It's THAT time of the month again....

...Farrier time! Our farrier, Wes, comes out out every 5 weeks (rain or shine) to fancy up our ponies feet...trimming, shoeing, he's our man! Well, he's half our man....technically, we have another farrier out every 8 weeks for our ponies that take a bit longer to grow their hooves out...it's true, Woodie can't go a day over 5 weeks without a massive hoof break-down...while Bo and Potter are good at 8 weeks! Not to mention Clementine, who Wes treats to a hooficure every other visit, or every 10 weeks....that's just the nature of horse management....they each have individual needs!

I got some shots of Wes working on the handsome Pedro today....Pedro got new shoes in front, and a trim in back...here is Pedro and his owner, Vickie.

Here, Wes gets down to work pulling old shoes and trimming back growth...he checks for level before he puts his new shoes back on again...

Then, he calls in his second hand man, Miles, to help out as he starts to tack on Pedro's new shoes...it takes a lot of tools to get this job done, so Miles is a big help!

Wes does a lot of big name show barns, so we feel pretty special to be on his 'list'....he does a fabulous job! On a side note, Wes and his Mrs are expecting their first child! I wonder if we'll have a second generation farrier on our hands....

Happy Trails,

Leah