Articles Tagged with ''Burney Chapman''

A Horseshoer's Approach to Heart Bars

Myron McLane has spent two decades explaining the importance and application of these shoes

By John Bradshaw posted on March 1, 2008 | Posted in Anatomy, Shoeing

Myron McLane sometimes begins a clinic by reminding his audience that he is not just an instructor or clinician — he’s a horseshoer.

Shoeing for a Living

Cruisin’ With The Patch Man

South Florida farrier does a booming business in quarter-crack repair for elite equine athletes

By Christy West posted on January 1, 2008 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

How often can one ride with a farrier for a workday and never see him put on a single shoe? Not very often! But days like that are not unusual for Tom Curl, the farrier based in Vero Beach, Fla., who spends about half his working time patching quarter cracks instead of putting on shoes. Indeed, he travels to take care of a single foot on many horses, and many others are hauled to him for the same treatment.

Being Careful With Heart Bar Shoes

Applied incorrectly, the heart bar shoe can go from a life-saving therapeutic aid to a damaging piece of equipment

By Mike Podoll posted on March 1, 2006 | Posted in Equipment, Therapeutic Shoeing

When the duo of Burney Chapman and George Platt popularized the use of heart bar shoes for foundered and laminitic horses in the late 1960s, it set off a firestorm of innovations and design-styles for therapeutic horseshoes that reinvigorated the hoof-care industry.

Study Pinpoints Fungi As Cause, Confirms White Line Disease Treatment

By Michael Wildenstein posted on December 1, 2003 | Posted in Diseases

WE CAN NOW SAY with confidence that we have a safe and effective treatment method for white line disease, which is a fungal infection of a horse’s hoof.

No Single Cause For White Line Disease

An in-depth look by a British farrier at the research findings has shed new light on those factors that need to be in place prior to the start of a white line disease infection

July 1, 2003 | Posted in Diseases, Nutrition

Source: Paul Woodall

White line disease is a biodegradative disease that starts adjacent to the white line and works its way toward the outer portion of the stratum medium.

Hospital Plates Effective for Management of Laminitis, Other Hoof Problems

They protect sensitive hooves while still offering easy access to farriers, veterinarians and horse owners

By Robert Sigafoos posted on September 1, 2002 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

A hospital plate can be readily removed to provide access to the sole. This can be of considerable value when treating acute lesions in the sole or wall.

Burney Chapman Quilt Goes for $4,000.00

Money will be split evenly between the legendary farrier’s two favorite causes

By Michael Austin posted on July 1, 2002

An outpouring of emotion and support helped make the Burney Chapman Memorial Quilt auction a huge success.

Craig Trnka Seeks AFA Presidency

New Mexico farrier running as write-in Candidate

By Craig Trnka posted on January 1, 2002

I was urged to run for president of the American Farriers Association (AFA) by members who have great concern for the future of the AFA. Hopefully, in this statement, I can make our concerns known.

Heart Bars Revisited

X-Rays Made Heart Bar Shoemaking Class Different

Adding a new technology angle turns a novel corrective shoeing class into an incredible learning experience

By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2001 | Posted in Shoeing

While there are plenty of shoemaking contests where the shoe has to fit the foot, no contest required reading a lateral X-ray to determine proper placement of a heart bar shoe until last fall.

Heart Bars Revisited

Drugs Vs. Heart Bars for Treating Founder

Specializing in laminitis work, this equine vet has not used bute on a foundered horse for 20 years

By George Platt posted on March 1, 2001 | Posted in Education, Diseases

Having used the heart bar shoe successfully for many years and having worked closely with deceased Texas farrier Burney Chapman on it, I feel qualified to speak about its merits in the treatment of laminitis.

Videos

Organized & Efficient to Better Serve Farriers w/Oleo Acres: 2025 Supply Shop of the Year

Oleo Acres Farrier and Blacksmith Supply owner Rob Michel walks viewers through the Littleton, Colo., warehouse. Inventory is organized with the customer in mind. If the product is in stock and easy to find, farriers can spend more time under a horse, which Michel says is more money in your pocket.

Events

Anatomy, Trimming and Hoof Protection

Date: 06/20/26

Location: Quincy, CA

Progressive Hoof Care Practitioners are conducting a 3-day clinic on anatomy, trimming and hoof protection in Quincy, Calif.

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