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Online Extras: May/June 2015 Issue

May 11, 2015

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

  • Farrier Kyle Crawford discussing keeping an open mind
  • Video of Jim Quick building a heart bar
  • Marc Jerram's research and standardized method of calculating limb symmetry in pairs of forelimbs
  • Videos of farrier Pablo Calderon's working on a canker case
  • 2015 National Farriers Week Certificate
  • Article about the process for preserving equine specimens for long-term study
  • Physical restraints vs. chemical restraints

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Thoughts On Medial-Lateral Balance

Colorado farrier Jim Quick shares food for thought on trimming and shoeing for a balanced foot
By Jeremy McGovern posted on May 8, 2015 | Posted in Education, Therapeutic Shoeing, Trimming
If you go to a Jim Quick clinic expecting him to dictate how you should shoe a horse, you’re at the wrong clinic. Instead, the Niwot, Colo., farrier says his purpose is to not give instructions to tell other farriers how to shoe, but to share his thoughts on how he does the job. Quick did just that at Bruce Daniels Memorial Clinic in early April when he suggested points of consideration regarding medial-lateral balance.
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Managing the Base-Narrow Horse

When you come across a base-narrow horse due to medial-lateral imbalance, this approach could address the issue within two shoeings
By Tab Pigg posted on April 1, 2011 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing
If you shoe horses, you’ll come across base-narrow, high-inside heeled horses.
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Using Diagnostic Imaging to Pinpoint Foot Problems

The vital information that technology can provide is another reason for farriers to work closely with veterinarians
By Heather Smith Thomas posted on May 1, 2010 | Posted in Lamenesses
Many new diagnostic techniques and imaging modalities have come into use and it can often be challenging to understand which ones might be best suited for a given lameness problem. It is also important to know when to use these tools.
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They Can’t Get Enough On Balance

The topic of how to shoe a horse for his own conformation always comes up whenever farriers, vets get together
By Blake Brown posted on May 1, 2008 | Posted in Education, Trimming
For several years, farriers in Northern California have been holding farrier-veterinarian forums to help improve communication between the two professions.
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Tee It Up

A T-square is a low-tech tool that pays off for farriers in making an accurate assessment of the foot
By Ron Perszewski posted on May 1, 2008 | Posted in Equipment

Much like the hoof gauge, using the T-square is a basic tool that can go a long way toward accurately assessing medial-lateral balance.


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