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Familiar Name Does It Again In Forging Contest

Mark Lieser wins the Calgary Mail-In Forging Exercise for the sixth time
By Jeremy McGovern posted on September 1, 2014 | Posted in Forging
For 11 years, farriers unable to participate in the World Championship Blacksmiths’ Competition at the Calgary Stampede could still have a presence at the contest. During this time, American Farriers Journal had organized the Calgary Mail-In Forging Exercise, in which participants could send in various forging challenges to be judged at Calgary.
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From the Desk of AFJ

Farrier Advice Stands the Test of Time

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 14, 2014 | Posted in Forging, Safety & Healthcare

A few days ago, I was looking back at some of the earlier issues of American Farriers Journal that we've published since taking over the magazine in 1992. And as is the case with most of the equine footcare articles we've produced over the past several decades, most of the information is still valid today.


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Mark Lieser Wins The 2014 Calgary Mail-In Forging Exercise

July 11, 2014 | Posted in Forging
The 2014 Calgary Mail-In Forging Exercise had a record of 117 shoes sent in from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, South Africa, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. And while there were new participants from around the globe, one familiar name came out on top: Mark Lieser.
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Sweating the Small Stuff

Quebec farrier Christian Roy has advanced his footcare practice by keeping horses sound, but he finds attention to detail is a difference maker in client satisfaction
By Jeremy McGovern posted on July 1, 2014 | Posted in Forging, Shoeing
Christian Roy has been a horseman for most of his life, owning draft horses for many of those years. Those draft horses deserve much of the credit in leading Roy to become a farrier.
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End Of An Era At Calgary

Here’s a look back at the world’s top farrier competition that just wound up a 35-year run
By Frank Lessiter posted on July 1, 2014 | Posted in Forging
It was a shock when the Calgary Stampede announced in mid-January that this year’s World Championship Blacksmiths’ Competition would be the last such event.
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Building a Plain, Yet Not So Simple Shoe

Five-time American Farriers Team member details how to make a shoe that is the foundation of all others
By Jeff Cota posted on July 1, 2014 | Posted in Forging
Learning the alphabet is the foundation of a child's ability to read and write. The plain-stamped horseshoe serves the same role for farriers learning how to forge.
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