Safety & Healthcare

Bruce Matthews

Work Smart, Stay Safe

Veteran farriers stress newcomers need to know the importance of controlling work environment and understanding equine behavior

In a perfect world, you could get away with saying “I’m a horseshoer — not a horse trainer.” But in a perfect world, an owner or handler would always be present to hold a well-mannered horse, ensuring a safe experience for all.


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Hoof Repair

Essential Tips For Using Adhesives In Hoof Repairs

A look at the how, when and why of using these products for various hoof repair and glue-on work

The development, evolution and versatility of today’s adhesive products have made farriers’ lives easier. Repair procedures that used to be extremely time consuming such as rebuilding severely damaged feet, hoof-wall rebuilds due to pulled shoes, quarter cracks, glue-ons, etc., can now be relatively fast-moving jobs.


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Briefings

Ric Redden, the equine veterinarian from Versailles, Ky., says before you can learn anything from taking the hoof pulse of a horse in a laminitis exam, you have to know what a non-elevated pulse feels like.


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