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What is the most recent idea you've learned from another farrier that has made an impact on your day as a farrier? This can include anything from how you trim/shoe, managing clients, ordering supplies and so on.
September 6, 2013 | Posted in Business Practices, Education
What is the most recent idea you've learned from another farrier that has made an impact on your day as a farrier? This can include anything from how you trim/shoe, managing clients, ordering supplies and so on.
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Crowdfunding In Hoof Care

September 6, 2013 | Posted in Education, Diseases
Laminil is using crowdfunding the collective effort of individuals who network and pool their money to support efforts initiated by other people or organizations to raise funds for its laminitis drug.
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Spotlight on Hoof Care

Path To Higher Education Pays Off For English Farrier

Mark Aikens successfully finishes an exhaustive 3-year journey toward farrier science degree
By Amy Johnson posted on September 1, 2013 | Posted in Education
Mark Aikens of Norwich, England, recently earned his foundation degree (equivalent to an associate's degree in the United States) in farrier science from Myerscough College in Preston, England. The intensive, 3-year program is offered only to qualified, working farriers as a way for them to further their education.
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Solid 100-Year-Old Primer On Essential Shoeing Principles

Notes On Shoeing For Horse-Owners By Captain V.H. Scratchley
By Dennis Manning posted on September 1, 2013 | Posted in Education
This book offers a rare treasure of sound, basic horseshoeing principles for the normal foot. Captain V.S. Scratchley's goal in writing Notes On Shoeing For Horse-Owners in 1911 was to provide horse owners with the means to evaluate the work so they could "employ the best farrier obtainable." He presents many good arguments for the need of frequent quality hoof care.
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Farrier Education: Heartland Horseshoeing School

Farrier Education: Heartland Horseshoeing School

Farriery requires knowledge and skills to provide proper equine hoof care. In this series, sponsored by VICTORY, American Farriers Journal visits Heartland Horseshoeing School in Lamar, Mo. In this edition, Chris Gregory discussed his journey to becoming an educator, his focus in teaching farrier students and the state of farrier education.

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