Ian Zoerb

Question by Tiffany Rozumniak I watched your clinic at farm fair and was very interested in you techniques. I have a gelding who has h...

Jake is one of the horses that attended the horseshoeing demonstration held at Northlands Nov 07/11.  He was short striding - landing toe f...

Hoof Balance and Anatomy Clinics -instructed by Ian Zoerb an Alberta Farrier who has over 30 years experience keeping horses sound -learn ...

CC was very sore on all four feet - landing toe first stabbing his toes into the ground.  He spent most of his time laying down.  When he wo...

shoe too small Back feet too small shoes too low angle. This is way too common, there is no support to bone column at all.         ...

I have a 14 year old mare  that I was told had navicular and wouldn't last a year without nerving her. Within a couple of months I was r...

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Before coming to Ian, my horse didn't seem to be fluid in his turns.He felt stiff + uncomfortable. Almost like he didn't want to tur...

Would you hire a carpenter that never used a measuring tape, a level, or a square? Not a good idea and yet, how is that many farriers can...

                                                 The Angle Guage The angle gauge has to be held tight to the foot . This checks the an...

The T-square A great tool when correctly used . Hind shown from laterial view . Hind shown from rear view   Shown on left front from l...

When viewing a horse from front we have been told look at straight lines. Most horses are not built that way. When you look at the chest, th...

The main reason for this site is to try to get the message out to those who have horses with soundness issues, that it might not be as seve...

A balanced foot is medial laterally balanced to the cannon bone with the heels under the center of the cannon bone. The hoof angle should...

This horse has severe foot problems, medial lateral out of balance and under run heels. When the heels are too far forward then the tendons ...