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AFA Members Gather In Portland

Pacific Northwest is site of the organization’s 39th annual convention
May 1, 2010 | Posted in Education
Members of the American Farrier’s Association gathered in Portland, Ore., in late February for the organization’s 39th annual convention. The Pacific Northwest city was a welcoming host for the affair, which featured forging competitions, educational lectures, business meetings, a trade show, a fund-raising auction and plenty of opportunities for making new acquaintances and renewing old ones.
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Advice On Building A Farrier Business After Relocation

May 1, 2010 | Posted in Education
I became a farrier 11 years ago and have been on hiatus for the last 2 years after getting married and moving twice. We are now living in Fallon, Nev., and I would like to build a shoeing business again. Does anyone have any advice?
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First American Examiner For The Worshipful Company Of Farriers

Commitment to furthering hoof-care education drove Chris Gregory to go abroad to become a certification examiner
By Jeremy McGovern posted on May 1, 2010 | Posted in Education
It is not uncommon to hear farriers speak about giving back to the industry by educating the next generation of hoof-care professionals. Chris Gregory is an avid supporter of that notion. As owner of the Heartland Horseshoeing School and clinician, he has done his fair share of work to advance farrier education. The veteran farrier from Lamar, Mo., recently dedicated himself more so by becoming an examiner in the Worshipful Company of Farriers (WCF). He became the first non-United Kingdom resident to earn this distinction after receiving the WCF council's approval in March 2010.
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“Great educators know that long after the details of ‘the stuff taught’ are gone, lessons that matter can linger and cling...”
May 1, 2010 | Posted in Education
I am honored to be included in the 2010 class of the International Equine Veterinarians Hall Of Fame. The arrival of the plaque and your letter brought back many pleasant memories of past enjoyable practice and association with horseshoers at the Illinois Equine Hospital in Naperville, Ill.
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Briefings

May 1, 2010 | Posted in Education
With any horse that Ian McKinlay encounters that shows front-end lameness where the feet are questionable, the South Amboy, N.J., farrier immediately performs several simple tests. He evaluates the horse as it walks from a soft surface onto a hard surface.
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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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