Regarding the loss of Danny Ward, it is hard to estimate the influence he has had, and will still have, on our profession — the profession that he helped shape. You couldn’t get enough of his enormous character. With his lifetime of service and good will in the horseshoeing industry, everyone knew of his dedication.
The House Rules Committee is expected to hear testimony today on legislation that aims to prohibit action devices, pad stacks and wedges when showing Tennessee Walking Horses.
Looking back, Mike Chance believes he didn’t have the typical make-up to be a successful farrier. And maybe he wouldn’t have become a horseshoer had he acknowledged that.
“It never occurred to me that I couldn’t be successful in this trade,” he says. “Maybe I was lacking in some areas, but I was determined to be a farrier.”
Paul Goodness, chief of Farrier Services at Virginia Tech’s Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, Va., says there are many therapeutic farrier options that can be employed, as well as different types of shoes that might help if conformation of the hoof is not good.
If you're in the mood for a spirited discussion, ask a farrier a simple question: What's your opinion of wedge pads? The odds are pretty good that you'll find strong feelings about their use.
When tracking a case of long toe and collapsed heels with a broken-back pastern axis, dressing the dorsal hoof wall to improve the hoof-pastern axis can be risky. You can be left with little or no hoof wall.
Generally speaking, I believe when you sacrifice the integrity of the hoof wall to change the mechanics of the foot, you’ve potentially created a new problem without effectively addressing the original issue.
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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