This week’s facts and figures... When you started your farrier career, did you serve an apprenticeship? How do you handle clients who refuse to pay after you work on their horses? This edition of Farrier Facts & Figures is brought to you by Markel Insurance Co.
Santa Anita Park reopened its track for limited training only Monday, March 11, 2019, according to CNN. The track released a statement that the 1-mile track will be limited to joggers and gallopers at certain time intervals to accommodate recent renovations.
Despite long, hard days and the dirty work of shoeing horses, farrier apprenticeships are in high demand in the U.K., according to The Guardian. There are nearly half a million horse-owning households there, instilling a passion for horseshoeing in the youth who are now seeking careers.
In collaboration with Dick Fanguy, former American Farrier's Association (AFA) president and Chuck Milne, owner of Texas Farrier Supply #2, Eric Nygaard brought up the idea that they’d all been thinking on — a memorial representing the farriers who have died but have contributed so much.
This week’s facts and figures... Do farriers prefer to work out of a truck or trailer? When you need extra help in your hoof-care practice, who do you prefer to hire? This edition of Farrier Facts & Figures is brought to you by Markel Insurance Co.
With the new launch of Equine Soundness Professionals (ESP) comes its first educational and professional development seminar geared toward farriers and veterinarians. The one-day informational event will take place Saturday, March 16, 2019, at the Wanderers Country Club in Wellington, Fla. A small trade fair area will be included as well.
In a study conducted by the University of Minnesota, funded by the Morris Animal Foundation, researchers discovered a possible link between environmental factors and horses developing equine metabolic syndrome (EMS). The main factor they discovered was endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDC).
Like many farriers, Rick Padgett of Vale, Ore., has accumulated quite a collection of worn-out rasps. Thanks to his son, he now has a use for them, according to the Malheur Enterprise.
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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