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Vets Gain Fame

Three new members have been inducted into the International Equine Veterinarians Hall Of Fame
By Frank Lessiter posted on May 1, 2003 | Posted in Education
When it comes to expertise in equine hoof care, the newest inductees into the International Equine Veterinarian Hall Of Fame don’t take a backseat to anyone.
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Weather Beater!

Protection from the weather and the ability to immediately start working are major trailer shoeing benefits for this farrier
By Frank Lessiter posted on May 1, 2003 | Posted in Business Practices
When Ken Remer had the opportunity to buy a shoeing trailer for two-thirds of what the previous shoer had invested in the rig, he jumped at the opportunity.
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Dare To Learn!

The challenge is to see how your forging skills stack up with other farriers from around the world in this educational forging exercise that more than pays for itself
By Frank Lessiter posted on May 1, 2003 | Posted in Education, Forging
Now in its fourth year, the innovative mail-in forging exercise that’s co-sponsored by the World Championship Blacksmiths’ Competition — held each year during the Calgary Stampede — and American Farriers Journal, is once again offering a tremendous opportunity to expand your forging skills.
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Practical Tool Tips

83 Ways To Get More Out Of Your Shoeing Tools

Check these practical shoeing tool tips, tricks and techniques you can put to use tomorrow morning in your shoeing work
By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 2003 | Posted in Equipment
When you're looking for new ways to get better performance out of your shoeing tools, the best way is to swap ideas with other farriers.

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Pickin' Shoes

Let circumstances dictate your choice of titanium, steel, plastic, rubber and aluminum horseshoes
By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 2003 | Posted in Shoeing
For hundreds of years, nothing but steel shoes were effectively used on millions of horses. Later, aluminum and rubber shoes came along and then came development of plastic, composite and titanium shoes in recent times.
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Money Matters

If We Handed You $750, What Would You Buy?

Here's what farriers came up in terms of a "wish list" at last winter's trade shows
By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 2003 | Posted in Equipment
If someone told you to pick out anything that you wanted from all of the innovative farrier tools and supplies displayed at last winter’s farrier industry trade shows, what would you take home?
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Tackling Club Feet Concerns

The latest thinking on handling this problem with foals highlighted the mid-January Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium
By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2003 | Posted in Anatomy
Since there are varying types of club feet, Ric Redden saw the need for developing a meaningful grading scale that would lead to customized treatment strategies.
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Forge Ahead With New Skills!

Take part in this highly educational worldwide forging exercise without ever leaving home
By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2003 | Posted in Education, Forging
Based on recent telephone calls, a number of American Farriers Journal readers have already been hard at work trying to forge the Scottish hind preventer shoe for next summer’s mail-in forging exercise.
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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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