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Chuck Wagon

Shoeing The Chucks

Chuck wagon horses are shod for speed, but best of all, owners store an inventory of $11,000 worth of shoes and nails for this veteran farrier

When Harold Chapin needs shoes or nails for any of the more than 150 chuck wagon horses that he shoes, he doesn’t walk out to his pickup truck to get them.


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Cultivating Competency

An American Farrier’s Association function is “...to inform the public, and particularly the horse owner, of a quality and standard of service to which he or she is entitled...”

As early as 1356, farriers joined together to better themselves and their trade.


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Frankly Speaking

Is The Craft Of Horseshoeing Developing A Generation Gap?

It's no secret that farriers are considered a pretty handy lot. Besides their horseshoeing skills, it’s not unusual for farriers to be able to make and repair their own tools, forge decorative ironwork, build, modify and repair their own shoeing rigs and to have a few special gadgets in the workshop that they built themselves.
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Farriers' Roundtable

“Can you have too much sole on a foundered horse?” —New Mexico Farrier
Since the question is regarding a foundered horse, I will assume that it is beyond laminitis and the third phalanx has rotated.
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wives

Saying "I Do" To A Farrier

Take a peek into the lives of farrier wives

“I do” are the traditional words said at a wedding ceremony. But for a farrier’s wife, those loving words should really be, “I will do:” 


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Book Notes

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Lameness

There's one thing farriers can all agree upon when it comes to lameness in horses — it’s a very complicated subject. While some books barely scratch the surface on lameness, others delve deep into the convoluted details of what could make a horse lame.
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AFA Bulletin

It All Comes Down To The Horse

AFA members need to remember and capitalize on what they do best
In an election year, there is always much unrest and many questions in the back of people’s minds as to the future of the American Farrier’s Association (AFA).
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Shell Of A Time

Massachusetts farrier comes to the rescue of an injured turtle
It's one thing when a horse owner calls you out of the blue for an emergency shoeing, it’s another thing when the local veterinarian asks you to save an injured turtle.
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