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.