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More Concerns About Licensing
December 1, 2000 | Posted in Business Practices, Education
While it dealt with equine massage therapists, a bill introduced last summer in the California State Assembly could have had serious ramifications for horseshoers. Fortunately, the bill was killed in committee, thanks to the efforts of Bob Smith, a farrier and owner of the Pacific Coast Horseshoeing School in  Sacramento, Calif.
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More debate over certification standards
December 1, 2000 | Posted in Education
Farrier Kim Hillegas of Oakhills, Fla., touched off quite an online debate when she posted a question regarding American Farrier’s Association (AFA) certification standards vs. the shoeing needs of the individual horse on the American Farriers Journal message board. We featured some of the edited comments from that debate in our September/October issue and decided to include a few more this month.
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Loads Of Information On Shoeing All Types of Horses

The “How-To” Horseshoeing Book From Minis to Draft Horses, And Everything In Between
December 1, 2000 | Posted in Education
Forty of the very best and most practical “how-to” shoeing articles from the 25-year history of American Farriers Journal have been chosen for this unique book.
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Farriers' Roundtable

Q: “With the extreme drought last summer in parts of Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, how did you deal with extremely dry hooves?”
December 1, 2000 | Posted in Education
Q: “With the extreme drought last summer in parts of Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, how did you deal with extremely dry hooves?”
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Briefings

November 1, 2000 | Posted in Business Practices, Education
One key to both his medical and shoeing success that Michael Miller would like to pass along to other farriers is the importance of keeping fit. “Since I used to do long distance biking as a hobby, I asked an exercise therapist to put together an exercise program for me,” says the Trussville, Ala., orthopedic surgeon and farrier. “As it turns out, those exercises that are best for a biker are also good ones for a shoer.
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What’s Coming In Shoes?

There’s nothing earth-shattering, but new technology offering more shoeing options is on the way
By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2000 | Posted in Education, Shoeing
First of all, the shoe shown here equipped with a number of accessories isn’t going to revolutionize shoeing. But its introduction demonstrates that there’s plenty of creative thinking that could impact the way you shoe in the future.
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Consistent Shoeing Benefits Hoof Research

Mustad’s funding of a permanent farriery facility at a brand new state-of-the-art research center will improve biomechanical research findings
September 1, 2000 | Posted in Education
America's horses have a new place to kick up their hooves. And when they do, every foot and hoof detail will be fully recorded and analyzed!
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