Horse numbers were at an all-time low when I began shoeing in the early 1960s. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) had stopped counting them.
Stuart Muir, a resident farrier at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky., shares his thoughts the hoof care milestones over the past 50 years.
International Horseshoeing Hall of Fame member Bob Smith, who owns and operates Pacific Coast Horseshoeing School in Plymouth, Calif., shares his thoughts the hoof care milestones over the past 50 years.
This year marks the 50th anniversary (and 32nd year at Lessiter Media) of American Farriers Journal covering the farrier trade. We’re reaching out to our “friends of the program” to ask for a few words to include in a “From the Audience” section of our coverage – in the December edition.
I just finished a class at Pacific Coast Horseshoeing School and it wasn’t the most enjoyable class I’ve had in my 33 years of teaching horseshoeing. It appears that a lot of them decided they were going to horseshoeing school based upon video clips and social media, not by exploring the profession and finding out what’s really needed to be a professional, self-employed horseshoer.
Dr. Clair Thunes of Clarity Equine Nutrition explores how they contribute to building better feet, as well as questions you can ask your clients to determine if they need to make changes to their horse’s diets.
Visit the American Farriers Journal Trade Show booth at 11 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday where British farrier Simon Curtis will hold 2 exclusive book-signing sessions.
Applications for the University of Illinois farrier internship will be accepted until Oct. 15. The intern will work closely with journeyman farriers to therapeutically trim and shoe client- and university-owned horses.
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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