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Hoof Beats: The Big Break-Up

By Steve Stanley posted on September 1, 2015 | Posted in Disciplines & Breeds, Therapeutic Shoeing
Source: Hoof Beats Magazine
The transition that happens when bringing a horse from the track to the farm often requires more intense farrier care than the average farm resident can provide. Clearly, a farrier working at a farm shoeing yearlings or broodmares will not have the same objectives that he or she does when at the track. At the farm your farrier will generally use larger nails, heavier shoes, and a tighter heel fitting. While this is not necessarily ideal, it is highly practical.
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Hoof Beats: Glue Addiction

By Steve Stanley posted on March 17, 2015 | Posted in Shoeing
Source: Hoof Beats Magazine
There is no question that we abuse the horse’s hoof in the process of working and training them. That is the primary reason horseshoes were invented. When training gets serious, shoeing frequency increases. This leads to hoof wall abuse in many situations. Add to that lost shoes, tweaks and changes, along with adapting to different race track surfaces, and it can get pretty serious.
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