Jenny Edwards
Barefoot Trimming

Farrier Kingston Ontario

Are you looking for a reliable barefoot farrier who is not only dedicated to keeping your horses' hooves in peak condition but also turns up on time and is easy to get hold of? Then you've come to the right place!

As well as regular trimming for healthy hooves, I also specializing in helping horses with laminitis, navicular, white line disease, underrun hooves, flares or cracks where shoeing or other trims have failed.

Farrier Kingston Ontario

All the above hooves belong to my clients.

Laminitis: this horse had been trimmed on a regular basis with a pasture trim for years and the hoof was literally falling apart. Notice how the hoof walls flare out? This puts additional stress on an already weakened laminar connection and is extremely painful for the horse. For more information on laminitis click here.
White Line Disease: this horse started off with a stone bruise which led to laminitis. Unfortunately the laminitis went undiagnosed (the farrier and owner suspected it but the vet said not!) and the coffin bone rotated resulting in a stretched white line. The horse was then shod with heart bar shoes and pads but infection set in the white line, leading to white line disease.
Long Term Crack: the owner of this horse was always told that her horse had a club foot which is what led to this crack developing. The heels were left too long which put additional stress on the toe and shoes were used to try and hold it all together. However the horse does not have a club foot he has a deep, long-term thrush infection in his frog. In response to this the horse grows more heel to protect the weakened frog. By treating the thrush and applying a correct trim the crack goes away.
Underrun Heels: this horse also started off with laminitis. The previous farrier applied the traditional band-aid of heartbar shoes which are only a temporary fix. He also allowed the heels to fold under and by not addressing the long toes the hoof grew forward (see how far under the hoof the heel is?) causing underrun heels. This is a very common problem and is very uncomfortable for the horse and is often what leads to navicular.
Navicular: this horse started off with underrun heels and never developed the correct structures in the back of his hoof. This is common when horses are shod before the age of 5, which is before their hooves have fully developed, or if they don't have enough movement when they are young. For more information on navicular click here

Trimming Service

Based out of Elgin, and with over 7 year's experience of natural trimming using the Pete Ramey trim style I provide the following service:

Initial assessment of horse/pony/donkey which not only covers hoof issues but also takes a holistic approach to ways of improving the overall wellbeing of the animal.
Photographs of the hooves and horse before the initial trim
Physiologically correct trim which individually addresses your horse's specific hoof issues
Photographs of the hooves after every subsequent trim
Print out of hoof photos which records the progress of the trim

Trimming Schedule

For most cases I recommend that horses in my care are trimmed on a 5-6 week schedule. This ensures that the hooves are always kept at the optimum length which helps prevent against disease and, for recovering hooves enables the hoof to heal as quickly as possible.

Want to Learn to Trim?

I also teach people how to do maintence trims themselves. This way you don't have to call me out as often.

Cost

Most trims take between 30-45 minutes per horse which includes ongoing consultation and photos. The initial set-up trim is $50 per trim for a horse and $25 for a mini and then subsequent trims are $40*/$20* (*when maintained on the 5-6 week schedule).

The majority of profits from this service go towards funding the small horse rescue operation that we run. Click here to see our rescues

Contact

For more information or to book a trim please call me on 613-359-5773 or click here to use the form on the Contact me page of this website.

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