Admittedly, I was harsh and not thorough enough in the detail in my critique of the institutional evaluation of farriers contributing to veterinary continuing education. Due to the brevity of the editorial, I didn't touch on the farrier's responsibility in this.
Now that the 2015 National Farriers Week celebration has come to a close, we wanted to take a moment to recap some of the highlights from our 17th annual event.
In honor of the 17th annual National Farriers Week celebration (July 5-11, 2015) we've collected these tributes from members of the equine community to recognize all of the hard work and dedication farriers put forth to keep our horses sound.
I have yet to meet a member of either the farrier and veterinary trades who believes it isn’t beneficial to maintain good relationships with members of the other profession. So if a good working relationship is generally agreed upon, why does the perception of a need for improvement exist?
About half of 1%. According to the Department of Defense, that’s approximately the number of Americans who served in the military over the previous decade. However, anecdotally, it appears to me that the percentage is much higher among farriers.
Is there a practical use for thermal imagery within a farrier practice? That point can be debated. However, with access to technology and the increasing affordability of said technology, it certainly is a possibility now on smartphones.
Scrolling through the mental Rolodex of farriers who I've had the privilege of meeting, several words come to mind that aptly describe each one - professional, knowledgeable, industrious, creative, talented. I could go on and on, yet there's one adjective that comes to mind more often than any other: generous.
Michigan’s Gov. Rick Snyder recently signed into law an amendment to Michigan’s Equine Activity Liability Act (“EALA”) that targets its exceptions — sections of the law on which people can file equine-related personal injury lawsuits.
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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