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New Exercise To Challenge Your Forging Skills

Build a heart bar shoe for the “Summit Mail-In Forging Exercise” to earn a shirt and maybe win a buckle and International Hoof-Care Summit registration
By Chris Gregory posted on November 1, 2014 | Posted in Forging
Response to the final Calgary Mail-In Forging Exercise was so tremendous, it would be a shame to see it go away because of the Calgary Stampede’s decision to abandon a forging contest. Although Calgary may be gone, there is good news because a new mail-in forging exercise will take its place.
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Red Flags for Farriers

Recognize When it’s Time to Fire a Client

Have the awareness to recognize when a business relationship is failing, and take the steps to improve or end it
By Chris Gregory posted on May 1, 2014 | Posted in Business Practices
As farriers, we are self-employed in a service industry. I'm sure after establishing your practice, you realized there are many things that the self-employed have to resolve.
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Be a Part of the Calgary Stampede One Last Time

Build this sidebone shoe in the Calgary Mail-In Forging Exercise to mark the apparent end of the World Championship Blacksmiths Competition at the Calgary Stampede
By Chris Gregory posted on April 1, 2014 | Posted in Forging
We may be coming to the end of an era concerning the World Championship Blacksmiths Competition (WCBC) in Calgary, Alberta. For decades, this served as a special place for many farriers. It is not without a sense of disappointment that we see this door closing, but as the saying goes, another door will open. I am optimistic that the future holds new opportunities for those horseshoers who will follow us.
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Boning Up on Equine Anatomy

Students at Heartland Horseshoeing School put together an articulated horse skeleton under the direction of Walter Varcoe
By Chris Gregory posted on November 1, 2011 | Posted in Anatomy

 After several years of going to the International Hoof-Care Summit in Cincinnati and drooling over the articulated skeletons that Walter Varcoe makes, I finally decided to get him to come out to Missouri and do a clinic.  


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Life As A Farrier? Start Here

By Chris Gregory posted on August 1, 2011
Congratulations on your choice of industries. If it becomes for you half of what it has been to me, you are in for a great life. There are few jobs or industries that I know of that will give back like this one, so enjoy the ride.
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Shoeing for the Rodeo

Knowing what questions to ask can take a lot of the mystery out of preparing horses for competition
By Chris Gregory posted on May 1, 2011 | Posted in Shoeing
After wrapping up the latest rodeo season with the National Finals in Las Vegas, Nev., some farriers might have an interest in shoeing the horses in this popular all-American sport. However, like most disciplines, hoof care for rodeo horses often requires more than meets the eye.
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Leverage Vs. Support

Before extending heels and adding extensions to your horseshoes, be sure you understand the conflicting forces that come into play
By Chris Gregory posted on March 1, 2011 | Posted in Shoeing
Before extending heels and adding extensions to your horseshoes, be sure you understand the conflicting forces that come into play.
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