When a bald guy like myself brings up a wig shop, there is an easy joke for others to make. But a dustup at a wig salon is no laughing matter. Wigs and horseshoeing have absolutely nothing to do with each other, but there is an important reminder in this story for your practice.
If you attend enough clinics or conferences, you will realize that speakers or panelists aren't the only sources for moments that make attending worthwhile. Sometimes it is a helpful tip, or maybe a new way of thinking about an old problem.
Talk with most farriers and hoof-care providers about safety or dangers inherent to the work and the most common thing that will come up is potential injury caused by a horse.
I was really impressed at this year’s 10th annual International Hoof-Care Summit to see the growing number of farriers who brought their young apprentices to this mid-winter event.
I just returned from the early December meeting of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) in Anaheim, Calif. Like attending many other conferences, I always visit with as many exhibitors as I can to find out what role hoof care plays in their business.
In this episode, Mark Ellis, a Wisconsin farrier who learned the ropes with Renchin, recalls Red’s relationships with area veterinarians, his legacy and the second career as American Farriers Journal’s technical editor.
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Kawell develops and produces copper alloy horseshoes and inserts, giving horses the care that they need to fight issues associated with white line disease, seedy toe and thrush.
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