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International Hoof-Care Summit

Supporting the Hoof, Supporting the Client

September 27, 2024 | Posted in Clients, Education
Dr. Deb Bennett of the Equine Studies Institute offers insights from 40 years of horsemanship experience in specific areas that are especially helpful to farriers. She offers effective, humane approaches to problems such as a horse that wants to pull back when tied, or that bites, balks, kicks, or strikes, as well as how to effectively teach a horse to pick up its foot and hand it to the farrier.
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Ask Questions Before Accepting New Clients

Cornell farrier gathers vital information before taking on horses
By American Farriers Journal Staff posted on July 24, 2024 | Posted in Clients
In an ideal and unrealistic world, horse owners would be model clients with mounts that had perfect conformation and feet. Rather, it’s necessary to ask questions and gain some knowledge about that horse and client before saying “yes.”
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Hoof Pigment Plays No Role in Structural Integrity

By American Farriers Journal Staff posted on November 17, 2023 | Posted in Clients, Education
Source: The Chronicle of the Horse
Are black hooves stronger than white hooves? John Dollar documents in The Handbook of Horse-Shoeing, published in 1898, that hoof color is a critical indicator of durability and strength. The late Doug Leach refutes the anecdotal observations in a September 1981 article in American Farriers Journal.
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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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