Equipment

Dan Bradley

Think Inside the Box

A little thought and care with your tools will help you save money and be more efficient

Thinking outside the box is one of those hot ideas that gets a lot of mileage in business management books.


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Forced Choice Becomes Surprisingly Simple And Convenient Shoeing Rig

Rob McCumber turned to an Extendo Bed because he had to, but found that life and work were a little easier after he did
Farrier Rob McCumber used to pull a walk-in shoeing trailer with his pickup truck. But then the homeowners' association in his Boynton Beach, Fla., neighborhood banned resident parking and storage of commercial utility trucks, so McCumber had to find an alternative.
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Jacks Of All Trades

Using tools such as stall jacks and hoof stands provide portability, versatility and ease the physical toll that shoeing takes on your body
Let's say you're performing your daily shoeing work and you're at a location where it's tough to pull your rig close enough to where you're working. And let's say that you need to do some minor fitting adjustments to a shoe that you're just about to put on a hoof. Do you really want to set the hoof down, come out from under the horse, walk all the way to your rig, make the required shaping adjustments with a few hammer blows and then walk back to the horse and hope it fits?
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Polishing The Image: Learn To Use X-rays, Imaging Tools Properly

French equine veterinarian urges farriers to learn to use X-rays, other imaging tools, properly
Dr. Phillippe Benoit, equine veterinarian to the French Olympian Equestrian Team, told those in attendance at the Cornell Farrier Conference in early November that Xrays can be an important tool for veterinarians and for farriers — if they are good X-rays.
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Red’s Cart Holds The Glue Together

Wisconsin farrier’s handy innovation keeps everything needed for glue-ons in one spot
When glue-on shoes became a regular part of his shoeing business, it didn’t take Red Renchin long to decide they needed a home of their own.
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A Badger-Aloha Get Together

Hawaiian farrier travels to Wisconsin to broaden shoeing view
It’s not all that unusual anymore for a couple of farriers to get together to share techniques, talk about approaches to horseshoeing and simply see how “the other guy” does the job.
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