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AFJ Top Search Topic: Bruce Matthews

July 18, 2014 | Posted in Education
During the previous week, "Bruce Matthews" was a top 10 searched term on the AFJ website. Matthews resides in East Texas, but was a resident of Vermont for a long time. He is a well-known farrier for draft horses. Because he is a popular search subject recently, we've shared a Farrier Tip below featuring some of his work.
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Getting A Better Handle On Nailing Shoes

By Jeff Cota posted on July 17, 2014 | Posted in Shoeing
Do you find that it's difficult to steady a horseshoe while nailing it on? Steve Kraus, the head of Farrier Services at Cornell University, has developed a procedure to help his students relax and drive better nails while securely holding the shoe.
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Careful Consideration Necessary When Feeding a Horse with Cushing's Disease

July 17, 2014 | Posted in Diseases, Nutrition
Source: Kentuck Equine Research
Feeding horses with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID), also called Cushing’s disease, can sometimes be difficult because these horses are often older, overweight or underweight, and may have insulin resistance, with or without recurrent laminitis. To make the best nutritional recommendations for horses with PPID, nutritionists must first consider whether the horse needs to lose or gain weight and whether insulin resistance is present.
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Scientists Study Lost Training Days For Horses

July 16, 2014 | Posted in Anatomy
Some horses seem to lose a lot of training days to injuries, while others almost never need time off to heal. In between these extremes are the majority of horses that have an occasional injury or lameness but do not need to be taken out of work on a regular basis. Is the difference due to something about how these horses are conformed, or ridden, or fed, or is some other factor involved?
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