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Hoof Coatings, Dressings and Wound Care Product Roundup 2021

Check out the latest hoof coatings, dressings and wound care products from some of the industry's leading suppliers.

June 25, 2021 | Posted in Equipment

Check out the latest hoof coatings, dressings and wound care products from some of the industry's leading suppliers.

Hoof Nutrition Intelligence

How well will my horses handle our area’s cold winter weather and will it have any impact on their feet?

November 15, 2017 | Posted in Clients, Education, Nutrition

Darren Owen, owner and operator of Indian Fields Farrier Service in Scottsville, Va., addresses concerns related to cold winter weather.

Hoof Nutrition Intelligence

When poor nutrition seems to be a concern, what is the potential impact on the hoof?

November 1, 2017 | Posted in Clients, Education, Nutrition

Farrier and independent marketing consultant Milton Turner discusses the impact poor nutrition can have on the hoof.

Farrier Tips

Don't Have A Boot To Ice A Hoof? Don't Throw In The Towel

By Jeff Cota posted on July 24, 2014 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

Although it's ideal to use boots when icing a horse's hooves, many other items around your home can be used such as jeans, plastic grocery bags and inner tubes from large truck tires.

Must-Haves For Summer Hoof Health

July 18, 2014 | Posted in Nutrition

Source: Dr. Eleanor Kellon, Uckele Health & Nutrition

It's the height of summer. Temperatures are soaring, the ground is scorched. This explains why your client's horse's feet are dry, chipped, cracking, even abscessing - right?

Farrier Quick Takes

[Video] Zoo Animals

April 21, 2012 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients, Shoeing

The farrier discusses some common issues he finds with zoo animals and how attending the International Hoof-Care Summit helps him address things like abscesses

Farrier Quick Takes

[Video] Using The Golden Mean When Trimming A Hoof

January 12, 2010 | Posted in Education, Equipment, Shoeing

Geoff Goodson uses the Golden Mean to measure hooves. The Golden Mean refers to the ratio of the sum of the quantities to the larger quantity is equal to the ratio of the larger quantity to the smaller one.

Online With the Farriers' Forum

Farriers Weigh in on Missing Frogs

January 1, 2009 | Posted in Forging, Shoeing, Trimming

A client has obtained a rescue horse, which I trimmed about 10 weeks ago. At that time, the frog was gone from three hooves. I didn’t think anything about it since most horses were shedding frogs at that time.