Farrier Mike Stine of Equine Dynamics

Corrective & therapeutic horseshoeing in North Carolina & South Carolina

Mike Stine

S5E11: Fitness for Performance

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In this episode, Mike and Travis discuss:

  • Has Travis picked up horseshoeing?
  • Talking Terminology: what is a roached back?
  • How roached back develops
  • How to develop your horse’s back muscles and topline
  • Muscle development in feral horses/”mustangs”
  • Case Study: a quarter horse named Clare

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S5E9: The Water Boy

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In this episode, Mike and Travis discuss:

  • How Mike’s business changes between winter season and the rest of the year
  • How long toe/low heel affects shoulder muscles (and how your saddle fit affects how your horse’s hooves grow)
  • Talking Terminology: pasterns and what injuries and deterioration affect the pasterns
  • How angular limb deformities are formed and when veterinarians and farriers need to get involved
  • Case study: a mini horse named Twiggy with alignment problems

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S5E8: Red and Blacks Shoes

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In this episode, Travis and Mike interview Ian McKinlay of redandblacks.com. They cover:

  • Glue-on shoes and how they have changed over the years
  • When and why glue-on shoes are used
  • Shoeing racehorses and the conditions that lead to problems in racehorses’ feet
  • The Red and Blacks shoes, and how they’re different from other horse shoes

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