Articles Tagged with ''International Hoof-Care Summit''

2006 Hoof-Care Summit Features The Best-Of-The-Best New Farrier Products

By Pat Tearney posted on January 1, 2006 | Posted in Education

With a theme of “Better Hooves, Better Horses,” the 2006 International Hoof-Care Summit, which runs from Jan. 31 to Feb. 3 in Cincinnati, Ohio, offers over 65 hours of educational hoof-care sessions and in-depth topics critical to professional success in today’s farrier industry.

Eight Farriers, No Waiting

California shoer shares his thoughts on building a multi-farrier business

By Pat Tearney posted on November 1, 2005 | Posted in Business Practices

Mike DeLeonardo's shoeing business is far from typical.

Building Better Feet For The Performance Saddlebred

Keep the basics in mind in your approach to horses and achieve soundness and balance

September 1, 2005 | Posted in Shoeing

It might surprise you, but approaching the Saddlebred foot can be intimidating to many farriers. There’s a lot to think about and frankly, more players to answer to.

The Right Step For Caring For Foals Tender Feet

Hall-Of-Fame shoer says starting early, frequent and careful examinations are keys to proper footcare for young horses

By Pat Tearney posted on September 1, 2005 | Posted in Anatomy, Trimming

Hoof care for foals is really a matter of getting things started on the right foot, according to Simon Curtis, the International Horseshoeing Hall Of Famer from Newmarket, England.

Extensions: More than Putting Shoe Where the Hoof Ain’t

Knowing how and when to use extensions vital in delivering what they’re designed to do

By Pat Tearney posted on May 1, 2005 | Posted in Shoeing, Trimming

Legendary baseball player William "Wee Willie" Keeler, one of the game's great place hitters, was known for the axiom, "Hit 'em where they ain't."

You Asked Now We're Delivering

Thanks to surveys filled out by International Hoof-Care Summit attendees, we’ve received hundreds of fresh ideas to make next winter’s third annual event even more valuable in terms of hoof-care education

May 1, 2005 | Posted in Education

Baby Steps

Don’t think because they’re young they don’t need attention: These farriers and equine vets say the early days are the most important when it comes to foot health

May 1, 2005 | Posted in Trimming

Believe it or not, there are some people in this world who think that a horse's foot health doesn't need attention until it needs shoes. Whatever your philosophy on the subject, these three footcare professionals would beg to differ.

Common Hoof Beliefs — Uncommon Measurements

Digital imaging and measuring software present a challenge to six farriery adages

By John Craig posted on May 1, 2005

Humans seem to be drawn toward simplifying rules of thumb in all aspects of life. In farriery, such rules of thumb tell us that certain aspects of the hoof should be "balanced 50-50" or "align in a straight line" or "should be parallel." Whether or not there are careful measurements to back up such statements, such assertions have a certain allure and "sound right" to many people. After a while, such beliefs become second nature to many practitioners.

Briefings

May 1, 2005 | Posted in Lamenesses, Trimming

Noel Muller maintains you’re probably making a serious mistake when you decide to alter foot balance in hopes of giving your client a horse that strides straight behind.

Tool Management

Boost Your Efficiency With These 38 Profit-Builders

Try these time-tested tool management ideas in your shoeing work

By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 2005 | Posted in Equipment

Gathered from a dozen shoers at the International Hoof-Care Summit in late January,

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

Trimming Donkeys: Trimming Protocol, Hoof Distortion, and Laminitis Webinar Part 1

Date: 04/03/25

Location: CO

Trimming Donkeys: Trimming Protocol, Hoof Distortion, and Laminitis Webinar, Part 1 will be April 3, 2025. The clinician is Ross Keller.

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