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Q&A: Barefoot or Shod

How many of the horses on your books are barefoot vs shod? If an owner is interested in going barefoot or shod, what factors will you consider before making the transformation?
March 22, 2013 | Posted in Shoeing, Trimming
How many of the horses on your books are barefoot vs shod? If an owner is interested in going barefoot or shod, what factors will you consider before making the transformation?
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Trimming Landmarks Aren't All On The Bottom

Summit Roundtable participants agree on importance of observing stance, gait and hairline before even picking up the hoof
By Pat Tearney posted on March 22, 2013 | Posted in Anatomy, Trimming

Summit Roundtable participants agree on importance of observing stance, gait and hairline before even picking up the hoof.


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[Video] Using A Laser With Trimming And Shoeing

February 18, 2013 | Posted in Shoeing, Trimming
American Farriers Journal Editor/Publisher Frank Lessiter met up with AAPF V.P. Dave Farley (Coshocton, Ohio) at the 2012 AAPF Hoofcare Essentials Clinic to discuss the value of using a laser light in your work.
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Farrier Tips: Working With Young Horses

February 14, 2013 | Posted in Trimming
Young horses that haven't been shod before present a challenge to any farrier and if you get more than one of them on a given day or several in a given week, it can really affect how much work you can get done.
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Texas Farrier's Timesaving Tips

A few minutes spent organizing and planning your shoeing day will get you home earlier and feeling better
By Heather Smith Thomas posted on January 1, 2013 | Posted in Business Practices, Shoeing, Trimming
Tommy Boudreau, a Mineral Springs, Texas, farrier, at work making shoes in his shop so they'll be ready for the next day's shoeing. Whether shoeing one horse or a dozen, improving your efficiency in trimming and shoeing is an important key to success.
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Nothing Normal About Zoo Work

Working on the feet of wild animals is not only gratifying, but also very challenging and educational
By Frank Lessiter posted on December 1, 2012 | Posted in Trimming
Steve Foxworth works on about a dozen species of animals at the Denver Zoo in a year's time, including this lesser kudu. He finds it often takes as long as 2 years to get an animal's feet in good shape while adjusting to a new environment.
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Farrier Tips: 6 Tips You Can Use Tomorrow

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 16, 2012 | Posted in Shoeing, Trimming
The 70 shoers attending an early November clinic at Nature Farms Farrier Supply in Norman, Okla., went home with some great ideas to enhance their trimming and shoeing work. Six members of the American Association of Professional Farriers board of directors spoke at the Hoofcare Essentials Clinic.
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Q&A: Client Questions

What are some of the best or oddest questions you've received as a farrier?
November 6, 2012 | Posted in Clients, Shoeing, Trimming
We conducted a survey with the readers of American Farriers Journal's weekly e-newsletter in which we asked farriers what are the most frequent questions that they receive from novice backyard horse owners. The 103 farriers who contributed to this survey have a combined average of 66% of backyard horses on their books. Here are all of the questions by novice horse owners, ranked in order of frequency in the survey.
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