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Draft Horse Trimming, Shoeing Lessons Spelled Out

Tips And Techniques For Shoeing The Draft Horse With Michael Wildenstein, CJF, FWCF
By Jacob Butler CJF, AWCF posted on April 4, 2016 | Posted in Equipment
This DVD was filmed for RFD-TV with five segments or episodes. Each segment is an average of 26 minutes for a total of over 2 hours of viewing time. Since all five segments are included on one video, you can view the complete trimming and shoeing job from start to finish without having to wait until next week to view another episode.
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A Unique Approach to Frog Support

Rethinking the application of a pad results in a beneficial application for 3-day eventers
By Jeremy McGovern posted on April 4, 2016 | Posted in Equipment, Shoeing

Manufacturers of hoof-care products are blessed. Although they often create products with specific intended uses and applications, the farriers they serve will likely come up with innovations on how to improve a product or use it differently.


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Farrier Q&A: April 2016

What is the best tool modification that you use? What are the steps involved in doing this?
April 4, 2016 | Posted in Equipment
What is the best tool modification that you use? What are the steps involved in doing this?
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Solid Solution For Safety

Presentation provides insight on proper use and application of sedative
April 4, 2016 | Posted in Equipment, Safety & Healthcare
Compared to injectable Dormo­sedan, the gel version of the drug is relatively new to the equine industry. However, in just a few years it has grown in popularity of use for mild sedation. At the 2016 International Hoof-Care Summit in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kenton Morgan, a technical service veterinarian for Zoetis, gave a presentation about the drug and its appropriate usage.
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Keep Your Rasps Sharp And Save

Pennsylvania farrier suggests two techniques to give your tool longer life
By Jeff Cota posted on April 4, 2016 | Posted in Equipment
Steve Teichman and his Chester County Farrier Associates crew get under about 15 horses a day. While that’s great for business, it also means tools and other resources wear out quicker — especially rasps.
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Frankly Speaking

If Or When Will Technology Revolutionize Footcare?

By Jeremy McGovern posted on April 4, 2016 | Posted in Education, Equipment, Shoeing
When Gerard Laverty started his apprenticeship in the 1970s, a friend warned him about pursuing a career in hoof care because the industry would be taken over by computers, eliminating the need for farriers. The friend reasoned that farriery was essentially unchanged for nearly 100 years, so the industry was ripe for massive change.
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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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