Wrede Farrier Services

12/16/2022

A little fade

09/01/2021

Don’t give up on me…

Don’t give up on me, I gap my mouth because I have an abscess.

Don’t give up on me, I bow off my left turns because my hocks hurt.

Don’t give up on me, I refuse the gate because I have ulcers.

Don’t give up on me, I run by my first barrel because I’m a bleeder.

Don’t give up on me, I buck because I have kissing spine.

Don’t give up on me, I elevate in my turns because I have EPM.

Don’t give up on me, I can’t stop hard because I have sharp points on my teeth.

Don’t give up on me, I’m head shy because my TMJ hurts.

Don’t give up on me because I’m not exactly what you think I should be.

Don’t give up on your horse, he’s fighting a silent battle and he can’t tell you why he’s behaving a certain way until you care to pay attention.

Horses put out what you put in, put your all into listening to your horse and see what he gives in return.

10/15/2020

Patent Bar Horseshoe

Also known as a rest shoe, the patent bar shoe is used to keep a horse from bearing weight on an injured leg. The shoe features a bar between the heels, which is raised 1 to 1½ inches to decrease the angle between the pastern and the cannon bone. In doing so, the shoe relieves stress on the flexor tendons and suspensory ligament. These shoes are only used on horses on stall rest.

07/11/2020

09/25/2019

When we come across the word ‘Friesian’ or when this word comes up in conversation we always think about those gorgeous creatures come out of fairytales. Anyone who owns a Friesian wants to show him/her off and they can’t be blamed because these horses are just magnificent. When you see them

09/25/2019

Jon Ensign shares three steps to teach your horse to stand quietly for the farrier for trimming hooves, replacing shoes or simply using the hoof pick.