South West Equine Podiatry

22/10/2025

Matt Horsnell taking out the the Trainer of the Night award on Monday night. Matt does a great job with his team of horses, winning with our own horse Shifu with we bred and own on Monday night 👌🏻 Well done Horsnell Racing Stables

Trainer of the Night 20/10/25
Sponsored by South West Equine Podiatry (N & R Lenehan)

Congratulations Matt Horsnell

07/10/2025

A great insight on how our horses hoof can change due to the environment they live in and what we can do to manage them 👌🏻

As we head into the warmer seasons it’s important to consider the impact that the drier climate during the coming months will have on hoof moisture content.

We’ve got a blog all about this from Dean Lewis, CJF, AWCF over on our website, so be sure to go check it out 👀

https://www.mustad.com.au/blog/20-the-impact-of-climate-on-hoof-moisture-content

24/09/2025

A Thoroughbred coming back into work with an abscess that had blown out the outside heel which was causing her a bit of discomfort. We fitted her with a Size 6 Concorde Xtra heart bar nailed up with FJ Slims 0. We cut away the damaged hoof wall, using the heart bar to support the rest of the hoof capsule. The inside of the heel is still a bit sensitive so the stable staff will be able to treat it to harden the soft tissue 👌🏻 🐎

13/09/2025

All the best to Matthew Williams and Wangoom competing in the Celebrity Challange at Boneo Park tomorrow. A great way to promote the Thoroughbred after their racing careers finish 👌🏻 We reset Wangoom with Delta Challenger in front and an O’Dwyer Performa on the hinds 💪🏻 🐎

08/09/2025

A long time client Gloria Bourke enjoying a bit of success and her patience well rewarded 👌🏻

Mother Nature has been dishing up some unkind weather on the Victorian coast, but it hasn’t dampened the spirits of Portland harness racing owner-trainer

17/08/2025

A great read written by Dean Lewis 👌🏻

Correct hoof pastern angle alignment is crucial to the health and wellbeing of the horse.

Head over to our blog to learn more about how to achieve appropriate alignment in our new blog from Dean Lewis, CJF AWCF
https://www.mustad.com.au/blog/30-the-importance-of-maintaining-correct-hoof-pastern-angle

03/08/2025

We’re just around the corner from our little four legged friends arriving into the world; here’s a few handy tips to read up on to help care for mum and baby 🐴

Getting ready for foal season?

Our newest blog explores must have products for both farriers and horse owners, so you can be well prepared and create optimal outcomes 🐎

https://www.mustad.com.au/blog/31-preparing-for-foal-season

25/07/2025

Keeping it simple on this lovely Stock Horse with a set of Concorde Xtra steel toe clipped size 7, nailed up with Rifle ESL size 2 nails 👌🏻 🔨 🐎

14/07/2025

12/07/2025

Here is a before and after project we’ve been working on for the a little over 12 months. The horse suffered an injury in his paddock; tearing the hoof wall away and exposing the soft, sensitive tissue inside the hoof capsule. We came up with a plan with the team at Southwest Equine to apply a heart bar shoe to help support the hoof capsule applied a hoof cast and acrylic glue to help seal up the damaged area after the Vets had thoroughly cleaned and packed the affected area before the cast was applied. 13 months on and horses hoof has grown down back to its full function 👌🏻 The combination of a Farrier/Vet combo and a proactive owner, we can provide more often the not a great end result like this 🤞🏻 🐎 🔨

08/07/2025

A shout out to all the wonderful men and women that make our industry a great place to work in! 🐎 🔨 🐎 🔨

While National Farrier’s Week is ✨technically✨ an American thing, we think that Aussie farriers deserve to be celebrated too!

Thanks for everything you do to help our equine friends stay happy and healthy!

03/07/2025

A fresh set of Performa size 8 front and hinds fitted to a Clydie X today getting ready for his Red Coat duties at this years Royal Melbourne Show 👌🏻