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Jeff Cota

Jeff Cota

Jeff Cota has been a writer, photographer and editor with newspapers and magazines for 30 years. A native of Maine, he is the editor of American Farriers Journal.
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New HISA Racetrack Safety Rules Take Effect

Racing regulators define farrier, create horseshoe inspector post & update horseshoe rule
By Jeff Cota posted on July 3, 2024 | Posted in Disciplines & Breeds
When the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s Racetrack Safety Rules take effect Monday, July 8, 2024, farrier-related regulations will be more substantial than the three paragraphs introduced in 2022.
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In Memoriam

Remembering David Gulley

British farrier built his business on “shoeing skill and personal integrity”
By Jeff Cota posted on June 11, 2024 | Posted in Shoeing
International Horseshoeing Hall of Fame member David Gulley, FWCF, from Leicestershire, England, passed away May 2, 2024, according to the British Farriers and Blacksmiths Association (BFBA). He was 84.
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New Federal Rule Vows to End Soring

Horse Protection Act amendment goes into effect February 2025
By Jeff Cota posted on April 29, 2024 | Posted in Disciplines & Breeds
Promising an end to horse soring, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announces amendments to the Horse Protection Act that will fundamentally change Tennessee Walking Horse shows and how mounts are shod.
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Farrier Education: Heartland Horseshoeing School

Farrier Education: Heartland Horseshoeing School

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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