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Common Sense, Regular Care Lengthen Tool Life

Farriers depend on their tools to help them make a living so keeping them on the job as long as possible makes good economic sense
By Pat Tearney posted on January 1, 2008 | Posted in Equipment
To get longer life from your horseshoeing tools, you don't have to be an expert tool craftsman says Dan Bradley. The farrier from Lucerne, Miss., — who is such an expert craftsman — says extending tool life is largely a matter of paying attention to small details and following manufacturer's suggestions.
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Tom Curl

Tom Curl’s Patch Rig

January 1, 2008 | Posted in Equipment

About half of Florida farrier Tom Curl’s work is patching quarter cracks, which doesn’t require a large rig and a full stock of shoes. And since he put about 48,000 miles on his last truck (a Chevrolet Suburban) last year, weight savings and gas mileage are significant concerns.


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Online With the Farriers' Forum

Sometimes Taking your Best Shot Isn't the Wisest Course
December 1, 2007 | Posted in Clients, Equipment, Lamenesses

I had a customer call me tonight asking about putting a hospital plate on a young horse that has an abscess. I have an idea that I need to fit a shoe and cut an aluminum plate to fit it, drill holes through the plate, drill holes in the shoe and tap them. I need to use bolts in holes — careful not to go through to hoof. Do I have all of this right?


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California farrier

Taking Draft Horse Trimming to a New Plane

California farrier improves his efficiency by trimming feet with a powered carpenter’s planer
By Pat Tearney posted on December 1, 2007 | Posted in Equipment, Trimming
When Pablo Calderon, a farrier from Riverside, Calif., started thinking about a more efficient way of trimming the hooves of draft horses, he drew on his knowledge of horsemanship as well as that of an area that would seem totally unrelated to draft horses — his trade as a machinist.
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Ric Redden

Three Rigs, One System, No Missteps

A place for everything and everything in its place, plus workstations on wheels, make for maximum efficiency with minimum effort
By Ron Perszewski posted on December 1, 2007 | Posted in Equipment
If you think organizing one shoeing rig is a challenge, consider the late Red Renchin. He used three pickup trucks for shoeing: A Ford F250 and two Ford F350s. The oldest is vintage 2001, the newest is a 2007.
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Mint Vale Hammers

Don't Depend on Luck When Choosing a Specialty Hammer

Here are tips to consider when you’re craving new tools and checking out the possibilities this winter
By Ron Perszewski posted on December 1, 2007 | Posted in Equipment
’Tis the season. Days grow shorter and the skies threaten snow. Barns sit quiet. Horses stand barefoot. Farriers slow down and start daydreaming about the shiny new tools in magazine ads and winter trade show booths.
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Back to the Basics

Heat Steel, Add Flux, Blend

Following a simple recipe will help you master forge welding
By Chris Gregory posted on December 1, 2007 | Posted in Equipment, Forging
We have tackled forge welding before, but we wanted to do another article on this important skill for some of the novice shoers, as well as offering a fresh look at it for the more experienced hands.
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Diane Greene

Built to Work -- And to Last

Farrier Diane Greene wanted a rig that would keep her on the job and out of repair shops. After a shaky start, she's on the road again
September 1, 2007 | Posted in Equipment

Diane Greene shoes from a rig she loves: a 2006 Duramax Chevy diesel equipped to cope with an extra-heavy load and fit with a custom-made shoeing box. “I’m out driving 6 days a week, and I wanted something I could depend on,” she says.


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