“You don’t want to shoe lames horses, trust me.” Bob Marshall tried to warn the confident young farrier, but the then 18-year-old Travis Koons had made up his mind. The Hemet, Calif., youngster had printed business cards, announcing that his farrier practice specializes in pathological, remedial and corrective horseshoeing.
A large number of Eric Nygaard's friends and colleagues gathered Friday, Dec. 12, in Hattiesburg, Miss., for the first of two days of lectures and demonstrations to raise money to help pay for the Sarasota, Fla., farrier's medical expenses.
When nailing a shoe on a sensitive-footed horse, Steve Kraus suggests using a lighter hammer, which reduces shock to the hoof, as well as lighter blows.
Trimming a horse's foot and nailing on a shoe aren't the only duties of a farrier - it's about ensuring that the hoof is healthy, comfortable and can perform optimally.
Do you find that it's difficult to steady a horseshoe while nailing it on? Steve Kraus, the head of Farrier Services at Cornell University, has developed a procedure to help his students relax and drive better nails while securely holding the shoe.
Mark Milster gave some tips on everyday shoeing and forging at the first-ever clinic held at San Marcos Feed, near Santa Fe, N.M. When San Marcos Feed took over the farrier supply side of Wagon Mound Ranch Supply, owner Tom Macdonnell decided to continue the tradition of hosting an annual shoeing clinic.
I was asked to sit in on a panel discussion before more than 800 farriers at the 2006 International Hoof-Care Summit in Cincinnati, Ohio, where the topic was a debate on high nailing versus low nailing.
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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