Articles Tagged with ''Trimming''

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Shoeing Feedlot Horses

Four veteran shoers share what they’ve learned about this challenging type of work
Shoeing feedlot horses can be more challenging than shoeing racehorses, show horses or trail horses. Most feedlot horses work constantly, in some of the worst conditions imaginable. Here's some advice from four experienced shoers on what you can expect in shoeing feedlot horses and the importance of different environmental and weather conditions.
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Baby Steps

Don’t think because they’re young they don’t need attention: These farriers and equine vets say the early days are the most important when it comes to foot health
Believe it or not, there are some people in this world who think that a horse's foot health doesn't need attention until it needs shoes. Whatever your philosophy on the subject, these three footcare professionals would beg to differ.
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Shoeing For A Living

Shoeing Down the Highway

Young Georgia farrier takes to the road as a sensible compromise between lifestyle and income
Even in Georgia, late February doesn't qualify as early spring. Nevertheless, it's a spring-like day, with temperatures already hovering around 50 in the bright early morning sunshine as farrier Derrick Perry drives the pickup towing his shoeing trailer south on I-75 from his home near the Georgia-Tennessee border toward Atlanta. It's not a short drive, but it's one he makes fairly frequently.
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Pride In the Profession

Seventh Annual National Farriers Week Offers Well-Deserved Recognition of the Shoeing Industry

By the time July hits, odds are that you’ve been working long hours at a fast pace since spring.


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Dan Bradley

Think Inside the Box

A little thought and care with your tools will help you save money and be more efficient

Thinking outside the box is one of those hot ideas that gets a lot of mileage in business management books.


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Add Biomechanics to Physiological Trimming for Winning Package

For years, we’ve heard the pros and cons of the physiological trimming method. At next winter’s International Hoof-Care Summit, you’ll learn how adding biomechanical data makes it even better

Farriers and equine veterinarians are in for an educational treat at next winter’s International Hoof-Care Summit when Dr. Hilary Clayton outlines biomechanical and shoeing recommendations built on the theories of Dr. Robert Bowker during his more than 10 years of research on physiological trimming.


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Balance, Symmetry Lead To Better Movement

Florida farrier finds solid, basic approach works best
Dale Lee twiddles with the lead rope attached to the halter on his wife’s barrel horse. "This horse started real well," Lee explains. "In his first rodeo, he was fourth out of 40, so he definitely shows a lot of promise."
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