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International Hoof-Care Summit Continues Upward Climb

Attendees, Exhibitors and Presenters combine to make 4th annual event the best ever
By Pat Tearney posted on March 1, 2007 | Posted in Education
With better hoof care on their minds and learning as their goal, almost 800 people gathered in Cincinnati, Ohio, from Jan. 30 to Feb. 2 for the 4th annual International Hoof-Care Summit. They didn't leave disappointed.
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Briefings

November 1, 2006 | Posted in Education
Source: 2006-11-01
Since researchers maintain that toe grabs pose a significant factor in racehorse injuries, racing commissioners will likely be asked to pass rules banning these kinds of shoe modifications.
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Shoeing For A Living

Off The Beaten Career Path

North Carolina farrier gave up a career with a major manufacturer to do what he loves
By Pat Tearney posted on March 1, 2006 | Posted in Disciplines & Breeds, Shoeing, Trimming
North Carolina farrier Jeff Pauley is a man who’s willing to give up the safe and secure and take a chance. He’s also someone who’s willing to make sacrifices to achieve a goal he’s focused on.
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Documents Reveal Secret Planning For Farrier Standards, Registration

AFA leaders developed a program for school accreditation and farrier testing and registration that was funneled through a task force and put to the Board of Directors months later
September 1, 2005 | Posted in Education

Newly revealed documents show that a plan for establishing standards for farrier education, testing and registration was largely developed by members of the Executive Committee of the American Farriers Association by late April 2004.


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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
By Pat Tearney posted on May 1, 2005 | Posted in Shoeing
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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Task Force Member Understands Both Sides

Mitch Taylor owns a school himself, but believes independence is no excuse for spreading incompetence among farriers
May 1, 2005 | Posted in Education
Mitch Taylor understands what he's gotten into as a member of the AFA task force working to establish standards for farrier schools.
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Remembering Red Renchin with Mark Ellis: Part 3

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