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.
This week's facts and figures ... What About Pad Usage? and Multi-Farrier Businesses Still in the Minority. This edition of Farrier Facts & Figures is brought to you by Markel Insurance Co.
We received an overwhelming response when AFJ editors asked readers what their primary considerations were when selecting therapeutic shoes. Making the horse comfortable and keeping it simple were common themes among the responses. Below are some additional tips we received on therapeutic shoe selection.
As an avid reader of horseshoeing books new and old, it was with great delight that I got my hands on Gregory’s Textbook of Farriery, by Chris Gregory, CJF, FWCF.
Raul Bras, DVM and certified journeyman farrier, of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky., points out a different sort of balance problem that farriers may run into, particularly when dealing with lameness cases.
Scott Morrison, the equine veterinarian who heads up the podiatry practice at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky., says in most cases, it's best to view therapeutic shoes as a temporary measure - particularly if the horse involved is an athlete.
In this episode, Mark Ellis, a Wisconsin farrier who learned the ropes with Renchin, recalls Red’s relationships with area veterinarians, his legacy and the second career as American Farriers Journal’s technical editor.
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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.
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