found in barefoot horses. Typically the infection starts in a small pocket or cavity in the white line. The most common cause of the pocket or cavity in barefoot horses is a small object like a pebble or piece of debris imbedding in the white line. A note for barefoot horse owner: When picking your horses feet a hoof pick is nice for removing large objects or dirt from the bottom of the hoof; however, after picking the horse one should use a stiff bristled wire brush to clean out and small debris from the white line as well as in between the bar and frog. Doing this will help prevent small object fro getting lodged in the white line and around the frog. This will in-turn help to prevent both abscesses and hoot wall separation. For a shod horse it could be a piece of debris that got trapped under the shoe or a nail hole. If caught early on the pocket or small cavity can be cleaned out and treated with thrush medication. I like to make a paste from sugar, copper sulfate (root rod at a local hardware store), and water and pack the pocket or cavity. In more advanced cases the separated hoof wall needs to be sectioned and all of the infection cut out and then treated with a thrush medication.

This post is A quarter crack resection and structurally stabilized (see comments below pics for detail). Hoof cracks fal...
10/25/2018

This post is A quarter crack resection and structurally stabilized (see comments below pics for detail). Hoof cracks fall into 2 categories, structural and superficial. Structural cracks compromise the integrity of the hoof capsule. They typically propagate completely through the horn material to the white line and the primary cause is an infection that begins in a small cavity compromising the structural integrity of the horn material. Then the infection spreads as the crack tip propagates eventually leading to a structural failure in the hoof capsule as the crack tip reaches the white line. This causes the crack to open and will eventually lead to lameness. Superficial cracks reside primarily on the surface of the hoof capsule. These cracks are typically due to excessive surface expansion and contraction caused by excessive moisture cycling. Similar to leather healthy horn material with a relatively constant moisture content is extremely durable. However, like unconditioned leather it will become brittle and surface cracks will develop. One can help minimize or eliminate these surface cracks by conditioning the horn material similarly to how one conditions leather. I recommended painting the hoof capsule with mineral oil. The hoof capsule will absorb the mineral oil which in turn will seal and condition the horn material normalizing the moisture cycling to help maintain a more constant moisture level in the hoof capsule. This will improve the durability of the horn material and minimize or eliminate the surface cracks. In addition if there are surface cracks present clean with rubbing alcohol and treat with a thrush treatment such as thrush buster or something similar and then apply the mineral oil. Untreated superficial cracks can eventually turn into a structural crack if left untreated and an infection is allowed to begin and spread inside the superficial crack.

This post has now almost reached 15,000 people!!! Thanks everyone for sharing I hope the information has been helpful! C...
10/02/2018

This post has now almost reached 15,000 people!!! Thanks everyone for sharing I hope the information has been helpful! Certainly inspired to keep up with the posts!

Trying to take more pictures didn’t remember to grab my camera until after I had trimmed the right front. But here is an...
10/02/2018

Trying to take more pictures didn’t remember to grab my camera until after I had trimmed the right front. But here is an interesting case: This is the second shoeing. Initially the horse presented with under run and crushed heel as well as the beginning of mechanical laminitis, thin soles and no sole cup. Treatment is correct balance and mechanics, remove structurally compromised horn material in heels, add positive frog and sole pressure advance break over (reduces toe pressure), and increase surface area and redistribute load on heels and frog.

Bell boots are great for helping protect the heels and reduce the chance of pulling shoes; however, I frequently see the...
10/01/2018

Bell boots are great for helping protect the heels and reduce the chance of pulling shoes; however, I frequently see them sized improperly. The boot should be loose around the pastern and the back of the bell boot should contact the ground. Enough that the rear of the boot lifts slightly off the heel bulbs ~1/4”. These bell boots are at least one full size too small.

Due the the abnormal about of dew and moisture this summer I have seen a lot of these cases of lesions in the coronet ba...
09/30/2018

Due the the abnormal about of dew and moisture this summer I have seen a lot of these cases of lesions in the coronet band. This is a fungus. Use Rubbing alcohol to dry up the coronet band then put Lotrimin (ring worm/jock itch cream) and keep the horse in initially for 24 or in a dry paddock then in during heavy dews. If your fields are more then 4” tall cut them. Hope this helps anyone else having this issue!

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