Measuring feet for handmade shoes is a complicated and controversial subject. As is so often
true in this industry, any way you get a well-fit shoe on a horse’s hoof is the right way.
Most people know at least one horse or pony that has suffered from laminitis. It’s an all too common condition causing much pain and suffering and there are many myths associated with it.
This exclusive series of American Farriers Journal reviews by Bob Smith will help you select the latest videos on shoeing techniques, hoof care ideas and new products.
It is widely held that gastrointestinal disorders can initiate laminitis, since about 75 percent of horses with laminitis develop it secondary to conditions such as enteritis, colic and over-consumption of feed.
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.
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.
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.
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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