An article in our January/February issue features quick tips harvested from stories that ran throughout 2014. Here are just a few of these "Farrier Takeaways" from this article:
This year's Calgary Mail-In Exercise shoe, a Saddlebred shoe, is an interesting one for me. Normally, the shoes I make have a typical shape that I can relate to a foot.
It might surprise you, but approaching the Saddlebred foot can be intimidating to many farriers. There’s a lot to think about and frankly, more players to answer to.
Jeff Ridley thinks a lot of farriers let themselves be intimidated out of shoeing long-footed horses - sometimes by farriers who are already shoeing those horses.
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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