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Hot and Cold Tips for Better Forging

Developing these skills will pay off in increased efficiency and better shoeing
By Pat Tearney posted on November 1, 2001 | Posted in Education, Forging
Some of the most important work a farrier does takes place at least a few feet from the horse that’s being shod. Skills at the anvil can set a farrier apart from run-of-the-mill shoers. The ability to hand forge specialty shoes or fine-tune keg shoes can greatly enhance your ability to increase your shoeing incomes.
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Competing Boosts Shoeing Skills

Farriers at the World Championship Blacksmiths’ Competition had solid ideas on why competing can make you a better shoer
By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2001 | Posted in Education
Competitors in the World Cham­pionship Blacksmiths’ Competition were convinced that participating in forging and shoeing contests can make you a better horseshoer. But they weren’t necessarily in agreement as to when young shoers should start competing.
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$41,177.84!!

That’s the unbelievable value of farrier products earned by 71 mail-in forging exercise participants
By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2001 | Posted in Forging
With an astounding eight-fold increase from participating shoers in a year’s time and outstanding support from 47 farrier suppliers, the 2001 mail-in forging exercise was a rip-roaring success.
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Fine-Tuning Keg Shoes

Manufactured horseshoes don't relieve farriers from the responsibility of making sure the shoe fits
By Pat Tearney posted on July 1, 2001 | Posted in Shoeing
Quality keg shoes can make a farrier’s life a lot easier. They’re well made, competitively priced and available in a broad range of sizes and shapes to fit the hooves of just about any horse. With a little help, of course.
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Firing Up the Forge

Building and maintaining coal and coke fires
By Chris Gregory posted on May 1, 2001 | Posted in Forging
Learning this skill was tough. I read every text I could find on the subject, but nothing spelled it out in a way I could get my mind around.
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Forging The Calgary Mail-In Shoes

Co-sponsored by the Calgary Stampede’s World Championship Blacksmiths’ Competition and American Farriers Journal, being part of this unique mail-in exercise will earn you $422 in valuable prizes and a fantastic opportunity to continue your forging skills education
By Chris Gregory posted on May 1, 2001 | Posted in Forging
They picked two great shoes for this year’s mail-in forging exercise that’s part of the Calgary Stampede’s World Championship Blacksmiths’ Competition.
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Heart Bars Revisited

X-Rays Made Heart Bar Shoemaking Class Different

Adding a new technology angle turns a novel corrective shoeing class into an incredible learning experience
By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2001 | Posted in Shoeing
While there are plenty of shoemaking contests where the shoe has to fit the foot, no contest required reading a lateral X-ray to determine proper placement of a heart bar shoe until last fall.
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Keep Your Tools in Tip-Top Shape

Hall-of-Famer Gordon Haight gives tips on maintaining shoeing tools
By Holly Gray posted on March 1, 2001 | Posted in Equipment, Forging
From anvils to rasps and hammers to nippers, keeping your shoeing tools in tip-top order and knowing how to properly use them can save both time and money in your shoeing business.
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Personalized Shoeing In Big Sky Country

Forget cookie-cutter shoeing jobs—this shoer relies on sound shoeing and forging skills, a wealth of equine education and an innovative mind to deliver premium hoof care
By Katherine Meitner posted on December 1, 1999 | Posted in Education
IF YOU’RE looking for an article about a guy who just takes keg shoes out of a box and nails them onto horses’ feet, you might as well stop reading.
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Personalized Shoeing in Big Sky Country

Forget cookie-cutter shoeing jobs - this shoer relies on sound shoeing and forging skills, a wealth of equine education and an innovative mind to deliver premium hoof care
By Katherine Meitner posted on December 1, 1999 | Posted in Shoeing
IF YOU'RE looking for an article about a guy who just takes keg shoes out of a box and nails them onto horses' feet, you might as well stop reading.
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Remembering Red Renchin with Mark Ellis: Part 3

Remembering Red Renchin with Mark Ellis: Part 3

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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