While the Prevent All Soring Tactics Act awaits a vote in the United States House of Representatives, members of Congress have approved an amendment to an appropriations bill that aims to enforce the Horse Protection Act.
When practicing for certification or a contest, it might seem logical to grab a piece of bar stock and forge shoe after shoe. Instead, simplify your practice.
Just 3 months after cutting off registration for its advanced farrier-training program because of budgetary concerns, Kwantlen Polytechnic University is taking it off the chopping block.
Just weeks after bipartisan legislation that aims to end horse soring was reintroduced in the United States Senate, an alternative bill has been authored to accomplish the same goal while also “preserving the Tennessee Walking Horse tradition.”
How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, man, practice.
Although it’s an old joke, there’s plenty of wisdom that can be applied to any situation — including farriery. Participating in certifications, credentialing and forging competitions are great ways of improving your skills, but to do well, you still have to practice.
As International Horseshoeing Hall of Fame member Burney Chapman pointed out in an article he wrote 30 years ago for American Farriers Journal, the most widely used and dependable medicine for wound care in 1700 B.C. was honey and grease packed with muslin. That remedy holds up just as well today.
Since the introduction of the first Prevent All Soring Tactics Act in 2013, the legislation has received remarkable support in both houses of Congress, only to die in committee. Yet, a rule change could finally bring a vote on a bill that aims to significantly change farriery of gaited horses such as Tennessee Walkers.
It’s been said time and again that “it’s all about the trim.” Yet, a pile of hoof and sole trimmings on the floor is not a good indicator of a good, well-balanced trim.
Greg Martin, CJF, of Boerne, Texas, takes the unique approach of marketing his hoof-care practice with a Christmas parade float in Boerne and Comfort, Texas. The award-winning float boasts a variety of surprising features.
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