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AAPF/CAPF Announce Roy Bloom Scholarship Program

June 8, 2015 | Posted in Education

The American and Canadian Associations of Professional Farriers announced the scholarship program with the goal to encourage farriers to pursue continuing education by attending the International Hoof-Care Summit and participating in the AAPF/CAPF mentoring program.

Fire Up That Forge

Hot tips for packing more heat into your shoeing work

By Pat Tearney posted on March 1, 2013 | Posted in Forging

There is probably no single piece of equipment that has changed how farriers do their jobs more than the portable propane forge. From shaky beginnings when they were seen more as a novelty, they have become virtually a necessity for farriers who want to hot fit and hot shoe away from their own shops.

Proven Family Recipe Gives Rise To Second-Generation Farriers

November 1, 2004

No one can guarantee that a child will grow up to become a horseshoer, but families in which the farrier trade has been handed from one generation to the next share remarkably similar memories.

Proper Filing Extends The Life Of Nippers

December 1, 2003 | Posted in Equipment

That trusty pair of nippers you depend on so often will gradually dull with use, until one day you realize that you’re having a tougher time trimming the hoof wall than you should. It’s best to sharpen those nippers before that day arrives.