After graduating from a farrier school, you will be faced with challenging situations that don’t always involve easy solutions. Former students often seek my advice on how to handle various scenarios.
The Kentucky Horseshoeing School is sponsoring a clinic on the correct use and miss-use of composite shoes, foot orthotics and foot glues. The “Modern Materials” 2-day clinic will be held at the campus of the Kentucky Horseshoeing School on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 25-26.
Genetics aren’t kind to cow horses and reiners. They have the heart and drive, but conformational issues and the rigors of the discipline don’t result in long careers.
It would be easy to sit around as a horse show farrier and collect a paycheck while waiting for something to happen. After all, there’s a fair amount of down time, and it would be a nice break after shoeing scores of horses the previous week.
Collecting as much information about a horse before shoeing it is critical for any farrier. One area that influences how a farrier approaches the shoeing is where the horse lives.
There are a number of reasons for failure when gluing on horseshoes, but one of the biggest culprits is moisture. Massachusetts farrier Mary Bramley says there are a few ways you can dry a foot.
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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Kawell develops and produces copper alloy horseshoes and inserts, giving horses the care that they need to fight issues associated with white line disease, seedy toe and thrush.
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