Shoeing Features
| Getting A Better Fit Farriers share their tips and insight on how they shape and modify keg shoes for their work. Read This Story. |
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Get The Most Out Of Your Nippers |
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The Homemade Hoof |
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| Hooves Too Wet? Too Dry? These farriers have plenty of experience with moisture problems, too much or too little, and they offer their solutions. Read This Story. |
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37 Ways To Boost Your Shoeing Tool Performance Here are time-tested ideas you can start using tomorrow morning in your shoeing work. Read This Story. |
| Bungee Cord Helps Injured Horse Snap Back To Soundness Innovative addition to patten shoe used in case of severed tendon. Read This Story. |
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| Red Renchin's Hoof-Grading System This grading system was inspired by equine veterinarian Ric Redden's grading system for club feet. Read This Story. |
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| Hammering Out A Hammer Here's what's involved in making a fancy shoeing hammer. Read This Story. |
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| Hot (And Cold) Tips For Better Forging Developing these skills will pay off in increased efficiency and better shoeing. Read This Story. |
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| So You're Thinking About Switching Rigs Since there's no right or wrong way to layout a rig, do what works best for you. Read This Story. |
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| Dealing With Thin-Soled Horses Soles get thin for a variety of reasons, figuring out which one is the key to treating a case properly. Read This Story. |
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| 10 More Tips For Modifying Keg Shoes Travis Koons elaborates on a number of the techniques that he routinely uses when modifying keg shoes. Read This Story. |
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A Horseshoer’s Approach To Heart Bars |
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| A Fast And Inexpensive Shoe For Navicular Cases Pete Rosciglione' s shoe for horses suffering from navicular pain. Read This Story. |
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More From Florida See more shots from our visit with James Gilchrist and his crew of farriers in the Sunshine State. Read This Story. |
| Remember These Pointers When Under Dressage Horses Dave Farley provides pointers on shoeing dressage horses. Read This Story. |
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Softening The Blow |
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30 Things To Consider Before Buying A Shoeing Rig Truck dealers stress the importance of knowing specifically what you need in a shoeing rig before taking the first steps in considering a new truck or trailer. Read This Story. |
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More Thoughts On Hoof Nippers A few farriers give their insights on one of the most used tools in farriery. Read This Story. |
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How To Sharpen Hoof Nippers This is a PDF article by Donald Jones of NC Tools on how to go about sharpening the tool. Read This Story. |
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Scenes From The Worshipful Company Of Farriers U.S. Exam In fall 2009, the Heartland Horseshoeing School hosted its Fellowship and Associate examinations of the Worshipful Company of Farriers. Read This Story. |
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Ride Along With Dean Moshier See some of the features of Dean Moshier's shoeing rig. Read This Story. |
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What He's Learned Penryn, Calif., farrier Blake Brown shares some insight of his career spent as a horseshoer and, later, as a consultant. Read This Story. |
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Dennis Manning Forges A Hoof Pick The Hall Of Fame shoer shows his artistic ability. Watch this video. |
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Jacob Manning Makes A Shoe Utah farrrier Jacob Manning makes a shoe from concave stock. Watch this video. |
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Dan Fick On Toe Grabs The executive director of the Jockey Club delivers the reasoning behind the modification of the 2009 4mm toe grab limit. Read This Story. |
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Tips For Using Non-Metal Shoes Gary Werner has used non-metal shoes for years. Here are his tips for applying them. Read This Story. |
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Making The Case For Building Your Forging Skills Despite today's technologies and conveniences, the forge remains the glowing heart of hoof care. Read This Story. |
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When It Comes To Welding, Safety First |
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Learn About Shoeing With Videos Here is a roster of hoof-care videos that we've reviewed since 1994. Read This Story. |
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