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Rig Accommodates Farrier Who Can't Go Home Again

Distances to problem horses require therapeutic shoer to have everything he needs for custom fittings
By Ron Perszewski posted on July 1, 2003 | Posted in Shoeing
NINETY PERCENT of the horses that Rob Spencer shoes are laminitic or have other serious foot problems. His emphasis on therapeutic shoeing dictates the design and content of his rig.
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The Blame Game

Lame horses might have legitimate complaints, but they don’t point fingers at farriers. Should you?
By Ron Perszewski posted on July 1, 2003 | Posted in Lamenesses, Shoeing
When dissatisfied with the work of a farrier, one horse owner told us, she likes to “hit the nail on the head and get the air cleared. It isn’t always pretty, but it’s a necessary evil.”
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Slip Clip Works Wonders

Easy-To-Draw, Practical Clip Prevents Pulled Shoes While Saving Valuable Time And Effort
By Mike Podoll posted on July 1, 2003 | Posted in Shoeing
Lee Green has a valuable and time-saving modification called a slip clip (also known as a slide clip) that he’s been using for more than 25 years.
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Get Out Of Sticky Situations With Glue-Ons

While it’s not a cure-all for laminitis, glue-on shoes offer another option against this devastating disease
By Michael Austin posted on July 1, 2003 | Posted in Diseases, Shoeing
A farrier would be hard-pressed to find a problem more difficult to treat than laminitis. Without identification and treatment in its early phases, laminitis progresses to the chronic stage that can lead to displacement of the third phalanx within the hoof capsule, severe pain for the horse and eventually euthanasia.
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You've Got 7 Minutes To Fix That Foot!

Besides taking care of last-minute problems, paddock farrier Terry Carrier represents the bettor in looking for shoeing situations that can give a horse an unfair edge
By Frank Lessiter posted on July 1, 2003 | Posted in Shoeing
Standing around and doing little other than looking at the shoes on the horses entered in 8 to 12 races may seem like an easy way to spend an afternoon.
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Do Heart Bars Right...Or Not At All

A proper heart bar shoe can help = overcome laminitis, but a bad shoeing job can lead to much worse. Here are some that did.
By Ron Perszewski posted on July 1, 2003 | Posted in Shoeing
“THE FOLKS WHO have learned how to properly build and fit a heart bar shoe think like me: There’s nothing that can come close to it for treating laminitis,” says George Platt, a nationally prominent equine veterinarian.
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Shoeing The Paso Fino

An easy breed to trim and shoe, these horses have a quiet disposition
By David Fryer posted on May 1, 2003 | Posted in Disciplines & Breeds, Shoeing
To properly understand the specific farrier techniques that are needed for a particular breed of horse, it always helps to learn as much about any breed as possible. Knowing how, where and why the animal was bred, what the owner’s expectations are of the breed and what owners are looking for in farrier work are important assets to obtaining this shoeing work.
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