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Farriers Provide Valuable Information On Many Equine Health Topics

July 29, 2018 | Posted in Diseases, Safety & Healthcare

A recent study in England found that farriers can provide valuable health information to horse owners in addition to hoof care.

Reader Commentary: May/June 2018

May 12, 2018 | Posted in Business Practices, Equipment

The AVMA Should Reconsider Farrier Exemption Exclusion It is my belief that horsemanship is an art, not a science. This point of view shapes my concern about the proposed modifications to the American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA) Model Veterinary Practice Act (MVPA), especially regarding the farrier exemption elimination.

Equine Education Between Your Barn Stops

Podcasts can make the time you spend driving more productive

April 7, 2018 | Posted in Business Practices, Education

The most recent American Farriers Journal Farrier Business Practices Survey showed that the average farrier drives 322 miles per week. Maybe your total mileage for the job is higher or lower, but unless clients bring the horses to your shop, you’re spending time behind the steering wheel to get to appointments.

Three Ways Not to Succeed in a Horse Capital

A well-populated area of horses doesn’t mean success comes any easier for farriers

By Jeremy McGovern posted on December 1, 2014 | Posted in Business Practices

Ocala, Fla., is a horse capital. With nearly 1,200 horse farms in Ocala's home county of Marion, the equine industry is big business.

Book Notes

"Old School" Methods Still Valuable Today

American Methods Of Horseshoeing

By F. G. Churchill posted on December 1, 2006 | Posted in Shoeing, Trimming

If you’re on the lookout for time-tested trimming and shoeing techniques, you’ll have a hard time finding many that have stood up through time better than those featured in American Methods Of Horseshoeing.

Shell Of A Time

Massachusetts farrier comes to the rescue of an injured turtle

By Michael Austin posted on May 1, 2002 | Posted in Education

It's one thing when a horse owner calls you out of the blue for an emergency shoeing, it’s another thing when the local veterinarian asks you to save an injured turtle.

White Line Disease Declines As Farrier Knowledge Increases

In 1997, American Farriers Journal editors produced an in-depth look at how farriers were dealing with white line disease. Here’s what’s happened since then.

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2001 | Posted in Diseases

White Line Disease continues to be a serious concern for horse owners, but farriers are doing a better job of identifying and treating the problem.

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Farriers Provide Valuable Information On Many Equine Health Topics

Reader Commentary: May/June 2018

Equine Education Between Your Barn Stops

Three Ways Not to Succeed in a Horse Capital

"Old School" Methods Still Valuable Today

Shell Of A Time

White Line Disease Declines As Farrier Knowledge Increases

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