This Week: Hoof-care professionals across the country and the ocean are sharing what they know with others in the industry through social media, webinars and videos. Here are a few of our favorites.
In this webinar, Norwich, England, farrier Mark Aikens will share highlights from his trip to India as part of the Flying Anvil Foundation's program and explain the challenges that farriers in India and other countries face.
There are safety factors all around us — ladders, bridges, elevators and a host of others. Safety factors tell us how much more load can put on a structure before it fails.
Founder and International Horseshoeing Hall Of Fame member Bernard Duvernay discusses the volunteer farrier organization's goals for the coming year, as well as their successes in 2015.
This fall, the Flying Anvil Foundation began its Solidarity Shoeing Campaign to encourage international knowledge and education for the farrier profession.
We’re a little more than a week past the United States’ version of Thanksgiving. Despite football and post Turkey retail, it remains a day to reflect on how fortunate we are while others of different circumstances are not. Farriers seldom need reminder that the holiday provides specifically about the trade.
Sahib Parminder Singh, the Indian coordinator for the Flying Anvil Foundation, has returned home after 3 months spent learning farriery in Europe and talks about what he learned.
Since its creation in 2010, the Flying Anvil Foundation has been committed to its goal of promoting knowledge in farriery worldwide, especially in countries where training for farriery is nonexistent.
Mark Aikens of Norwich, England, recently earned his foundation degree (equivalent to an associate's degree in the United States) in farrier science from Myerscough College in Preston, England. The intensive, 3-year program is offered only to qualified, working farriers as a way for them to further their education.
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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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.
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.