Farriers have long tried — with varying degrees of success — to convince horse owners that regularly scheduled appointments for trimming and shoeing are important for equine health.
The choice of having horses go barefoot vs. shod was a topic that was discussed in December during the annual meeting of the American Association of Equine Practitioners in San Antonio, Texas. It generated very informative dialog and many important questions.
When it comes to recommending products, tack options or health-care ideas to horse owners, you probably have more impact than any other equine professional.
Jeff Minor is a craftsman who makes saddles, chaps, various kinds of tack and beautiful leather braid work, all while maintaining a horseshoeing business on the side.
This is not your father's horseshoeing book. Author David Farmilo of Oakbank, South Australia, doesn't tackle the principles of trimming and shoeing head-on with the standard textbook approach.
Just in case one of your Web-surfing, world-traveling or horse show-attending clients raises the subject, let’s get up to speed on cold water hydrotherapy as an aid to equine hoof and leg health.
It may not be exactly fair, but Steve Teichman says if you’re a farrier for a United States Equestrian Federation team, you’re going to be expected to be able to fix just about any hoof problem that crops up.
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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