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Farriers' Roundtable

January 1, 2013 | Posted in Shoeing
When extending the heels of a shoe beyond the back of the foot, how do you balance the horse’s need for support with concerns about leverage created by the steel hanging out behind the foot?
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Barbaro Fund Supports Laminitis Project

March 17, 2011 | Posted in Diseases
Source: Blood Horse
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association's subsidiary, NTRA Charities, has announced that the Barbaro Fund for Equine Health and Safety Research has disbursed $49,000 to support the second year of a research project on laminitis.
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Leverage Vs. Support

Before extending heels and adding extensions to your horseshoes, be sure you understand the conflicting forces that come into play
By Chris Gregory posted on March 1, 2011 | Posted in Shoeing
Before extending heels and adding extensions to your horseshoes, be sure you understand the conflicting forces that come into play.
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Cutting Back on Shoe Loss on Hard-Working Western Horses

Farriers share tips for keeping shoes in place while still supplying proper support for horses working in arenas and ranches
By Heather Smith Thomas posted on July 1, 2009 | Posted in Shoeing
On occasion almost any horse will experience the loss of a shoe catching it on a gate or fence while pawing and jerking it off, or scrambling in deep mud and stepping it off, or some other abnormal situation. Some horses, however, routinely pull their shoes off due to the way they travel and overreach. In these cases, careful measures must be taken to eliminate foot contact.
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Tender Loving Footcare Needed with Older Horses

Reduced physical activity along with serious digestive system changes often lead to serious problems with deteriorating hooves with aging horses
By Loretta Sorenson posted on May 1, 2009 | Posted in Anatomy
It’s not at all unusual to see declining hoof conditions in older horses as the natural aging process takes its toll on equine body condition.
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Treating Hoof Cracks And Other Hoof Maladies

Cornell farrier offers primer on therapeutic cases
By Michael Wildenstein posted on September 1, 2004 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing
Source: Michael J. Wildenstein, CJF
Horses that have unbalanced hooves, coronary band damage or interference injuries are all susceptible to hoof cracks. Damage to the laminae from abscess tracts will predispose a hoof to crack. Hooves that are not trimmed or shod regularly can crack from the added stress of long hooves. In an adult horse, limb deformities or shoeing to attempt to change a limb deformity aggressively can crack hooves.
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Bar Shoe Tips

Bar shoes can provide needed relief and promote healing, but choosing the right one from the wide selection can be confusing
By Ron Perszewski posted on September 1, 2004 | Posted in Equipment, Forging

Jim Ferrie ranks among the world’s best possible sources for advice about bar shoes. He’s earned his way into the International Horseshoeing Hall Of Fame during his more than 30 years as a farrier, and he specializes in therapeutic shoeing while working in Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Hoof Care on Parade

Hoof Care on Parade

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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