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Perfecting The Useful Art Of Hammer Clinching

There are still instances when using this technique works better than the best clinchers
By Chris Gregory posted on March 1, 2001 | Posted in Equipment, Shoeing
Hammer clinching is not as popular as using clinchers among modern farriers. One reason is that it can be a little difficult to learn. Another downside is that some horses do not stand as well for hammer clinching as they do when clinchers are used.
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Keep Your Tools in Tip-Top Shape

Hall-of-Famer Gordon Haight gives tips on maintaining shoeing tools
By Holly Gray posted on March 1, 2001 | Posted in Equipment, Forging
From anvils to rasps and hammers to nippers, keeping your shoeing tools in tip-top order and knowing how to properly use them can save both time and money in your shoeing business.
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Seasonal Rigging

Complementary rigs allow for mobile shoeing shop and versatility
By Jordanna Smida posted on March 1, 2001 | Posted in Equipment
Cabover Seasonal Rigs have satisfied one farrier to the point of contentment — he doesn’t plan to purchase another shoeing rig as long as he’s in business.
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What Was “New” At AAEP

Many new products displayed at the recent American Association of Equine Practitioners annual meeting will be of special interest to farriers
By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 2001 | Posted in Equipment
Plenty of new products aimed at helping you do a better job of shoeing horses and improving hoof quality were unveiled by suppliers during the recent American Association of Equine Practitioners annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas.
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Happy Trails To You

How a slick gooseneck trailer can turn your unorganized pile of tools into a mobile workshop.
By Mike Podoll posted on December 1, 2000 | Posted in Equipment
Among the most important elements of a well-run business, are organization and efficiency in your day-to-day operations. These are no different in the world of the farrier. Having all the necessary supplies on hand and the capability to quickly transport them, can save you time, effort and money.
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Fame and Fortune? Or Life and Lifestyle?

This Canadian maintains there are many benefits to being a “marginal farrier”
By Ted Dentay posted on December 1, 2000 | Posted in Equipment
Beautifully cambered and smoothly paved, the twisting switchback curves of the blacktop snaking up the Niagara Escarpment beg for more speed from the big Honda motorcycle. One of the walls of Ontario’s great Niagara Rift Valley, which spawned the falls further south and continues for 100 miles or so up to Lake Huron, climbs 800 feet vertically within a mile or so of the road.
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X-Ray Farrier

This farrier expanded business income by adding an X-ray processor to his shoeing rig
By Christy West posted on December 1, 2000 | Posted in Equipment
Most farriers agree that radiographs of the hoof and lower leg are valuable tools when shoeing a lame horse. But some clients opt out when they realize the vet has to come out, take the pictures, go back to the clinic and develop them, then come out to the barn a second time to diagnose the problem. Or that they might even have to take the horse to the vet clinic for a lameness workup.
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Metal Or Wood?

Shoeing box taste, preferences vary among farriers
By Mark Dudzik posted on September 11, 2000 | Posted in Equipment
A shoeing box to a farrier is like a stethoscope to a doctor—a tool of the trade that’s often taken for granted. While it’s often an afterthought in the shoeing process, the shoeing box you use can have a big impact on the quality and efficiency of the job.
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Treading On New Possibilities

For years, treadmills have been used as a tool to diagnose lameness and hoof flight. But is all the fuss worthwhile?
By Katherine Meitner posted on September 1, 2000 | Posted in Equipment
They're neither compact nor portable. So why would farriers subscribe to the idea of utilizing an equine treadmill for their clients’ horses?
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