Hoof-related lamenesses are common for veterinarians and farriers who work with performance horses. By working together, the team can best help the horse. In this presentation. Westchester, N.Y., and Wellington, Fla., veterinarian Kit Miller will pull from his practice to discuss how he collaborates with farriers to arrive at shoeing configurations using radiographs in the diagnosis and treatment of lamenesses.

The veterinarian-farrier team is critical for keeping the performance horse in the show ring. Westchester, N.Y., and Wellington, Fla., veterinarian Kit Miller works closely with farriers to keep performance horses competing at a high level. In this presentation, he will share how he collaborates with farriers using radio- graphs to help equine athletes reach their potential.

Throughout the world, top level hunter/ jumper, dressage horses and competitions command high dollars. The stakes are high for the riders, trainers, veterinarians and farriers. How has this evolved over the years? In this session, T.J. Jones, Arnie Gervasio and George Fitzgerald will bring their experiences, having all started shoeing in the 1960s. The give-and-take format will make an entertaining talk.

Farrier Darren Owen reviews a case he worked on that contributed to helping this horse recover. The veterinarian-farrier- client relationship was essential for this horse’s recovery.

In this session sponsored by Werkman Hoofcare, Mitch Taylor of the Kentucky Horseshoeing School will examine case studies using Werkman Black. The International Horseshoeing Hall of Fame member use the motion tracking technology to analyze potential problems and determine hoof-care solutions. A Q&A will follow.

In this session, these farriers will share their best tips for working with adhesives in a variety of hoof-care applications. This panel will consist of Steve Kraus, Curtis Burns and Jeff Newman. Steve Kraus is the Head of Farrier Services & Senior Lecturer, Cornell University. Curtis Burns is a farrier based in Wellington, Fla., known for his work with therapeutic applications and the Ployflex shoe. Jeff Newnham, a British farrier who is behind Pro-Glu.

Skills in modifying shoes will not only improve your ability to help horses, but Fults, Ill., farrier Paul Skaggs says that using these skills decreases your expenses. In this lecture, he’ll share how using these five simple shoe modifications will help decrease inventory and increase profit margins. But it makes more than good business sense. Honing your skill with these basic tips will help those horses with specific needs addressed by these modifications. It doesn’t matter if you are just starting out or a seasoned farrier in need of a refresher, this session will help you.

Earlier in his career, Paul Skaggs cold shod every horse. After developing his practice and committing to shoeing full-time, he focuses on improving his skills at the forge and anvil with his horses. In this continuation of his first lecture, Skaggs gets into the actual numbers behind shoe modifications and their impact on your business. Doing the math on these modifications to maximize profit margins by minimizing overhead.

Todd Allen is a farrier based in Vandergrift, Pa. In this session, Allen reviews techniques that have benefitted him in this practice.

Glue is a widely used solution for a variety of hoof-care problems. Stuart Muir of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky., finds there is much that the everyday practitioner needs to consider. In this presentation, he will cover shoe selection, determining when you use which method depending on the foot type, modifications, tips and case studies. He will examine both direct and indirect methods.