Faced with overwhelming opposition from its members, the American Farrier’s Association cancelled its plan to survey North American farrier schools and dropped any possibility that the organization might push for farrier registration and licensing.

In the mid 1990s, Great Britain’s Farrier Registration Council granted American Farrier’s Association Certified Journeyman Farriers the right to gain full farrier registration and shoe horses in the United Kingdom. Now that move may come back to haunt them.

From 1996 to 2004, the number of horses in the United States jumped by 2.3 million. While this figure includes all horses, it’s unlikely that wild horse numbers have increased much.

Five years ago, we produced an American Farriers Journal article on how horseshoers were dealing with skyrocketing fuel prices.

You can almost feel the horseshoeing industry shaking on its foundations already.

Gathered from a dozen shoers at the International Hoof-Care Summit in late January,

Farriers and equine veterinarians are in for an educational treat at next winter’s International Hoof-Care Summit when Dr. Hilary Clayton outlines biomechanical and shoeing recommendations built on the theories of Dr. Robert Bowker during his more than 10 years of research on physiological trimming.

With readers wanting to learn more about all the hoof-care products and supplies on the market, this April edition again focuses exclusively on providing you with plenty of product education.