This Week: Hoof-care professionals across the country and the ocean are sharing what they know with others in the industry through social media, webinars and videos. Here are a few of our favorites. Hoof-Care Highlights is brought to you by Stockhoff's.
After nearly 10 years, a major farrier competition has returned to greater Calgary thanks to Spruce Meadows and the World Championships Blacksmiths. You can see the shoe list and prize money for this international competition.
Winning the American Farriers Journal Most Improved Award in World Championship Blacksmiths isn’t always about the numbers. John Sagaria, 2019’s winner, talks about the steps he took toward improving his skills at the forge.
The struggling Berkshire Museum was recently given approval to sell paintings from its collection in order to keep its doors open. The approval was granted by Supreme Judicial Court Justice David Lowy.
The Pennsylvania National Horse Show announced its partnership with Footing First LLC for providing international competition quality footing for the Equine Arena (schooling ring) for the 2018 competition.
At the August clinic held at Anvil Brand in Lexington, Ill., American Farriers Team members Bryan Osborne and Bodie Trnka did a live shoeing, followed by working on shoe building and modifications.
After participating in this year’s Calgary Stampede Blacksmith Classic, Chad Lausen of Strathmore, Alberta, discussed the unique experience of competition.
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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Kawell develops and produces copper alloy horseshoes and inserts, giving horses the care that they need to fight issues associated with white line disease, seedy toe and thrush.
From the feed room to the tack room, SmartPak offers innovative solutions to help riders take great care of their horses. SmartPak was founded in 1999 with the introduction of the patented SmartPak™ supplement feeding system. The revolutionary, daily dose SmartPaks are custom-made for your horse, individually labeled and sealed for freshness.