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Finding A Happy Medium While Trimming The Bars

The bars are integral to weight bearing, but don’t let them run wild

By Jeff Cota posted on July 3, 2015 | Posted in Lamenesses, Trimming

The bars of the equine foot have gone through something of an ebb and flow in the minds of many farriers.

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Researchers Identify Heel-Toe Imbalance In Toed-In Horses

June 18, 2015 | Posted in Anatomy, Disciplines & Breeds, Education, Lamenesses

Source: Horsetalk

Belgium researchers unexpectedly found higher loading of the toe zone during analysis of hoof balance in five warmblood horses with toed-in conformation.

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Tumeric Is A Winning Supplement For Insulin Resistance

June 5, 2015 | Posted in Clients, Education, Diseases, Lamenesses, Nutrition

Source: Getty Equine Nutrition

Turmeric, an Asian spice, has an impressive resume of reducing inflammation, relieving pain, protecting against brain degenerative diseases and suppressing insulin resistance.

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Is Chronic Equine Laminitis Related To Bacterial Infection?

June 4, 2015 | Posted in Clients, Disciplines & Breeds, Education, Diseases, Lamenesses, Nutrition

Source: Kentucky Equine Research

Researchers in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology at Rutgers University have hypothesized that pasture-induced laminitis might develop in horses as a result of exposure to potential bacterial pathogens that are present in pasture grass and are ingested as horses graze.

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Former Virginia Farrier Jim Burgholzer Passes Away

June 1, 2015

Source: Omps Funeral Home

Former farrier Jim Burgholzer, 79, of Winchester, Va., died Thursday, May 21, 2015, at his home.

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The Hoof Of Fire Horse Number 12

May 30, 2015

Source: National Museum of American History

In the early morning hours of March 30, 1890, in Washington, D.C., the collision of two horse-drawn fire wagons racing to answer an alarm seemed a minor matter. The vehicles — a hose cart and a heavy steam engine — continued on their way to the fire.

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North Carolina Farrier Builds A Life's Work With A Hammer, Steel And An Anvil

May 26, 2015

Source: Hickory Daily Record

If you threw Billy Huffman into a time machine and sent him 200 years into the past he’d be just fine. That’s because Huffman has spent a lifetime mastering a trade whose technology and tools haven’t changed much in the last 2,000 years.

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New Body Fat Indexing Method Developed For Horses

May 25, 2015 | Posted in Clients, Education, Diseases, Lamenesses, Nutrition

Source: Horsetalk

A new body fat scoring method has been developed for horses, which works in a similar way to the body mass index used in humans.

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The Horseshoe Fits For Colorado Farrier

May 23, 2015

Source: The Fence Post

It is a time-honored but false assumption that gals just can’t out-muscle unruly horses or take the back-bending work like guys can. But Eli Pettitt uses “leverage and my brain” rather than brawn when dealing with problem farrier customers.

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Finnish Study Probes Insulin Resistance In Grazing Horses

May 22, 2015 | Posted in Clients, Education, Diseases, Lamenesses, Nutrition

Source: Horsetalk

The fattening associated with grazing horses on cultivated high-yielding pasture induced only moderate changes in glucose, insulin and fatty acids as measured in a glucose tolerance test, a Finnish study has shown.

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary

American Farriers Journal is excited and honored to celebrate its 50th anniversary of publishing the hands-on magazine for hoof-care professionals. Learn more about our special edition, which comes out in December 2024.

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Progressive Hoof Care Practitioners (PHCP) will Host Beginning Clinic

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Progressive Hoof Care Practitioners (PHCP) will Host Beginning Clinic in Bristol, Tenn. The clinician is Lorie Fleenor.

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Items Tagged with 'equine hoof'

ARTICLES

Finding A Happy Medium While Trimming The Bars

Researchers Identify Heel-Toe Imbalance In Toed-In Horses

Tumeric Is A Winning Supplement For Insulin Resistance

Is Chronic Equine Laminitis Related To Bacterial Infection?

Former Virginia Farrier Jim Burgholzer Passes Away

The Hoof Of Fire Horse Number 12

North Carolina Farrier Builds A Life's Work With A Hammer, Steel And An Anvil

New Body Fat Indexing Method Developed For Horses

The Horseshoe Fits For Colorado Farrier

Finnish Study Probes Insulin Resistance In Grazing Horses

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