Podcast
S1E2: Crushing Heels
In this episode, Mike and Travis discuss:
- Paying attention to the horse’s movement patterns
- Evaluating a new client
- Using sound to evaluate movement patterns, not just sight
- The high-low horse and mismatched feet
- Crushed heels
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S1E1: Sole Depth
In this episode, Travis and Mike discuss:
- Why horse trials competitors may choose to switch shoes during an event (and if Mike thinks this practice is necessary for performance)
- When (and why) to start shoeing a young horse
- Does your horse need shoes?
- How often a horse should be trimmed and shod
- What it means to have a low palmar/plantar angle in a hoof and how these angles affect the rest of your horse’s legs
- Why you should bring your horse to the veterinary clinic for the best x-rays
S0E0: Meet Mike Stine
In the first episode of the podcast, Mike and Travis discuss:
- Working with a veterinarian to remove a keratoma in a horse’s hoof
- Mustang Sally
- Mike’s history and background with horses and as a farrier
- Paying attention to the horse’s movement to determine how to trim and shoe the horse
- What it’s like to work on valuable horses
