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Why Harvesting And Storing Hay Is So Critical Hay is basically pasture that is mowed at early maturity and allowed to sun-cure, growers have to do a delicate dance with the weather. Read This Story. |
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The Homemade Hoof Hall Of Fame farrier Jim Keith offers his own take on hoof balance and how it can change with the conditions that the horse calls home. Read This Story. |
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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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Avoid These Costly Errors! |
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Battling A White Line Case Caused By Bad Shoeing Iowa farrier faces two-fold problem of keeping Saddlebred going through the show season while restoring health to its feet. 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. |
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How You Can Make The Most Of The Economic Downturn |
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Can Any Foot Problems Be Identified By The Shape And Health Of The Frog? A look into what foot problems can be learned by checking out the frog. Read This Story. |
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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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What To Plant For Perfect Horse Pastures Mixing forage plants in pastures for greater nutritinal benifits. 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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Heel Concussion Can Pound A Hoof |
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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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Recognize The Critical Differences Between Legume And Grass Hays |
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A Horseshoer’s Approach To Heart Bars |
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Improving Pasture Yields With Proper Fertilizing And Seeding |
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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. |
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Diagnostic Imaging For Lameness Clinicians describe the use of X-rays, venograms, ultrasound, and MRIs for tough foot-pain cases. Read This Story. |
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Remember These Pointers When Under Dressage Horses Dave Farley provides pointers on shoeing dressage horses. Read This Story. |
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Hoof Care And The Coffin Bone |
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Check Those Feet Carefully Before Buying That Horse |
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Leaning Horses, Revealing Hooves |
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Softening The Blow |
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Managing Hoof Abscesses Stephen O'Grady gives options for dealing with this frequent and frustrating cause of equine lameness. Read This Story. |
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Limb Length Disparities There are many factors that may cause one leg to be slightly shorter or longer than the opposite leg. Read This Story. |
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Biomechanics And The Stride Here are some of the points equine researcher Jeff Thomason shared on each stance phase during his talks at the seventh International Hoof-Care Summit. Read This Story. |
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Using All Of Your Senses Equine vet Harry Werner gave these examples of using senses other than sight during a lameness exam. Read This Story. |
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Beat The Buzz Commercial sprays have their place, but also limitations, so farriers have found ways to provide relief from biting insects for themselves and their horses. Read This Story. |
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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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The Intricacies And Dangers Of Puncture Wounds This article points out a number of benefits for hoof boots in many situations other than just with barefoot horses. It also describes numerous pros and cons for using boots under many situations. Read This Story. |
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Pathogenesis And Treatment Of Spontaneous Quarter Cracks Farrier and veterinarian Hans Castelijns presented this lecture on treating at certain quarter cracks at the 2009 International Hoof-Care Summit. Read This Story. |
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Equine Nutrition Wrap-Up Karen Briggs ends her equine nutrient strategies series by answering questions on the subject. Listen to these answers. |
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Booting Up Hoof-Care Options This article points out a number of benefits for hoof boots in many situations other than just with barefoot horses. It also describes numerous pros and cons for using boots under many situations. Read This Story. |
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Pass This Article Along: "Feeding The Easy Keeper" After you've read this article, pass it along to a farrier, trainer or horse owner who needs advice on managing the diet of these horses. 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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Take The Pulse Of Your Business At The 3-, 5- And 10-Year Marks To succeed as a farrier, you need to develop a plan that will ensure you will work with fewer horses for more money. 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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The Award-Winning, Four-Part Soring Series These stories look at the practice of abusive and unethical methods to enhance gaited horse animation and gain an edge in the show ring. Click through to the first story. 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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More Shoers Share Their Thoughts On Signposts In The Hoof Despite today's technologies and conveniences, the forge remains the glowing heart of hoof care. Read This Story. |
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The Importance Of Continuing Education For Farriers Dr. Doug Butler stresses the importance of farrrier education throughout a career. Read This Story. |
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Why Horses Get Gastric Ulcers Concentrate feeding can inadvertently contribute to ulcer formation. 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. |
A Horseshoer’s Approach To Heart Bars
