John Kynaston DipWcf - Cheshire Farrier

04/11/2025

Warning to horse owners after ‘potentially disastrous misinformation’ on laminitis shared on social media. Read more below

12/03/2024

A good friend of mine has a small handy tractor great for smaller paddocks 👌

07/11/2022

Less than 2 weeks to go now! Any donations to this great cause very welcome 🙏

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26/10/2022

11/10/2022

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26/05/2022

Where has all the grass gone?...

“But there isn’t any grass on the field…” We hear these words a lot at this time of year, from the exasperated owners of fat horses fighting what sometimes seems like a losing battle with their horses’ weight.

Have you ever wondered why horses on a seemingly bare paddock can still gain weight?
It is worth keeping in mind, the picture of the un-grazed side of the field below. Of course, it can be very difficult for owners to monitor what a horse is taking in, but one thing is certain: when that side of the field is full of horses, it won’t look like this! That grass would be nipped off as soon as it poked up high enough to be nibbled!

Sarah Stoneham BVSc Cert ESM MRCVS gives this very good explanation of the problem which helps us to understand and monitor the amount of grass that the horse is consuming.

“UK grass growth figures (grass check GB) indicate that over the last week (ending 16.5.22), average grass growth in the north west has been high. At the moment a small well-managed paddock, the size of a 40x20m dressage arena will be producing an average of 22.5kg of grass per day. The dry matter content of grass is currently only 20% which means it is 80% water, so a 40x20m area produces 4.5 kg of grass on a dry matter basis each day.
This has a calorie content similar to 4.5 kg of a conditioning hard feed. The grass is also high in sugar, 17.1% on average last week. So, the 4.5 kg of grass on a dry matter basis will contain approximately 770g of sugar!
If your paddock is still looking as bare as it did earlier this year it is because your horse has eaten all the new grass each day.”

So, where has all the grass gone?... its inside the horse!

23/03/2022

Another day working on 'Apple' with . Fighting against White Line Disease(WLD).

Although from the plantar view (front view of the back foot, pic 3) of the hoof there were no visible cracks, once I started to pair back the sole you can see from (pic 4) there is a cavity at the toe region. This is where the Wld is thriving as it is an anaerobic bacteria and thrives where no air is present.
The bacteria destroys the hoof wall and turns it in to a type of mush and In doing so compromises the integrity of the hoof capsule. The area must be fully debrided back to good horn (pic 5) This stops the Wld being able to fester. We then apply a mix of anti bacterial clay and copper sulphate (pic 6) To make sure the area is clean and not harbouring any bacteria until the new hoof wall grows down.

19/03/2022

If anyone's looking..Emma does a top job I've noticed after she's been and I come to shoe them their not as stiff and more supple 👌

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08/11/2021

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