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Cold Moving Water, Plus Salt, Equals Spa Therapy

More technically known as cold water hydrotherapy, the treatment hasn’t caught on in the United States yet, but it has elsewhere
By Ron Perszewski posted on April 1, 2006 | Posted in Education, Equipment

Just in case one of your Web-surfing, world-traveling or horse show-attending clients raises the subject, let’s get up to speed on cold water hydrotherapy as an aid to equine hoof and leg health.


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If You Want More Shoeing Research, It Takes More Dollars

By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2005 | Posted in Education
When Bill Moyer talked about the importance of separating footcare facts from fiction during the second annual International Hoof-Care Summit in late January, he also pointed out the need for larger investments in footcare research. (See Pages 53 to 57 for details on what he told over 700 Summit attendees.)
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Understand Metallurgy, Improve Your Forging Skills

Dennis Manning demonstrates benefits of knowing how your stock works
By Pat Tearney posted on January 1, 2005 | Posted in Education, Forging
Dennis Manning of Roosevelt, Utah, has a well-earned reputation as a horseshoer, blacksmith and toolmaker. One of the reasons for that reputation is his understanding of the science behind those crafts, as he demonstrated during a clinic at Dave Ferguson’s Mint Vale Forge in Cambridge, Md., late last year.
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Briefings

March 1, 2004 | Posted in Education
"Sometimes we tend to get really focused on the foot we're working on," says Steve Prescott, a farrier from Bluffton, S.C. "Sometimes we need to ask ourselves if the foot we're working on is showing more signs of stress because the horse is trying to keep its weight off the other side."
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EQUINE SCULPTURE

More Tips From AAEP

January 1, 2004 | Posted in Education

Ric Redden, equine veterinarian and farrier from Versailles, Ky., told attendees at the annual convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners in New Orleans in November, that the physical examination is the most important part of evaluating the equine foot.


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Hoof Care on Parade

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.

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