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Hoof-Care Email Q&A

May 1, 2013 | Posted in Education, Lamenesses
What percentage of the horses you provide hoof care for have club feet? How do you decide if a club foot can be “fixed” vs. one that can at best be managed?
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Hoof-Care Email Q&A

April 1, 2013 | Posted in Education
The most important accessory is the forge. I have a Forgemaster with the stack. I’d like to have multiple storage options for bar stock since 80% of the horses I shoe are put into handmade, concave shoes.
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International Equine Veterinarian Hall Of Fame

Five Honored For Lifetime Contributions To Hoof Care

Honoring a dedication to their craft and a life-long achievement of high- quality work, the 2013 Hall Of Fame classes features five talented individuals
By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2013 | Posted in Education
Two farriers and three equine veterinarians were inducted into the International Horseshoeing Hall Of Fame and the International Equine Veterinarians Hall Of Fame during the 10th annual International Hoof-Care Summit in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Hoof Boots Earning Expanded Role in Hoof Care

As more horse owners express an interest in boots, more farriers add them to their services
By Pat Tearney posted on November 1, 2012 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing
Hoof boots must be carefully fitted and it's also important for horse owners to know how to take them off and put them back on. Farriers may not exactly be lining up to stock their shoeing rigs with a hoof boot selection, but an informal survey indicates boots are gaining increasing acceptance among shoers - driven in part by customer demand.
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The Backyard Horse

Problems Tend to Pile up on the Feet of Backyard Horses

Informal survey of most common issues for these horses indicates that when owners fail to address one problem, it often leads to others.
By Pat Tearney posted on September 1, 2012 | Posted in Clients, Therapeutic Shoeing
Farriers who spend a lot of time providing hoof care of backyard horses should be forgiven if they sometimes feel as if they're being swamped by a cascading torrent of foot problems. It seems to go with the territory.
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