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What to Plant for Perfect Horse Pastures

By Karen Briggs posted on May 17, 2010 | Posted in Nutrition
A good pasture includes a mix of forage plants, each with its own growing pattern and benefits. Which ones a client chooses may vary on local climate, soil type, soil condition, drainage, local incidence of plant diseases and pests, and how the pasture may be used.
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How Poisonous Plants Cause Hoof Damage

Farriers are sometimes asked about how toxic or poisonous plants can affect the condition and integrity of the hoof.
By Buck McColl posted on May 1, 2010 | Posted in Nutrition
Can eating poisonous plants lead to serious hoof concerns? How can footcare clients spot troublesome plants, shrubs and trees that may cause hoof problems?
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Keratin is a Key Hoof Building Block

Why Is Keratin So Important In Hoof Health?
By Connie Larson posted on April 1, 2010 | Posted in Nutrition
To understand why keratin is important in hoof health, it is necessary to learn what it is and how it contributes to hoof function. This is described in detail in the accompanying box.
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How the Hoof Reacts to Malnutrition

By Joe D Pagan posted on January 1, 2010 | Posted in Nutrition
Without question, starvation negatively impacts hoof growth. Inadequate dietary energy, especially to the point of emaciation, hinders normal hoof development just as radically as it affects other body processes. While hoof growth may continue at a relatively constant rate through downturns in nutrition, the quality of hoof that develops may be severely diminished.
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Feeding the Easy Keeper

Here’s how your hoof-care clients can feed these horses conservatively, without robbing them of essential nutrients
By Karen Briggs posted on December 1, 2009 | Posted in Nutrition
Every farrier knows a few: those cresty-necked, peach-rumped pasture potatoes whose spines disappear into dimpled grooves along their backs, even though their owners swear they feed them nothing.
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Feeding the Geriatric Horse

Although horses 20 years and older have special nutritional needs, your clients can keep them healthy through their golden years by paying attention to their special needs
By Karen Briggs posted on November 1, 2009 | Posted in Nutrition
The major concern among farriers working with geriatric horses is normally whether their arthritic joints have made it difficult for them to hold their feet up long and high enough to be trimmed. But while you're working under an equine senior citizen, it's difficult not to notice when they begin to get ribby.
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Remembering Red Renchin with Mark Ellis: Part 3

Remembering Red Renchin with Mark Ellis: Part 3

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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