Forget saving the best for last. The very first full-body shoeing rig that Clay Flynn, Moncks Corner, S.C., put together turned out to be the most impressive rig among all the entrants at the recent American Farrier’s Association (AFA) convention.
Ask Jason Harmeson what’s made him a successful shoer and he’ll tell you it’s due to sticking with the basics and not complicating the shoeing process.
Spend just a few minutes listening to Jim Halverson and you’ll quickly come to the realization that he holds some decided opinions about how to go about the business of horseshoeing.
It's a gorgeous autumn morning in October as Tim Tritch and I climb aboard his shoeing rig in Angola, Ind., in the extreme northeastern corner of the Hoosier state.
Cuts and scrapes are unfortunately, a frequent part of a farrier's job. Along with a standard first aid kit, these items should be in your shoeing rig.
“I don’t shoe to make a living but for the challenge,” the Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., farrier told those in attendance at the Northern California Classic in Placerville, Calif. He quickly admitted he’d only graduated from Bob Smith’s Pacific Coast Horseshoeing School about 2 years before.
Ask Roger Newman about the ideal farrier rig and his description will be different than the one he would have given you last year — as well as different than the one you’d be likely to get next year.
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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