Each day, American Farriers Journal encounters a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at an aspect of the equine industry. Our favorite content for "This Week" is aggregated here. We hope it offers a useful tip to improve your hoof-care business, expands your knowledge by giving you something new to ponder, or entertains you when you need a break most.
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- How to Fix and Tune a Fuller
- Mullins Farrier Podast: Lance Sloman
- A Soleful Look
- The Humble Hoof Podcast: Dr. Renate Weller
- Thursday 3 with Victory!
- Relevance and Biomechanics of the Stride Length
How to Fix and Tune a Fuller
In this video from Pacific Northwest Farrier Show, Carnation, Wash., farrier Gavine Cooper demonstrates how he tunes a fuller on a 10-inch expander wheel grinder.
Mullins Farrier Podast: Lance Sloman
The farrier industry joined the Sloman family in mourning the sudden passing of Alberta, Canada farrier Lance Sloman on March 17. The Mullins Farrier Podcast memorialized Sloman by reposting his interview, which was recorded during the 2019 International Hoof-Care Summit in Cincinnati, Ohio.
A Soleful Look
In a Facebook post, Lindsey Field from The Study of the Equine Hoof shared a fascinating photo of the equine sole under a macro lens.
The Humble Hoof Podcast: Dr. Renate Weller
In this epsiode, International Equine Veterinarian Hall of Fame member Renate Weller discusses the movement of the distal limb and how hoof-care providers can affect biomechanics. The dean, faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Calgary, discusses how horse owners can be proactive about preventing soft tissue injury, as well as some factors that lead to injury.
Thursday 3 with Victory!
In this episode, International Horseshoeing Hall of Fame member Chris Gregory of Heartland Horseshoeing School in Lamar, Mo., offers some advice for handling lost shoes.
Relevance and Biomechanics of the Stride Length
In this webinar from Werkman Hoofcare, Dr. Jenny Hagen of Leipzig University discusses clinically relevant facts about stride length.
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