Miller's Horseshoeing

Graduate of the Pacific Coast Horseshoeing School

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Santa Cruz County Fires. After helping with evacuating horses from my sister's property on Larkin Valley I noticed the number one thing you can do to help your horse survive in the event of an emergency evacuation order is to make sure he knows how to load in a trailer. We were very lucky that Kristi Fredrickson was willing to drive through the fire to help transport our neighbors horses. Within minutes - she had extremely reluctant horses (including a draft!) into her trailer and on their way to safety at the fairgrounds. A lot of horse rescuers may not have her skill and patience. Please - train your horse to load and trailer - or call a professional who can! Your peace of mind is worth it.

I graduated from the Pacific Coast School of Horseshoeing, an intensive two month study of the anatomy, physiology and behaviorism of horses. We crafted tons of shoes, hammering on heated raw steel to custom shape and fit each individual horses' hooves. My truck has 4 wheel drive and is outfitted with everything needed to trim and/or shoe your horses including a gas heated forge and a welder . If your horse needs more support with pads, wedges, egg bars or custom toe clips, no problem.

Taking proper care of your horse is my priority, taking care of his owner is of equal importance. When you call me, I will do you the courtesy of returning your call. When we have an appointment, I will be there. I always carry my cell phone, it accepts voice mail and text messages and I can also check my email. My time is not more important than yours and you shouldn't be kept waiting, wondering if I'm going to show. Neither should your horse.

While I'm happy to be patient and help train youngsters to learn to give their feet, I'm not really a horse trainer or disciplinarian. If your horse is reluctant or objects to someone working on his hooves, I can recommend a horse training professional who can help, her name is Kristi Fredrickson (831-663-5320). I have personally seen her change uncooperative P.M.U. mares and colts into solid equine citizens. Her methods are fair to the horses while being safe for the humans!

"No foot, no horse" holds true whether you ride Fourth Level Dressage, jump five feet, compete in Western Pleasure or timed events or can't wait to hit the trails. If your horse doesn't have healthy, well cared for feet he will have a hard time living up to all he is capable of. I would welcome the opportunity to become a part of the team that cares for your best friend.

Below and on the "Before and After" page are some pictures of the feet belonging to a 26 year old Appaloosa that had been somewhat neglected on a pasture for six months.  If you click on the small photos they will enlarge.  First I had to trim off the broken damage to his foot.  The next step was assessing his traveling style and breakover point.  After trimming and filing his hoof, I gave him some much needed support for his hoof wall using a polymer resin.  The last step was applying the shoe to make sure that crack was stablized.

Dave@Millershorseshoeing.com

831-234-7573