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Hoof-Care Email Q&A

May 1, 2013 | Posted in Education, Lamenesses
What percentage of the horses you provide hoof care for have club feet? How do you decide if a club foot can be “fixed” vs. one that can at best be managed?
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Passing The Club Foot Exam

Not all club feet are the same, so understanding grading systems can help you better determine how best to help a particular foal with this all-too-common problem
By Red Renchin posted on May 1, 2013 | Posted in Anatomy, Education, Nutrition
I was curious to see if club feet in horses was a topic of interest to the horse-owning public. I Googled it and came up with over 42,000 hits.
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Briefings

May 1, 2013 | Posted in Education, Lamenesses
When it comes to evaluating a horse’s potential for going lame, Susan Dyson says a farrier can learn a great deal from analyzing the shape of the coronary band.
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Recognize Hoof-Care Mentors

By Jeremy McGovern posted on April 26, 2013 | Posted in Education, Shoeing

For the 15th year, we are promoting National Farriers Week. The year, the week falls July 7 to 13. From now until July 1, we encourage horse owners, trainers, riders, grooms, veterinarians and others in the equine community to submit pictures and videos of their farriers at work with horses and to share their appreciation for those efforts. We will publish these on our website.


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2013 Rising Shoeing Stars

April 24, 2013 | Posted in Education
The "Rising Shoe Star" program honors outstanding young shoers who are enjoying successful careers as farriers 3 years after graduation from one of North America's more than 60 public and private horseshoeing schools.
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Hoof Pads: When to Use Them and When to Lose Them

April 24, 2013 | Posted in Education, Equipment
Travis Burns is farrier and faculty member of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. In this webinar, he discusses how he uses pads in his practice and what helps him determine if a pad should be used, foot preparation and what type of pad he employs in various cases.
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Farrier Education: Heartland Horseshoeing School

Farrier Education: Heartland Horseshoeing School

Farriery requires knowledge and skills to provide proper equine hoof care. In this series, sponsored by VICTORY, American Farriers Journal visits Heartland Horseshoeing School in Lamar, Mo. In this edition, Chris Gregory discussed his journey to becoming an educator, his focus in teaching farrier students and the state of farrier education.

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