This was a great journey down memory lane, where Matthew asks Mark to delve back into the time when via Parelli natural horsemanship, Mark visited an amazing farrier called Jim Crew across the pond from us and gain an insight into his "Healthy Stride" concept of shoeing horses.

All our personal experiences will influence us one way or another, so pull up a chair or keep your eyes on the road and we hope you find this episode both entertaining and informative

Hoofcare on social media is now spread across more platforms than its possible to shake a stick at or so it seems, with an equally diverse range of opinions, passions and how too's accompanying the topic.

Who's right and who's wrong? Is it about the biggest noise or the most scientific content or will an opinion suffice?

If its any consolation, whether you're in the business of trying to find the best service for your horse or perhaps you're considering becoming a hoofcare provider of some sort and are wondering which path to follow, Matthew Jackson and Mark Johnson. not to mention Margret and Kennith Winterfield are equally bewildered at times so, we thought we'd chat about it.

We would love to have you join us so IF you can spare 40 + minutes of your life then please do! Pull up a chair or keep your eyes on the road and we hope you both enjoy and gain a useful thought.

Hello, after our last episode where Matthew and Mark decided it would be a good idea to put the entire would be equestrian community off ever getting a horse, we felt we should at least try and put a positive spin on horse ownership.

We hope we managed to include a few helpful thoughts and tips but as ever and like all good conversations, well , we get a little side tracked in places.

So as always, welcome to this episode and thank you for all the amazing support, please pull up a chair or keep your eyes on the road and we hope you both enjoy and get a useful thought or two along the way.

Are you thinking about your first adventure into owning a horse or are you in the grips of our wettest winter here in the U.K since winters were invented (well that's how it feels right now)? And asking yourself if this was really what I signed up for?

Wherever you are at in your equine journey, Matthew Jackson and myself Mark Johnson have and do view ownership from a slightly detached perspective, slightly detached as we have both owned horses in the past and so have experienced things first hand too, but feel so many pitfalls could be avoided with a little foresight and applied knowledge.

So pull up a chair or keep your eyes on the road and join us as we mull over some pre - horse keeping thoughts.

When Vicky agreed to have a chat with us we were ecstatic ! Vicky is a scientist in her own right and as she shares with us her journey with her much beloved horse Max, the lessons they learned and the influences those lessons brought, open up and show just how intrenched Vicky's scientific background is with the various problem solving hoops she needed to find a way through.

To say Vicky is generous with her knowledge and experience is an understatement and yet we know there is so much more, especially as she was and is desperate to shed more light onto one or two of her many passions such as gut health and the horses microbiome, way too much for just this one conversation, so we really hope Vicky will return and we can expand more into those areas which form such a passion for her.

Now, to the vegan chocolate! Always inspired by nutrition and its effects on all of us, humans and animals alike, Vicky has created https://www.merakicacao.com/ where you can browse and salivate over all Vicky's creations that she has to offer and why not save this episode until you can "savour" (get it)? a bar or three as you listen? that should give you something to chew over, (get it)? :-) ok sorry! I'll stop

Please pull up a chair or keep your eyes on the road and we hope you enjoy!

Collaboration in hoofcare, Is it a good thing or is it a bad thing? Its a bit of a follow on from our last episode as Mark gets very excited about some conversations he's been having and WOW! Matthew brings a whole new crossover dimension from his current world of hospitality.

The learning curves and the fresh thinking keeps coming so if you can spare less than an hour this time? Pull up a chair or keep your eyes on the road and we hope you enjoy and grab a useful thought along the way.

Thoroughbred horses, some of the most incredible members of our equine world, true athletes though can be prone to breaking and bringing both heartache and ecstasy to their humans

Matthew got on the phone to me with much to say about these beloved animals so, leaving me (Mark) pondering at every turn we dive into our shared lives with these captivating and complex horses

So pull up a chair or keep your eyes on the road and we hope you enjoy and get a useful thought here and there too

After most enjoyable chats we get off the phone and suddenly realise, we didn't say "That" or "this" so here we are filling in some more gaps.

We begin with the intention of talking about our career influencers and in truth we've probably left out more than we've spoken about, yet it does come to the surface that the great Pete Ramey is high on our list. , especially where "barefoot horses are concerned.

But when two farriers get together most conversations get hijacked by flipping horses feet :-)

So, pull up a chair or keep your eyes on the road and waste an hour with us and who knows? we hope you gain a useful thought along the way