Dryden Equine

09/16/2026

Before you focus on the behavior, ask what it’s communicating.

In the horses that come to us labeled “difficult,” we often find a reason underneath. Sometimes it’s training. But more often than people realize, the horse is in pain—and the behavior is the only way it knows to communicate.

This is why Dryden Equine addresses both hoof balance and fascial restrictions. Because the horse is one body—not two separate problems. 🐴

09/11/2026

A little before and after from one of Tad’s recent bodywork sessions. One session in and this mare is already moving like a different horse. 🐴

09/10/2026

28 years as a farrier. 10 years in equine bodywork.

Tad offers balanced hoof trimming, shoeing, therapeutic and corrective hoof work, and myofascial release therapy.

Now accepting clients around Cedar City and throughout Southern Utah. We’ll travel when multiple horses are booked in the same area.

Message us to talk about your horse. 🐴

Dryden Equine | Hoof & Body Balance

08/15/2026

One session can make a huge difference when you look at the whole horse. 💙

Dryden Equine | Hoof & Body Balance

08/08/2026

This is what Working for the Horse looks like.

Before this horse was even purchased, a client asked Tad to come evaluate several horses he was considering—looking at feet, movement, and compensation patterns.

Once the decision was made, Tad returned to the facility where the horse was still staying to get him more comfortable and balanced before heading to his new home.

He was extremely long, out of balance, and his body was feeling it.

Before Tad ever picked up a foot, he spent about 30 minutes doing bodywork. The horse was especially painful through his hips, but he wasn’t ready to tolerate work there yet—so Tad started where he could, at the neck, and gradually worked his way back as the horse began to release.

Then Tad moved on to his feet.

In the beginning, this horse wanted very little to do with Tad. By the end, he allowed Tad to trim him all the way around.

The entire session took about two hours.

Could it have been done faster? Probably. But that’s not the point.

The original plan was also to put shoes on him that day. We didn’t.

After bodywork, four feet, and two hours of asking this horse to trust someone he had just met, he’d given enough. Shoes can wait a couple of weeks.

Horses are asked—and sometimes forced—to push through discomfort all the time. Our approach is different.

The goal isn’t to get through a checklist or finish a job at all costs. It’s to pay attention to what the horse is telling us and make decisions based on what he needs that day.

Sometimes good horsemanship is knowing when to keep going.

And sometimes it’s knowing when to stop.

Interested in a pre-purchase evaluation? Reach out—we’re happy to put eyes on a horse before you commit.

Dryden Equine | Working for the Horse

07/29/2026

Farrier services, bodywork, or both together—we meet your horse where they’re at. Serving Southern Utah. DM us if your horse could use some help.

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07/23/2026

We made the move to Southern Utah—and we're officially taking clients. 🐴 Tad brings 28 years of professional farrier work and 10 years developing the Hoof & Body Balance method: precision trimming + hands-on myofascial release, treating your horse as one connected system.

We're also available to travel for larger groups or multiple horses—reach out to make arrangements.

10/19/2024