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Adding New Life to a Burned-Out forge

A little labor and some new parts re-spark the fire for this model
By Steve Prescott posted on April 1, 2013 | Posted in Forging
One of the most heavily used tools for many farriers is the forge. It certainly is for me. I run every shoe - new or resets - through the fire. Heat makes shaping a new shoe easier on my body and also makes cleaning up a used shoe and prepping it to reset a snap.
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Welding

March 15, 2013 | Posted in Forging
How often do you utilize welding in your footcare practice? Do you only forge weld, or do you utilize a welder?
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Hot Shaping

March 8, 2013 | Posted in Forging
Do you hot shape the shoes you place on horses? Is this the case for every horse you work with?
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Matty Spinelli: Farrier with a Hammer Hand

Florida shoer lost his hand more than 60 years ago, but he never stopped shoeing horses
By Red Renchin posted on March 1, 2013 | Posted in Forging
The stories of farrier courage, persistence and dedication are the stuff of legend. The desire to finish what is started transcends broken bones, failed muscles and severed blood vessels. Fortunately, most of these calamities have to be endured for only a short period.
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Fire Up That Forge

Hot tips for packing more heat into your shoeing work
By Pat Tearney posted on March 1, 2013 | Posted in Forging
There is probably no single piece of equipment that has changed how farriers do their jobs more than the portable propane forge. From shaky beginnings when they were seen more as a novelty, they have become virtually a necessity for farriers who want to hot fit and hot shoe away from their own shops.
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2012 AAEP Convention

[Video] Rob Osborne

January 23, 2013 | Posted in Forging
At the 2012 AAEP Convention, American Farriers Journal editor/publisher Frank Lessiter speaks with Rob Osborne of The Blacksmith Shop about The Outlaw Shoe.
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Sorting Out Your Welding Choices

With lots of options, the key is finding the system that best fits the needs of your practice and the limits of your pocketbook
By Red Renchin posted on January 1, 2013 | Posted in Equipment, Forging
Welding equipment is almost standard equipment at Standardbred tracks, where track farriers weld Borium to shoes for traction and make other modifications throughout busy days. Here Terry Burger adds Borium to shoes in his shop at the Meadows Racetrack and Casino near Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Farrier Education: Heartland Horseshoeing School

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Farriery requires knowledge and skills to provide proper equine hoof care. In this series, sponsored by VICTORY, American Farriers Journal visits Heartland Horseshoeing School in Lamar, Mo. In this edition, Chris Gregory discussed his journey to becoming an educator, his focus in teaching farrier students and the state of farrier education.

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