The Happy Hoofer

12/05/2025

Very proud to announce that the Mrs. (Harmony) is now working with Delta Water Products as the Marketing Manager for all their branches/brands across the US & Canada. If you need agriculture irrigation, pump & water systems, HD conduit, civil water, wastewater, or wildfire systems, they will find you the right solution to meet your needs, backed by a great team of experts in their field.

If you want more info, go to https://deltawaterproducts.com and click on the request a quote button at the top right. Make sure to tell them Harmony sent you😉If you want to reach Harmony directly, you can find her at harmony.poisson@deltawaterproducts.com

12/04/2025

Thank you so much to everyone (clients, friends, football colleagues, and family) who made it out for my surprise 60th birthday party on Sunday. It was a great time, and made me feel very loved. Special thanks to my kids and wife who planned it, and to Straiton Community Hall & Outlaws Smokehouse who provided the amazing food and venue. I will be thinking of you all while I am sunning in Florida next month;)

11/01/2025

Pretty proud coach today. Our team won our semi final game today in the pouring rain 32-0!

10/30/2025

10/28/2025

NEWS RELEASE: B.C. FARMERS AND RANCHERS CALL ON GOVERNMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR AS AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE

Nearly 70 farmers, ranchers and industry leaders from across British Columbia are in Victoria today, bringing forward practical solutions to priorities on topics such as safeguarding the sector’s need for the temporary foreign worker program, securing access to water, and the mounting pressures on farmland and competing jurisdictions. These issues are putting local farms — and B.C.’s supply of food and other agricultural products — at risk.

Read the full news release here: https://bcac.ca/2025/10/28/b-c-farmers-and-ranchers-call-on-government-to-recognize-the-agriculture-sector-as-an-essential-service/

10/21/2025

LOCAL JOB OPPORTUNITY! Do you love working with cows? Are you a night owl? Eye for detail and cleanliness? Work well in a team setting? Looking to change occupations? Riverdale just may be the right fit for you! Looking for the right fit to add a third shifter to the night-shift team. No experience required! Just an open mind to learning.
NIGHTSHIFT: WED-FRI 7:30PM-12AM (until milking is complete)
LOCATION: Jesperson Road (Rosedale, BC)
STARTING WAGE- 20$/per hour
DUTIES:
• Using a loader to push up feed before and after shift
• Herding up to 500 cows into the milking parlour
Cleaning each pen and around the barn as you go
• Assisting the milker in milking the cows (until trained into the milking position)
• Feeding any newborn calves born
• Set up/ shut down of the milking parlour
• Other duties as needed
Please call Mike for further details at 604-799-0751 (serious inquiries only)
This job also has ample opportunities to pick up extra hours/shifts doing extra tasks around the farm, covering shifts when they're available, and seasonal fieldwork.

10/15/2025

Notify westernturffarms if you see this Dodge around (the Black rims are not common, also check the front bumper with extra spoiler)

09/25/2025

Today’s post is golden oldie that we found in the back of the filing cabinet this morning🤣 This passport & pic were from 1987 when Kevin & his dad Jim emigrated to Canada to bring the new upright hooftrimming chute to Fraser Valley farmers, some of whom we still trim for to this day!

09/09/2025

This fuel truck made us smile on our way home from Seattle yesterday🐮

08/29/2025

We are looking for a backup on-call hoof trimming assistant. No experience needed but being comfortable around large/farm animals is an asset. Usually short days, always paid the same day. A hardworker, physically capable, and with a great sense of humour would be appreciated;) Occasional travel opportunities as well for those who work well and are interested. Please DM us or email happyhooferbc@gmail.com with a bit about yourself, why you are interested, and a phone #. 🐮Have a great long weekend!

08/17/2025

Well, today was a day. We had a client from Kamloops bring a Brahma Bull down to Abbotsford for us to urgently trim before he was headed off to a rodeo in Alberta, and well, you can tell from the pictures, “you can’t take the rodeo out of the bull”. The bull clearly worked up from the ride down ended up busting through our staff, a fence & gate at a local Matsqui farm and made it out onto the Abby/Sumas Hwy. Luckily, the bull and commuters are all safe, and thanks to the local farmers and veterinary staff, the bull is securely back on the road again with his very relieved owner. We appreciate everyone’s kindness and patience during a tense few hours. It’s amazing how many people yelled hello and called us by name as they passed by. I guess 38 years in the Fraser Valley Agriculture business will do that. The best part of this story is that we advocated for it not to be put down, and he still got his feet trimmed after all the drama. A shoutout to both Frank & Wilma for bringing the heavy equipment from farms on either side of the highway.