Our Services

When you are expecting your Hoofcare specialist to attend your horse/s please be kind enough to have them ready – caught and tied if possible and feet cleaned out.

Payment is expected at time of visit – unless arrangements have been previously made privately. Regular clients are quite welcome to deposit money into my account to save the hassle of carrying cash – but new clients need to understand that they need to discuss this possibility at a later date then at the time of first appointment! Trims cannot and will not be paid for ‘next time’ as this is a business like any other- if you want to do this please find another who can do this.

The beauty of tips are they cannot be pulled off on a fence nor would they cause the damage to other horses like steel shoes do. Rarely do they come off until they are replaced at the end of the cycle. Often they can be put back on.

These are my favourite of all the shoes – soft as a cloud and can be used up to 4x. I personally have used these for a paper-thin soled horse who wasn’t able to use tips. They need to be applied by a skilled professional and are drilled on instead of hammering nails in. $150 for front shoes and $100 thereafter.

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I am happy to trim your horse as long as the horse’s behaviour is within normal range – please don’t expect me to trim a horse that for some reason is very unwilling to have its feet picked up. If you won’t pick them up – don’t expect anyone else to. We can discuss training fees for this!

Each horse is trimmed for optimal comfort. Please do not expect me to trim your horse short so you can save on visits. This changes the hoof too much and gives the horse pain. A trim cycle is designed to suit your horse – be it 3 weekly for the first few trims to get a proper cycle going in the case of being left too long, or 4 – 5 weekly for maintenance trimming. Paddock trims are for the most part ok to be left 6 weekly. 7 or 8 weeks is far too long for optimal hoof balance.

PRICING

Correct fitting for boots are essential and the hoof must be measured correctly to ensure boots stay on and the right boot is chosen for your purpose and horse. Regular trimming is also a must when wearing boots to ensure no rubbing on hooves or extra wear and tear on your boots. Individual fitting boots are recommended as hooves can be different sizes or have different needs.

Boot fitting at the time of trim. $20 – This involves measuring of feet correctly and documenting sizes for ordering. I may have a pair at time of fit – to try on. I will be happy to fit boots to freshly trimmed hooves providing they have been trimmed correctly and fit properly. A fee of $50 applies and further $30 if the horse needs a light trim.

I offer a range of Equine Massage methods in addition to the 2 Equine Thumpers I also am a fully accredited EMMETT equine therapist which involves a natural application of light pressure at particular points that enables the gentle physical release of muscle groups.