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Farriers' Roundtable

If clips are too thin, they can break off or bend. When clips are too low, they aren’t of any benefit if used with a pad and may not be much of a benefit even without a pad.
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Dare To Learn!

The challenge is to see how your forging skills stack up with other farriers from around the world in this educational forging exercise that more than pays for itself
Now in its fourth year, the innovative mail-in forging exercise that’s co-sponsored by the World Championship Blacksmiths’ Competition — held each year during the Calgary Stampede — and American Farriers Journal, is once again offering a tremendous opportunity to expand your forging skills.
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Briefings

Some 59 percent of farriers expect to raise shoeing prices during 2003. Among farriers who filled out an American Farriers Journal survey at the American Farrier’s Association (AFA) convention in Salt Lake City, 24 percent indicated that they will raise prices only if outside factors such as rising fuel prices force them to do so.
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Horseshoeing 101

While you have to watch out for the serious hoof problems, don’t forget about proper physiologic horseshoeing

It's nothing fancy. It’s not going to win you any awards or get your face on the cover of a magazine, but shoeing and trimming a horse with proper physiologic principles will make you a better farrier and, more importantly, keep your horses’ feet healthy, according to Dr. Stephen O’Grady.


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Research Journal: March 2003

The information, ideas and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Effective treatment of horses with chronic laminitis remains a challenge for farriers and veterinarians. This clinical trial was conducted to evaluate the short-term effects of four approaches to shoeing the horse with chronic laminitis.
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My Horse Isn't Fat, He's Just Big-Boned

University of Missouri researcher sees parallels between overweight humans, horses
It probably comes as no surprise to most farriers, but the American obesity epidemic has found its way into corrals and paddocks — and we’re not (necessarily) talking about riders.
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A Farrier's Viewpoint

Winning The Mental Game

Missouri farrier says lessons learned through competition pay off in the stress of certification exams and daily shoeing
I have done a lot of thinking over the last few years about the relationship between competition shoeing and the American Farrier’s Association (AFA) certification program.
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Forge Ahead With New Skills!

Take part in this highly educational worldwide forging exercise without ever leaving home
Based on recent telephone calls, a number of American Farriers Journal readers have already been hard at work trying to forge the Scottish hind preventer shoe for next summer’s mail-in forging exercise.
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Local Association Spotlight

Plenty Of Hooves, But No Horses!

Check out why this spin on a “Dead Leg Clinic” is a fantastic idea plus the importance of keeping tools sharp
Whether you are an active member of a local shoeing organization or not, the “Local Association Spotlight” is the place to be to listen in on the best shoeing ideas coming out of the United States and Canada.
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