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Dick Neville

Shoer to the Stars

Dick Neville has shod the best of the best
By Dean A. Hoffmann posted on July 1, 2006 | Posted in Shoeing
Dick Neville has nailed shoes on some of the greatest Standardbreds ever, but if you bring an unknown horse into his shop, he'll welcome the challenge and give it his full commitment.
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Help For That Last Furlong

Standardbred shoer says small improvements can pay off big at the track
By Pat Tearney posted on May 1, 2006 | Posted in Shoeing, Trimming
Steve Stanley, who shoes Standardbred racehorses at the Red Mile in Lexington, Ky., likes to say that "little changes go a long way" at the racetrack.
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Tooey
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Not Fixed, But More Comfortable

Texas farrier uses Super Fast to improve the performance of an injured horse
By Tim Bradley posted on April 1, 2004 | Posted in Anatomy

TOOEY IS A a dapple gray gelding mix raised at the Herrick Thoroughbred Farm located in Lucas, Texas. He is approximately 16 hands tall and is 7 years old.


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Larry Stevens

Breaking Tradition

Changing your order in shoeing is often the key to safety with many young or problem horses
By Lynda Layne posted on September 1, 2003 | Posted in Shoeing, Trimming

Like many farriers, Larry Stevens spent years trimming and shoeing in the same sequence. He preferred starting with the left front foot, then the right front.


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Yukon Farrier's Business, Rustic Lifestyle Are A Perfect Fit

Shoeing in remote Canadian territory presents full range of challenges — including working outside when it’s minus 13 degrees
March 1, 2003 | Posted in Business Practices, Shoeing
Reinhard Saure is the only full-time farrier in an area larger than the state of California. Living and working near Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory of northwestern Canada means recalibrating one’s sense of time and distance. The nearest big cities are Anchorage, Alaska, a 15-hour drive to the west and Edmonton, Alberta, 20 hours to the southeast.
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Beat the Freeze

Beat The Freeze

Get shoers’ 53 best tips on every aspect of shoeing in cold, cold weather
By Christy West posted on December 1, 1999 | Posted in Education
EVERYONE KNOWS all the usual advice about cold weather shoeing work, right? You just add more clothes, drink tons of coffee and don’t put nails in your mouth.
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Florida... Where Winter Shoeing Is Jumping

There's plenty of excitement and shoeing work when 4,000 horses, 5,000 participants and 228 farriers head to southern Florida for the winter equestrian season.
By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 1999 | Posted in Education, Shoeing
WHEN TEMPERATURES dip below the freezing mark in the northern states, hundreds of thousands of retired folks head for Florida for anywhere from a week to a few months to enjoy the warm winter weather.
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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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Life Data Labs Inc

Life Data Labs Inc. is a dedicated product manufacturer committed to producing premium quality animal nutrition and health products through continuous product improvement and new product development. First-class ingredients, fresh products, consistent high quality and scientifically proven effectiveness are the principal features of Life Data Labs animal health products. And that's why they've produced the #1 recommended hoof supplement by farriers for 12 consecutive years.
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Kawell develops and produces copper alloy horseshoes and inserts, giving horses the care that they need to fight issues associated with white line disease, seedy toe and thrush.
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SmartPak

From the feed room to the tack room, SmartPak offers innovative solutions to help riders take great care of their horses. SmartPak was founded in 1999 with the introduction of the patented SmartPak™ supplement feeding system. The revolutionary, daily dose SmartPaks are custom-made for your horse, individually labeled and sealed for freshness.
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