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Hoof-Care Highlights: The Week of June 26

By American Farriers Journal Staff posted on July 2, 2022 | Posted in Anatomy, Education, Diseases, Lamenesses, Therapeutic Shoeing, Trimming

This Week: Hoof-care professionals across the country and the ocean are sharing what they know with others in the industry through social media, webinars and videos. Here are a few of our favorites. Hoof-Care Highlights is brought to you by Meader Supply.

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Remember, it's Not the Horse’s Idea

By Jeff Cota posted on July 12, 2019 | Posted in Trimming

Three decades ago, Hall of Fame farrier Dave Duckett offered Jim Quick some sage advice. “He told me, ‘When you walk up to a horse with an idea in your mind, remember that it’s your idea, not the horse’s,’” recalls the Niwot, Colo., farrier. “Looking back, I think I wrecked horses’ feet for years, and I don’t like it.”

Your Number 1 Job: Balance the Horse

Forget the bells and whistles and concentrate on trimming the foot appropriately

By Jeff Cota posted on June 30, 2019 | Posted in Shoeing, Trimming

When scrolling through his social media timeline, Jim Quick can’t help but notice the increasing reliance on gadgets and gimmicks in hoof care. The result is farriers are unnecessarily complicating horseshoeing and straying from their most important job — balancing the horse.

When are Clips Appropriate and Inappropriate?

Usage should be determined on a horse-by-horse basis

December 22, 2018 | Posted in Shoeing

Source: American Farriers Journal

When is it appropriate or inappropriate to utilize a clip on a horseshoe? As the old joke goes, if you ask five farriers you’ll get six different answers.

Shoeing for a Living

The Reluctant Remedial Shoer

California farrier Travis Koons finds success relying on a minimalist approach in therapeutic cases

By Jeff Cota posted on March 10, 2018 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients, Forging, Diseases, Lamenesses, Therapeutic Shoeing, Trimming

“You don’t want to shoe lames horses, trust me.” Bob Marshall tried to warn the confident young farrier, but the then 18-year-old Travis Koons had made up his mind. The Hemet, Calif., youngster had printed business cards, announcing that his farrier practice specializes in pathological, remedial and corrective horseshoeing.

Farrier Tips

A Grasp of Metallurgy Makes Your Job Easier

By Pat Tearney posted on August 10, 2017 | Posted in Equipment, Forging

Understanding metallurgy isn’t an absolute necessity in farriery, but a working knowledge of how steel is made can save you some headaches.

News & Notes

World Horseshoeing Classic Announces Judges

July 8, 2017

Source: World Horseshoeing Classic

The judges were announced for the 2018 World Horseshoeing Classic, presented by World Championship Blacksmiths and the Kentucky Horseshoeing School.

Metallurgy: How Much Do You Need to Know?

While not necessary to shoe horses, a working knowledge of how steel is made and reacts to heat and pressure can make a good career great

By Pat Tearney posted on July 3, 2017 | Posted in Equipment, Forging, Safety & Healthcare, Therapeutic Shoeing

If you’re a horseshoer, you work with metal every day. But how much do you have to really know about metallurgy — the science underlying the working of metal — to be successful? That might depend on how you define success and what kind of farrier you want to be.

Spotlight On Footcare: Colorado Classic Gives Everyone A Chance To Participate

Farriers of all experience levels gathered to test their forging skills and stay sharp at the anvil

By Jaime Elftman posted on September 1, 2015 | Posted in Education, Forging

High up in the mountain city of Kremmling, Colo., alongside the Colorado River, the Rocky Mountain Farriers Association held the fourth annual Colorado Classic Clinic and Contest.

Online Extras: May/June 2015 Issue

May 11, 2015

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

Farrier Kyle Crawford discussing keeping an open mind
Video of Jim Quick building a heart bar
Marc Jerram's research and standardized method of calculating limb symmetry in pairs of forelimbs
Videos of farrier Pablo Calderon's working on a canker case
2015 National Farriers Week Certificate
Article about the process for preserving equine specimens for long-term study
Physical restraints vs. chemical restraints

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