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Hoof-Care Highlights: September 28, 2024

By American Farriers Journal Staff posted on September 28, 2024

This Week: Hoof-care professionals across the country and the ocean are sharing what they know with others in the industry through social media, webinars and videos. Here are a few of our favorites.

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Best Foot Forward: Tried & True Methods for Moving Feet Back

September 28, 2024 | Posted in Education

Vernon, Texas, farrier Blane Chapman covers essential techniques for moving feet back, as well as dressing the hoof wall, how to avoid over-dressing and other considerations.

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Forging a Successful Farrier Practice from the Ground Up

September 28, 2024 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients, Education

Vernon, Texas, farrier Blane Chapman shares valuable insights for aspiring and experienced farriers on how to build and sustain a profitable hoof-care business.

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Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Museum Bonus Tour

September 27, 2024 | Posted in Education

Building off of her Summit presentations, Dr. Deb Bennett of the Equine Studies Institute, and Dr. Robert M. Timm, curator emeritus of the University of Kansas Museum of Natural History in Lawrence, Kan., lead a private behind-the-scenes guided tour of the museum’s Mammals Division.

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Equine Check, Stay & Reciprocating Systems: The Big Picture

September 27, 2024 | Posted in Anatomy, Education

Dr. Deb Bennett, of the Equine Studies Institute, explains how spinal function governs hindlimb reciprocation. She also discusses how reciprocation differs in the forelimb vs. the hind limb, with special reference to check ligament anatomy and function.

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Supporting the Hoof, Supporting the Client

September 27, 2024 | Posted in Clients, Education

Dr. Deb Bennett of the Equine Studies Institute offers insights from 40 years of horsemanship experience in specific areas that are especially helpful to farriers. She offers effective, humane approaches to problems such as a horse that wants to pull back when tied, or that bites, balks, kicks, or strikes, as well as how to effectively teach a horse to pick up its foot and hand it to the farrier.

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Conformation: Fallacies & Insights

September 27, 2024 | Posted in Anatomy, Education, Safety & Healthcare

Dr. Deb Bennett of the Equine Studies Institute outlines simple, yet effective, field techniques for assessing forelimb and hind limb conformation.

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Cadaver Limb Dissection Wet Lab

September 26, 2024 | Posted in Anatomy, Education

In this VIP Hands-On Dissection Wet Lab, Paige Poss of Tucson, Ariz., leads a lively and informative discussion in which attendees inspect cadaver limbs before, during and after dissection.

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Keys to an Effective Business

September 25, 2024 | Posted in Business Practices, Education

Mark Male of Geneva, Fla., and Eva Clark of Walterville, Ore., are no strangers to operating successsful hoof-care businesses. Together they’ll draw on a half century of success and share the critical principles they follow to ensure that their farriery businesses thrive — and are around to serve customers tomorrow.

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Finances & Business Management for the Farrier

September 24, 2024 | Posted in Business Practices, Education

Sanders explores the costs of starting and running a business, the savings needed for a business, the risks of business debt and your business’ insurance needs.

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