Shoeing can make a great deal of difference in relieving pain in horses' feet relatively quickly, but it's important to avoid being overly ambitious, says Welsh farrier Grant Moon.
The trim is the foundation to what every farrier wants to accomplish with a sound horse — keep the horse that way. Get the trim wrong, and everything else done afterward in the shoeing process becomes compromised.
Mike Wildenstein, a member of the International Horseshoeing Hall Of Fame, discusses how to evaluate a horse, then offers some advice on trimming and shoeing a mature horse during a clinic at Centaur Forge in Burlington, Wis.
Even when not shod, just about every horse will have its feet trimmed throughout the year. Developing an efficient trimming technique is essential. There are many ways to trim a foot.
Depending how hard you want to look — or stretch a thought — you can find correlations in everyday life that relate to hoof care. I have one that serves as a cautionary tale for footcare.
In this episode, Mark Ellis, a Wisconsin farrier who learned the ropes with Renchin, recalls Red’s relationships with area veterinarians, his legacy and the second career as American Farriers Journal’s technical editor.
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