Few studies have examined the effectiveness of intensive handling of newborn foals (imprint training) as a means of producing calmer, easier to handle horses. An experimental field trial compared the behavioral responses and selected physiologic parameters of foals intensively handed within the first week of life with controls.
Although it will be winter, you won't need a jacket once you've reached either of the host hotels for the upcoming American Farriers Association convention in Rochester, N.Y.
This summer, I’m going to outfit a carriage company in a town that requires rubber shoes. Apparently, the town fathers got tired of Borium tearing up the streets.
ON PAGE 13, you’ll find the announcement of an exciting new step in hoof-care education that resulted from conversations by our magazine staff with farriers, veterinarians and industry suppliers.
Source: David M. Hood, DVM, Ph.D Connie K. Swenson, Ph.D A. Bruce Johnson, Ph.D
THOUGH CO-WRITTEN by three extremely knowledgeable experts in equine podiatry, it is the full-color photography on nearly every page of this book that immediately grabs the reader.
IN A SURVEY on how shoers work with equine veterinarians conducted by American Farriers Journal staffers during last winter’s 2003 American Farrier’s Association convention, 53 percent of the farriers indicated certain vets call for help on a serious shoeing or footcare problem.
The information, ideas and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Years ago I worked for an outfit that was a horse-drawn theatre company. They bred their own Clydesdales for lots of road work and all we used were the
Flex-Step shoes. I took over the shoeing duties from two friends of mine who had worked out most of the bugs with using Flex-Steps.
When it comes to expertise in equine hoof care, the newest inductees into the International Equine Veterinarian Hall Of Fame don’t take a backseat to anyone.
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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