FAQ

What are your prices?

Prices can vary depending on your horse's needs and your location. Do not hesitate to contact us for more pricing relevant to your needs.

I'm out of the serviced area, can you still come for my horses?

We do offer service out of our regular coverage under special conditions. Do not hesitate to contact us if you'd like to discuss the opportunity.

My horse has always been shod. Can it transition to barefoot?

It all depends on the reason the horse was shod. Barefoot transition are done on a case by case basis and cannot be confirmed remotely.

A proper evaluation of the horse, its hooves, workload and environment all need to be taken into account in person before providing an answer.

How often should my horse's hooves be trimed/shod?

Most horses will be benefit from a 5-6 week schedule for appointments.

Some horses with particular workload or issues should be done more often. Or, in some cases, some retired horses can extend time between visits when proper care is applied by the owner.

Why hot shoe?

The main advantage of hot shoeing is to ensure a precise adjustment of the shoe to the hoof. Hot metal is much more maleable and can be adjusted more precisely by a skilled craftsman than cold metal.

A second advantage of hot shoeing is that when applying the hot shoe to the horse's hoof, it blends the hoof to the shoe, ensuring even contact between the shoe and the hoof wall.

The burn mark will also make sole pressure visible, which can be removed to ensure there is no unwanted pressure on the softer tissues.

Is shoeing painful for the horse?

No, when done properly, shoeing is not painful.

There are usualy 2 concerns regarding shoeing horses which leads people to think shoeing might be painful: Nailing and burning.

Considering nailing - The horseshoe nails should not come in contact with any sensitive tissue. The nails are driven in the hoof horn, which is akin to human nails, but much bigger and thicker. It's like havint a tiny needle through our nail, but not touching the skin.

Considering burning - As mentioned above, the hoof is akin to a very thick nail and does not cointain any nerve or blood vessel. This makes it extremely heat resistant and insulating. As a result, a hot shoe can be applied for a reasonable amount of time to the hoof without warming up the internal seisitive tissues in any meaningful way.

Most horses accept shoeing very well, even for their first time. While some horses might be scared of the smoke; it is not a pain reaction, but the instinctual fear of fires. In most cases, desensitizing the fearful horse to the smoke can be done in a few shoeings.