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Balance From All the Angles

Minnesota farrier’s holistic approach benefits her clients’ horses
By Pat Tearney posted on March 1, 2003 | Posted in Business Practices, Shoeing
Even for a January day in Minnesota, it's cold. The mercury in thermometers has taken up residence far south of the "zero" mark and you don't even want to think about wind chill. Vehicle engines grumble to life reluctantly — or not at all — and it would be a good day to own a franchise in something like "Jumper Cables R Us."
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Extremely Efficient Shoeing In Steamy Southern Illinois

Midwestern farrier wastes little time during a “typical” but hot, scorching day
By Michael Austin posted on December 1, 2002 | Posted in Business Practices

ON A DAY WHEN the temperature easily climbs into the triple digits, Illinois farrier Mitch Rawlings, 44, an American Farrier’s Association (AFA) Certified Journeyman Farrier (CJF), only sees one way to shoe a horse — efficiently. 


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Good, Solid Shoeing in the Summer Heat

Michigan farrier finds sticking to the basics helps him build a successful shoeing practice
By Pat Tearney posted on May 1, 2002 | Posted in Business Practices, Shoeing
It's early, but one of Bill Ruh’s customers has apparently decided she’s stood quietly long enough. The farrier shakes his head as he describes her quick gallop toward freedom, across a west central Michigan bean field, in the general direction of nearby Grand Rapids.
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A Cold Day in Horse Heaven

Lexington, Ky., horseshoer turned vet devotes practice to footcare
By Pat Tearney posted on May 1, 2002 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing
It's a bright but cold Kentucky morning as I head out of Lexington in the direction of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, where I’m to hook up with Scott Morrison for a highly unusual “Shoeing For A Living” day.
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The Shoer Goes to School

Ohio farrier Bobby Menker and the University of Findlay Equine Program enjoy a mutually beneficial relationship
By Pat Tearney posted on January 1, 2002 | Posted in Shoeing
The typical Ohio college student doesn't go to class wearing cowboy boots and spurs. But then the students in the Equine Program at the University of Findlay aren't typical college students.
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If It's Monday, This Must Be Indiana

Hoosier-state farrier also shoes horses in Ohio and Michigan
By Pat Tearney posted on December 1, 2001 | Posted in Shoeing
It's a gorgeous autumn morning in October as Tim Tritch and I climb aboard his shoeing rig in Angola, Ind., in the extreme northeastern corner of the Hoosier state.
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Vet Clinic Shoeing

California farrier Blake Brown enjoys working as part of an equine-health team
By Pat Tearney posted on September 1, 2001 | Posted in Shoeing
When Blake Brown agreed to start providing shoeing services to the Loomis Basin Veterinary Clinic, Large Animal Services near his home in Penryn, Calif., he and the clinic’s staff agreed that one day a week would fill their needs.
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Slowing Down for More Speed

Missouri farrier finds he's slowing down as he gets older — and it's on purpose
By Pat Tearney posted on July 1, 2001 | Posted in Shoeing
Neal Poort is quick to admit he’s not as fast as he used to be. But in the process, he’s sped up.
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