“We can do lots of things to the horse, but the question is: what can we do for it?” That’s the question that Blane Chapman asked attendees on the second day of lectures at the 44th annual American Farrier’s Association Convention in Overland Park, Kan.
The first day of lectures and competitions kicked off Wednesday’s 44th annual American Farrier’s Association Convention in Overland Park, Kan. A horse’s biomechanics is incredibly difficult to understand and often there are very different views that are held by individuals.
The 5th Circuit struck down a USDA rule aimed at penalizing horse owners who purposely injure their horses to achieve a gait prized at horse competitions.
It was the site of the largest military engagement during the Revolutionary War. Today, the lands remain much as they were back then rolling open fields, ancient forests and historic farmhouses with horses grazing in lush pastures.
Crouched beside Sunny's dappled belly, Hilary Cloos holds his hoof in her lap, digging out the dirt and nipping down the hoof wall, as any good pedicurist would.
When Richard Duggan moved from Minneapolis to the Elk River area, his neighbor told him that now he was in the country he should have a horse. So he bought a horse and stabled it at his farm. From that it grew into a passion for horses, says his wife, Nancy.
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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