Articles Tagged with ''Heather Smith-Thomas''

Trim Seen As Key In Treating Stumbling, Other Conditions

Montana farrier and vet takes porportional approach to horse’s feet

By Heather Smith Thomas posted on December 1, 2005 | Posted in Anatomy, Trimming

Horses stumble for many reasons; reasons as as simple as being overdue for a trimming and as serious as having suffered a brain injury.

Cowboy Shoeing For Real Cowboys

Keeping hard-working ranch horses sound challenges farriers in a variety of climates

By Heather Smith Thomas posted on July 1, 2005 | Posted in Shoeing

Shoeing horses that work for a living can be a challenge. A ranch horse is vital to the livelihood of a cowboy or rancher, so proper footcare and protection is very important.

Shoeing Feedlot Horses

Four veteran shoers share what they’ve learned about this challenging type of work

By Heather Smith Thomas posted on May 1, 2005 | Posted in Disciplines & Breeds, Shoeing

Shoeing feedlot horses can be more challenging than shoeing racehorses, show horses or trail horses. Most feedlot horses work constantly, in some of the worst conditions imaginable. Here's some advice from four experienced shoers on what you can expect in shoeing feedlot horses and the importance of different environmental and weather conditions.

Modifying Keg Shoes

Tip Shoes Provide Traction, Make It Easier For Hooves To Shed Snow

Modification can even work with used shoes

By Heather Smith Thomas posted on March 1, 2005 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

Snow and ice often build up in a horse’s feet during winter — more easily in a shod than an unshod hoof.

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Hoof Care on Parade

Greg Martin, CJF, of Boerne, Texas, takes the unique approach of marketing his hoof-care practice with a Christmas parade float in Boerne and Comfort, Texas. The award-winning float boasts a variety of surprising features.

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Michigan Horseshoers Association 55th Annual Clinic

Date: 01/02/25

Location: Lansing, MI

The Michigan Horseshoers Association will host its 55th annual clinic Jan. 2-4, 2025 in East Lansing, Mich.

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Articles Tagged with ''Heather Smith-Thomas''

Trim Seen As Key In Treating Stumbling, Other Conditions

Cowboy Shoeing For Real Cowboys

Shoeing Feedlot Horses

Tip Shoes Provide Traction, Make It Easier For Hooves To Shed Snow

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