This Week: Hoof-care professionals across the country and the ocean are sharing what they know with others in the industry through social media, webinars and videos. Here are a few of our favorites.
This Week: Hoof-care professionals across the country and the ocean are sharing what they know with others in the industry through social media, webinars and videos. Here are a few of our favorites.
Researchers at Colorado State University studied the analgesic and biomechanical responses of using a bio-electromagnetic energy regulation therapy blanket in the treatment of epaxial thoracolumbar muscle pain in riding horses.
The United States House of Representatives expects to take aim at horse soring for the second time in 3 years after the Energy and Commerce Committee approved legislation that aims to end the practice.
The United States Hunter Jumper Association’s Horse and Rider Advocates Committee is seeking farrier input in a survey about shoe pulling under saddle classes at competitions.
“I’ve found that word of mouth is king,” Payden Talbott says. “Getting recommendations from other farriers is one of the best ways to grow your business and develop in the industry.”
The Hoof Book was an absolute delight to read. Heather Beauchemin’s writing style is fun and refreshing. She has a conversational style of writing that is informative, witty and, at times, downright funny.
As inflation increasingly burdens farriers’ bottom lines, most are raising prices to remain profitable. But how do you communicate the price change to your hoof-care clients?
Last year, a younger farrier rode in Tom Trosin’s shoeing truck. While chatting between stops, the junior horseshoer identified one aspect of farriery that the Oklahoma farrier excels at — and it has nothing to do with trimming and shoeing.
In an ideal 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 insight about the horse and client before saying “yes.”
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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