Show Notes
What does it take to keep the world’s top horses sound — and what can everyday horse owners learn from it? In this episode, I sit down with Harry Spinks, a UK-based farrier who shoes everything from family ponies to international competition horses and served on the IOC farrier team at the Tokyo Olympics. Harry breaks down why the average hoof visibly grows out of balance in just three and a half weeks, why so many front end lamenesses actually start in the hind end, and what a truly healthy foot should look like. We dig into the barefoot debate with refreshing honesty, why your farrier, vet, and body worker need to work as a team, and what it’s really like shoeing horses under Olympic pressure. Whether your horse lives in steel, glue-ons, or nothing at all, this conversation will change how you look at their feet.
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