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Hooves Too Wet? Too Dry? Try These Techniques

These farriers have plenty of experience with moisture problems, too much or too little, and they offer their solutions
By Ron Perszewski posted on April 1, 2008 | Posted in Trimming
David Nicholls wants to avoid the problems caused by nailing shoes to rotting hooves. “The enemy is water,” says Nicholls, a farrier in rainy West Suffolk, England, “where you should wear waterproof clothing every day.”
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The Summit's 'Hey' Moments

Hall Of Fame farrier lists some of the ideas he picked up at the year’s event
By Red Renchin posted on March 1, 2008 | Posted in Education

The old cliché about the basic qualifications for a farrier being a strong back and a weak mind certainly took a beating from the presenters at the fifth annual International Hoof-Care Summit. A high degree of expertise and sophisticated thinking was evident and in abundance.


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Great Summit Prizes to Last a Lifetime

December 1, 2007 | Posted in Education

All attendees at the upcoming International Hoof-Care Summit will go home winners, thanks to the useful, practical knowledge they will take home to improve their businesses and their profits.


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59 Hours of Non-Stop Learning!

Be part of next winter’s International Hoof-Care Summit ... where the pros go for hoof-care knowledge
By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2007 | Posted in Education
With 59 hours of in-depth presentations and discussions highlighted in eight general sessions, 12 Hoof-Care Classrooms and 24 Hoof-Care Roundtables, International Hoof-Care Summit attendees have told us not to be making major revisions in what they feel is an extraordinary combination of in-depth educational opportunities.
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Lucky IHCS Attendee Won an Educational Bonus

By Toby Raymond posted on September 1, 2007 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing
For Marvin Howard, a 20-year shoeing veteran from Pataskala, Ohio, “It was a chance in a lifetime.”
Howard was referring to the week he spent in Lexington with equine veterinarian Scott Morrison and his associate, Manfred Ecker, a master farrier. Howard won the prize at the 2007 International Hoof-Care Summit in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Grooving The Hoof For Founder

Grooving The Hoof For Founder

For more than 20 years, grooving has helped this farrier overcome serious founder concerns
By Donald Jones posted on September 1, 2007 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

During a panel discussion at the 2005 International Hoof-Care Summit, I outlined a different style for trimming ponies that have suffered from chronic founder.


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The Earth is Not Flat

Meaning horses spend very little time moving over level ground — something Scott Lampert says you need to keep in mind while your shoeing
By Sara Lampert posted on September 1, 2007 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

Farriers do a lot of things on the level. They shoe horses standing on mats. They evaluate a horse as it’s walked on level ground, toward and away from them. If they look at a radiograph, odds are every effort was made to make sure the horse’s foot was level when it was shot.


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Dealing With Difficult Horses

Start by showing clients how they can make it much easier for you to trim and shoe their horses
By Debbie Cornwell posted on September 1, 2007 | Posted in Shoeing

While the farrier is not responsible for the training of a horse, he or she can certainly pass along some valuable techniques to the horse owner.


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Double-Barreled Shoeing Advice

Troublesome Situations

Two views on handling those tricky client concerns
September 1, 2007 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing, Trimming

During last winter’s 4th International Hoof-Care Summit in Cincinnati, two veteran farriers tackled a number of the most frequently asked questions about the footcare industry. This unrehearsed, fast-paced session sparked a number of highly interesting views for attendees to evaluate in their own footcare operations.


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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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