This page lists material that supplements the April 2022 issue of American Farriers Journal.

• View the April 2022 issue
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Forward Thinking

• A “Shoeing for a Living” Day in 2015 with Minnesota farrier Mark Thorkildson delivered a mixed bag of horses and a consistent approach to quality work. Click Here

Gain more insight from Doug Corey

• Watching “My Everyday Work: Helping Horses with Therapeutic Needs Through Modifications”. Coming Soon

Gain more insight from Laura Gillespie and Mike Hayward

• Watch “From the Pages of AFJ,” in which Gillespie and Hayward discuss alternative shoeing methods.
• Reading “What are Your Options for Achieving the Benefits of a Sidebone Shoe?” in which they discuss why the shoe is helpful and various ways to create the same outcome.
• Reading “How to Achieve the Benefits of a Frog Support Horseshoe” in which they discuss the versatility and creative ways to help the horse.
• Reading “How to Float Heels and Heel Quarters” in which they discuss how farriers of all skill levels can incorporate a Z-bar shoe into their practice.

Gain more insight about copper-alloy horseshoes

• Reading “Behavioral Material and Structural Comparison of the Traditional Iron Horseshoe with the Innovative Copper Alloy Horseshoe.”
• Reading “Therapeutic Uses for Copper-Alloy Shoes.”
• Reading “A Qualitative Study and Analysis of the Results of Using Copper-Alloy Horseshoes in the Reduction of White Line Infections.”

Gain more insight on Pads

• Reading “Hoof…