Articles Tagged with ''Aluminium Shoes''

Getting the Right Fit With Aluminum

Solid tips from people who have learned their way around working with these important shoes

By Pat Tearney posted on December 1, 2012 | Posted in Shoeing

Aluminum horseshoes are not new. They've been around for several decades now and are the shoe of choice at racetracks and for many disciplines. Trainers choose aluminum shoes when they want less weight, more flotation or because they think they absorb shock better than steel.

How to Use a Wedge Test as Part of a Lameness Exam

By Red Renchin posted on December 1, 2012

Diagnosing lameness in horses is as much an art as a science. There is no substitute for the well-trained, experienced and perceptive eye.

Shoeing for a Living

Shoeing Along the Colorado Front Range

Farrier J.D. Downs is becoming known for his work with reining horses, in part because he never hesitates to seek advice from his mentors

By Pat Tearney posted on December 1, 2012 | Posted in Shoeing

J.D. Downs shapes a shoe at a ranch along the Colorado Front Range. The farrier from Frederick, Colo., north of Denver, says shoeing in the high, dry climate means dealing with hard, dry feet.

Farrier Tips: Aluminum Advice From The Web

November 28, 2012 | Posted in Forging, Shoeing

As part of our research on using aluminum shoes for an article in the December 2012 issue of American Farriers Journal, we asked AFJ Facebook friends to share their advice for fitting and using aluminum shoes. Here's a sample of the responses.

Moving Picture: Arlington Park Farrier Readies Hooves

August 6, 2012 | Posted in Business Practices

His clients have funny, unusual names - Kokakoka Ocean, Teambdancing and Half Foxy - but they also have four feet and wear aluminum shoes. For Hutch Holsapple, 42, of Rolling Meadows, the horses with those names and their owners and trainers make up his everyday life on the backstretch at Arlington Park racetrack, where he's worked for nearly 11 years.

Product Knowledge

Electric Grinder Options for Your Rig

Becoming a “grinder smith” can help improve the look of your shoeing work and also lengthen your career

By Red Renchin posted on April 1, 2012 | Posted in Equipment

Bench and angle grinders have become a common tool for most farriers. The power tools, when properly used, can improve the appearance of shoes and also save wear and tear on a farrier.

Veterinarian Quick Takes

[Video] Glue On Aluminum Shoes

March 22, 2012 | Posted in Equipment, Shoeing

From the Equilox How-To Series: Glue On Aluminum Shoes

Shoeing For A Living

A Shoeing Career Built On A Strong Foundation

Attention to top-notch service has paid off for Florida farrier Daryl Bean

By Pat Tearney posted on March 1, 2011 | Posted in Shoeing

The first and only stop on Daryl Bean's "Shoeing For A Living" day is a good testimony to the importance of giving every horse and client top-notch service.

Product Innovation

A Look at 35 Years of New and Better Hoof-Care Products

Survey indicates farriers, other hoof-care professionals have benefited from quality, quantity and diversity of offerings

April 1, 2010 | Posted in Equipment

On the road to putting together our list of the 35 Biggest Hoof-Care Product Improvements, we discovered several things; first of all, that it would be easy to put together a list of more than 35 products — but not quite so easy to mention 35 by brand name.

Making The Case For Building Your Forging Skills

These farriers say the forge is the foundation of good farriery and also will improve your shoeing business

By Toby Raymond posted on September 1, 2009 | Posted in Forging

The village smithy is a thing of the past. Today, the sound of steel against steel is more typically heard from an anvil hauled from the back of a farrier rig, more often from modifying a keg shoe than building a shoe from hot steel.

Videos

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.

Events

Michigan Horseshoers Association 55th Annual Clinic

Date: 01/02/25

Location: Lansing, MI

The Michigan Horseshoers Association will host its 55th annual clinic Jan. 2-4, 2025 in East Lansing, Mich.

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