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Winter Shoeing, Pads & Traction Devices Product Roundup 2021

Check out the latest winter shoeing products, pads and traction devices from some of the industry’s leading suppliers.

October 29, 2021 | Posted in Equipment

Check out the latest winter shoeing products, pads and traction devices from some of the industry’s leading suppliers.

Migrating Clients Require Farrier Communication And Collaboration

As seasons change and horses move between locations, farriers in different states must work together to keep horse hooves healthy

By Sarah Evers Conrad posted on September 11, 2017 | Posted in Clients, Diseases, Lamenesses, Shoeing, Therapeutic Shoeing

Farriers spend a lot of energy, effort and expertise to keep their charges’ feet in tip-top shape so that their clients can continue year-round. Some farriers have clients who opt to migrate their horses to other locations beyond their “home base” for part of the year, such as those whose clients show during the winter in Florida.

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Horseshoeing’s Engineering Puzzle Charms Finger Lakes Farrier

Kirk Smith enjoys the challenge of balancing the horse’s system of levers and pulleys

By Jeff Cota posted on March 7, 2016 | Posted in Anatomy, Business Practices, Clients, Disciplines & Breeds, Education, Equipment, Forging, Diseases, Lamenesses, Shoeing, Therapeutic Shoeing, Trimming

Horses have been a staple in Kirk Smith’s life long before he started shoeing horses in Freeville, N.Y.

He always had horses while growing up in the small farming town of Clark in northeastern South Dakota. He cut his teeth working cattle part-time as a high school student and later during his summer breaks while attending Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. Along the way, he broke and trained horses.

Staten Island Mounted Horse Unit Seeking Farrier

October 27, 2014 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

The mounted horse unit of Staten Island, N.Y., is in need of a farrier for a 4 to 5 year government contract. A bid announcement will be posted within the next 3 weeks.

Think Snow!

Snow pads can help your clients keep riding safely all winter while dealing with snow, ice, frozen ground, mud and slush problems

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2011 | Posted in Shoeing

Just because the weather turns bad doesn’t mean your clients want to give up riding and working their horses until warmer spring weather arrives.

Farriers' Roundtable

September 1, 2009 | Posted in Shoeing

Where do you place traction for ice?

Farrier Roundtable

May 1, 2005 | Posted in Shoeing

What’s the best way to deal with clients who want to keep their horses barefoot all year?

Modifying Keg Shoes

Tip Shoes Provide Traction, Make It Easier For Hooves To Shed Snow

Modification can even work with used shoes

By Heather Smith Thomas posted on March 1, 2005 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

Snow and ice often build up in a horse’s feet during winter — more easily in a shod than an unshod hoof.

Shoeing For A Living

Shoeing In The Green Mountains

Vermont farrier plies his trade in picturesque setting

By Pat Tearney posted on July 1, 2004 | Posted in Equipment, Shoeing

It's late March in Vermont. The temperatures are slowly rising, melting more and more of the snow and ice that has held the valleys, peaks and ridge lines in its grip during the winter months.

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Balance From All the Angles

Minnesota farrier’s holistic approach benefits her clients’ horses

By Pat Tearney posted on March 1, 2003 | Posted in Business Practices, Shoeing

Even for a January day in Minnesota, it's cold. The mercury in thermometers has taken up residence far south of the "zero" mark and you don't even want to think about wind chill. Vehicle engines grumble to life reluctantly — or not at all — and it would be a good day to own a franchise in something like "Jumper Cables R Us."

Videos

Hoof Care on Parade

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.

Events

Michigan Horseshoers Association 55th Annual Clinic

Date: 01/02/25

Location: Lansing, MI

The Michigan Horseshoers Association will host its 55th annual clinic Jan. 2-4, 2025 in East Lansing, Mich.

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Life Data Labs Inc

Life Data Labs Inc. is a dedicated product manufacturer committed to producing premium quality animal nutrition and health products through continuous product improvement and new product development. First-class ingredients, fresh products, consistent high quality and scientifically proven effectiveness are the principal features of Life Data Labs animal health products. And that's why they've produced the #1 recommended hoof supplement by farriers for 12 consecutive years.

Kawell USA

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.

SmartPak

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.