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Jeff Cota

Jeff Cota

Maine native Jeff Cota joined Lessiter Media in January of 2014 and serves as the current editor of American Farriers Journal. Jeff enjoys photography, baseball, and the “opportunity to meet and learn from some great people in a fascinating trade.”

Contact: jcota@lessitermedia.com
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Building a Plain, Yet Not So Simple Shoe

Five-time American Farriers Team member details how to make a shoe that is the foundation of all others
By Jeff Cota posted on July 1, 2014 | Posted in Forging
Learning the alphabet is the foundation of a child's ability to read and write. The plain-stamped horseshoe serves the same role for farriers learning how to forge.
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Got A Bleeder? Try Web Therapy

By Jeff Cota posted on June 13, 2014 | Posted in Shoeing
Whether you drive a hot nail or pare a little too much off the sole, drawing blood from a horse's hoof is bound to happen at one point or another. It happens to the best of farriers.
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You Can Help Prevent Seedy Toe

By Jeff Cota posted on June 5, 2014 | Posted in Diseases
While the first week of June is coming to an end, May showers are persisting in many areas of the country. Although proof is elusive, there is a link that wet and humid conditions contribute to white line disease, or seedy toe.
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Forge Welding Can Be a Piece of Cake

By Jeff Cota posted on May 2, 2014 | Posted in Forging
As many farriers who wield a hammer at the anvil already know, forge welding can be a struggle. Yet, it doesn't have to be a recipe for disaster. In fact, it can be as easy as baking a cake - just ask the Duncan Hines of farriery, Chris Gregory.
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Four Ways Shoeing Rigs Can Improve Your Efficiency

Organization, lighter units and, yes, coffee makers can save you time and money
By Jeff Cota posted on May 1, 2014 | Posted in Equipment
It's been said that efficiency is intelligent laziness. While shoeing eight horses a day hardly is considered a leisurely workday, there's something to be said about an economy of movement at the shoeing rig.
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