It was time for some spiffy new shoes for this Belgian gelding at the Just farm west of the city this week.
The farrier work on Jake, a 25-year-old retired pulling horse, was carried out by Dr. Cindy Lukianchuk, from Success, SK.
In the photos Lukianchuk setsthe hot shoe and shapes it to fit using a forge before nailing it in place.
Jake needs the shoes to be comfortable and functional during the warm weather, explained owner Kristina Just.
Lukianchuk is a practicing veterinarian and farrier and co-founder of Alloy Equine. After graduating in 2015 with her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan she trained as a farrier at Butler’s Professional Farrier School in Nebraska, USA, details the company website. Before she started-up Alloy Equine Ltd. Dr. Lukianchuk was an associate veterinarian at the South West Animal Health Center (Swift Current, SK) and Russell & District Veterinary Clinic (Russell, MB). Prior to attending vet school Dr. Lukianchuk completed her Bachelor of Science in Animal Science at the University of Saskatchewan. She is a member of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, the American Farriers Association, and the American Association of Professional Farriers.
