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Thoughts On Medial-Lateral Balance

Colorado farrier Jim Quick shares food for thought on trimming and shoeing for a balanced foot
By Jeremy McGovern posted on May 8, 2015 | Posted in Education, Therapeutic Shoeing, Trimming
If you go to a Jim Quick clinic expecting him to dictate how you should shoe a horse, you’re at the wrong clinic. Instead, the Niwot, Colo., farrier says his purpose is to not give instructions to tell other farriers how to shoe, but to share his thoughts on how he does the job. Quick did just that at Bruce Daniels Memorial Clinic in early April when he suggested points of consideration regarding medial-lateral balance.
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Essential Education For Hoof-Care Professionals

The latest clinic from a farrier group provides information helpful for both the mechanics and business of farriery
By Jeremy McGovern posted on July 1, 2014 | Posted in Education

Nearly 120 attendees gathered May 31 in Bromont, Quebec, for the American Association of Professional Farriers (AAPF)/Canadian Association of Professional Farriers (CAPF) biannual Hoofcare Essentials Clinic. Held at the Maréchalerie Bromont supply shop, the day featured footcare lectures, presented in English and translated into French.


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Take a Good Look Before You Get Started

December 3, 2010 | Posted in Lamenesses
Jim Quick, a farrier from Longmont, Colo., suggests that it's a good idea to look over a horse before you begin working on it. And if you see something that looks wrong, let someone know.
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Shoeing for a Living

Practice, Practice, Practice

Dedication and drive take Colorado farrier Jim Quick from mass-production shoeing at dude ranches to top dressage horses
By Pat Tearney posted on December 1, 2010 | Posted in Business Practices
Jim Quick is starting his day of “Shoeing For A Living” early this morning. He’s driven into the heart of Denver, Colo., from his home in Longmont, some 45 minutes to the north.
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Competition Circuit Planned

New organization has lofty goal of providing premier venue for worldwide blacksmithing competition
July 1, 2006 | Posted in Forging
Competitive horseshoers have been dreaming about the day when a "Professional Bull?Riders-like circuit" for horseshoers would come into existence.
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