Twisted 3 Farm and Farrier Services

06/11/2026

Put a first trim on a young 6 year old papered mustang today for a friend and trainer Alexis Christensen! This beautiful boy is coming along nicely thanks to her patient yet firm hands! He’s 13.3-14 hands and gaits super smooth! This is only THREE WEEKS into handling yall! He did VERY well given the circumstances, arguably better than some of my older seasoned client horses! Just needs a patient farrier to continue working with him (no quick to anger or physical corrections will work with this boy. He responds well with calm yet assertive handlers). Imagine what 3 more weeks will do for him ❤️ He’s tentatively 👀 4 a new 🏠! If interested in a well started project and more info I’ll get you in touch!
Add: I opted to do baby steps as we didn’t know how he would do. I left my chaps off for less noise, flapping, catch points, etc and I stayed out and loose to give myself an out if needed. Needless to say the precautions weren’t needed! What a GOOD pretty boy!

05/24/2026

It needs to be said more. Stop assuming, stop making excuses. WORK through the problem.

✋🏼 Stop Putting Labels On Your Horse 🛑

This horse was abused. This horse has trauma. This horse was a rescue.

It doesn’t matter. It really doesn’t.

When we put these labels on horses we treat them differently, we can’t help it. We restrict what we need to do to help them because we want to tip toe around their “story”.

They have lived. Life is stress. Life can be traumatic. It doesn’t need to continue to be their story. It doesn’t need to define them (OR US)!

Work with the horse you have today, in front of you, with those worried triangle eyes, reluctance to look at you, terrified of the saddle or ropes, the one who suddenly kicks out when surprised. Wait…

That sounds like a fresh wild mustang who hasn’t been abused because he hasn’t even been touched yet.

Here’s the thing. You cannot know a horses’s story unless you lived it with them. You are just guessing based on behavior and that behavior very well could just be how that horse has always reacted to things. You are ASSuming, and we all know that saying. I have known horses since birth that you would think got beat everyday with how they are reactive to certain things. It was just who they are.

Stop assigning labels. Just work with the horse in front of you. Assigning labels gives you permission to not do what needs to be done. It gives you an excuse for your lack of progression or your own personal fears. It gives you an out when things get tough and you need to learn a new approach or change what obviously isn’t working. It LIMITS you which in turn limits how you can help that horse.

There is absolutely nothing you can do about a horse’s past. You can only influence the now. Focus on the now. Leave the labels, and the reason you are clinging to them, behind.

Your horse will thank you.

05/06/2026

I despise giving warnings for something I find so normal but WARNING ⚠️ CASTRATION PHOTOS BELOW! ⚠️

Today was a GREAT day here at the farm! What started as a case of cryptorchidism with our donka donk, Indy, THANKFULLY recently changed to BOTH testies being descended!!! Little guy was only roughly the size of my big toe where as the big guy (fully developed one that WASNT stuck) was about the size of a heart! What was almost a $1500-$2000 surgery at a proper equine hospital turned into a mere $300 and some laughs in my front yard! Big thanks to our local veterinarian, AND to Indy for throwing enough fits of kicking and rolling to FORCE the other testie into making an appearance and saving my wallet! Cheers to two balls being better than one! (Ok I’m done with the jokes I swear!) 🥂

03/20/2026

Gosh I hate videos of myself but here we go. Rest in peace Festus ❤️

03/11/2026

Oh how animals are but brief angels on earth. At just 7 years old, a smaller member of our family and farm went to be with Jesus today. Rest in Peace sweet Gizmo! I wish I could have given you a better life on this earth. ❤️😔

03/06/2026

Trekking in to my first little clients of the day 🫏 ❤️

12/12/2025

We love them all here at Twisted 3 Farm & Farrier Services ❤️❤️❤️

12/02/2025

Dear clients/future clients, in light of the EHV-1 Virus I must ask that you all be ever more vigilant of your horses health and their behavior! In the event that you notice ANY of these symptoms/behaviors PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!!….
LET ME KNOW IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO YOUR APPOINTMENT AND WE WILL RESCHEDULE! Though the virus hasn’t been documented in NC YET (that I’m aware of) that doesn’t mean that we should risk ANY potential spread!
🐴 WATCH for these symptoms/behaviors. No matter how subtle!:

⚠️ Runny nostrils
⚠️ Fever
⚠️ Abnormal sweating
⚠️ Backing off of food/water
⚠️ Lethargic
⚠️ Imbalance or instability in the rear end

These are just SOME of the symptoms! If you are not familiar with the virus PLEASE educate yourself on it immediately.

Again, if your horse is showing ANY one of these signs PLEASE contact me IMMEDIATELY PRIOR to your appointment and we will reschedule! It is not worth the spread to others! Better safe than sorry!

10/19/2025

10/19/2025

Here is what 2-3 trims does, when done right, for a severe case of whiteline disease where the hoof wall resected nearly 2/3 of the way up the hoof capsule! Photos don’t do it justice and this horse is pasture kept! NO extras, NO shoes!