Sam Fowler Farrier

06/06/2026

If you ever wondered....are they right to say taking toe off means they can not heal correctly - facts say otherwise

Authored by Sam Fowler DipWCF & The Hoofflix Team The proprioceptive receptors in the equine foot are concentrated in the frog and palmar heel. The toe does not contain them. The online conver…

02/06/2026

Authored by Sam Fowler DipWCF, and the Hoofflix Team . Introduction: When a Description Becomes a Conclusion Few words carry as much influence in modern hoof care as natural. It appears in discuss…

19/05/2026

A simple explanation of toe levers and toe length….my video skills and presentation skills are a bit rusty!

19/05/2026

A viral post is telling owners that toe length doesn’t matter for laminitic horses, and that the vets and farriers recommending you take the toe back are wrong. The published research, the r…

13/05/2026

Recently seen posts talking about toe length and lever forces? Hear the cold hard, evidence based truth, not the ideology engineering the outcome.

Co- authored post by me and HoofFlix team,

https://www.facebook.com/share/1LCdcdagFA/?mibextid=wwXIfr

A viral post is telling owners that toe length doesn’t matter for laminitic horses, and that the vets and farriers recommending you take the toe back are wrong. The published research, the r…

12/02/2026

Diamonds are girls best friend…..especially for Inca who needs a little more support!

Pads will help to spread the load of the horse across the whole hoof capsule, as well as promote better blood flow.

Any questions, feel free to ask!

27/01/2026

My first credited authorship, a review of multiple thesis' on the Golden Ratio!

Mitchel D., Balchin P., Fowler S., Caldwell M. Golden ratio in equine hoof geometry. HoofFlix.com Keywords: horse; hoof balance; golden ratio; Kepler triangle; dorsopalmar balance Summary Backgrou…

15/01/2026

I fitted a pair of glue on shoes to Iggy the sensitive thoroughbred today. Walked off feeling so much better!

10/07/2025

Let’s go Indie Vaughan-JonesIndie Vaughan-Jones Eventing

09/06/2025

This is Bob

Bob is old enough to know better

Bob wants to does this every time mid fitting his shoes and has a roll and/or a p*e. The banks are all put up against the wall for me to shoe, he systematically walks round pulling them all down. If I don’t let him do this, he has a strop!

Don’t be like Bob