Lynda Layne

Lessons learned can have more than one application. Missouri farrier Jamey Carsel, for instance, took something he learned at a Bob Marshall forging clinic and adapted it to a useful keg shoe modification.

A Safe Approach to Shoeing Stallions

Alabama farrier offers advice for working with the kings of the paddock

By Lynda Layne posted on January 1, 2004 | Posted in Safety & Healthcare, Trimming

Farrier Milton Reeder of Warrior, Ala., says that, especially during breeding season, stallions can be dangerously unpredictable.

Taking On Hoof Neglect

You pick up a hoof and are appalled by what you see. Here’s how a trio of farriers handle cases of hoof neglect.

By Lynda Layne posted on January 1, 2004 | Posted in Education

NOTHING DISHEARTENS a farrier more than extreme neglect of a horse’s feet.

Double Jeopardy

Two bad hips threatened Oregon farrier’s new career soon after it started

By Lynda Layne posted on December 1, 2003 | Posted in Anatomy, Safety & Healthcare

WHEN RUSSELL STOUT went to Oregon State University’s farrier school in 1999, he was no spring chicken. He had just finished 32 years of employment with International Paper Co. and had two daughters who were in their mid-30s.

Breaking Tradition

Changing your order in shoeing is often the key to safety with many young or problem horses

By Lynda Layne posted on September 1, 2003 | Posted in Shoeing, Trimming

Like many farriers, Larry Stevens spent years trimming and shoeing in the same sequence. He preferred starting with the left front foot, then the right front.

Shoeing To Minimize Knee Action In The Western Pleasure Horse

The less knee action, the better

By Lynda Layne posted on September 1, 2002 | Posted in Education, Shoeing

Washington State Farrier Don Hampton knows that the last thing a show ring judge wants to see in a Western Pleasure horse is excessive knee action. That’s why he shoes these horses to provide more flat-kneed movement.

Mind Over Matter

A Calm Mind Set, Control Over His Work Area and Scheduling are Among Jerry Matthew’s Most Important Tools

By Lynda Layne posted on March 1, 2002 | Posted in Business Practices

Jerry Matthews leads a Thoroughbred to the cross-ties and stands still for a moment before snapping a rope to each side of the halter. Matthews is tall, but would have trouble peering over the withers of this big hunter.

Articles by Lynda Layne

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A Safe Approach to Shoeing Stallions

Taking On Hoof Neglect

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Breaking Tradition

Shoeing To Minimize Knee Action In The Western Pleasure Horse

A Calm Mind Set, Control Over His Work Area and Scheduling are Among Jerry Matthew’s Most Important Tools

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