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Guiding Clients On The Vocabulary Of Interference Problems

October 4, 2015 | Posted in Clients, Education, Lamenesses
Source: Kentucky Equine Research
With four legs, four hooves, and the possibility of four shoes, a horse’s limbs may bump, twist, knock, and thump one another at even the slowest gaits. Best-case farriery and protective boots keep injuries to a minimum, but a working vocabulary of the interference problems demonstrated by horses will serve horse owners well.
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Cutting Back on Shoe Loss on Hard-Working Western Horses

Farriers share tips for keeping shoes in place while still supplying proper support for horses working in arenas and ranches
By Heather Smith Thomas posted on July 1, 2009 | Posted in Shoeing
On occasion almost any horse will experience the loss of a shoe catching it on a gate or fence while pawing and jerking it off, or scrambling in deep mud and stepping it off, or some other abnormal situation. Some horses, however, routinely pull their shoes off due to the way they travel and overreach. In these cases, careful measures must be taken to eliminate foot contact.
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Balance, Symmetry Lead To Better Movement

Florida farrier finds solid, basic approach works best
By Summer Best posted on March 1, 2005 | Posted in Shoeing, Trimming
Dale Lee twiddles with the lead rope attached to the halter on his wife’s barrel horse. "This horse started real well," Lee explains. "In his first rodeo, he was fourth out of 40, so he definitely shows a lot of promise."
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Lending A Hand To Donkey’s Feet
September 1, 2001 | Posted in Education
Q: Does anyone have any experience shoeing small donkeys and the trouble they seem to have with deformities (Such as ripples and bending sideways)? How long should they be?
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