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Seven Honored For Outstanding Hoof-Care Contributions

This year’s Hall Of Fame inductees include seven talented individuals who were honored for their life-long achievement in the footcare field
By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2014 | Posted in Education
Four farriers and three equine veterinarians were honored for their outstanding equine footcare work during Hall Of Fame induction ceremonies that took place during this winter’s 11th annual International Hoof-Care Summit.
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A Look at 35 Years of New and Better Hoof-Care Products

Survey indicates farriers, other hoof-care professionals have benefited from quality, quantity and diversity of offerings
April 1, 2010 | Posted in Equipment
On the road to putting together our list of the 35 Biggest Hoof-Care Product Improvements, we discovered several things; first of all, that it would be easy to put together a list of more than 35 products — but not quite so easy to mention 35 by brand name.
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Bill Poor & Paul Simms
Shoeing for a Living

A Lone Star Shoeing Storm

Five Texas farriers demonstrate how teamwork, camaraderie and efficiency pay off in their hoof-care work
By Pat Tearney posted on July 1, 2006 | Posted in Shoeing
The day is already warming up as Bill Poor and Nick Hannan leave a Denny's restaurant just a few miles from the George H.W. Bush International Airport in Houston, Texas, where they've stopped for breakfast and get ready to head out to start their day shoeing horses.
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Local Association Spotlight

Competition Circuit Planned

New organization has lofty goal of providing premier venue for worldwide blacksmithing competition
July 1, 2006 | Posted in Forging
Competitive horseshoers have been dreaming about the day when a "Professional Bull?Riders-like circuit" for horseshoers would come into existence.
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Product Focus

Heart Bar Mold Saves Time, Money, Mess

Vettec’s Heart Bar Mold provides farriers with much-needed assistance in achieving the “perfect fit” with heart bar shoes
By Mike Podoll posted on April 1, 2005 | Posted in Shoeing

Until recently, unless a farrier had a certain level of forging skills, it was a time-consuming and often messy process to get a proper fit on many therapeutic shoes.


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Local Association Spotlight

Share Your Clinic Ideas

There’s much more to planning a successful event than deciding what to serve for lunch
By Pat Tearney posted on May 1, 2003 | Posted in Business Practices
Bob Marshall, the well-known farrier instructor and educator from Mission City, British Columbia, Canada, is involved in scores — sometimes hundreds — of clinics each year. He says it takes planning, know-how and cooperation to put on a good one.
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Lucky Me!

A farrier from West Texas recalls his journey from “Texas hick” to judge in one of England’s most revered competitions
By Jim Poor posted on May 1, 2001 | Posted in Education
Who would ever dream that an untrained ranch horseshoer from West Texas, whose father shod racehorses, would make six trips to Europe because of the farrier trade?
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Farriers' Roundtable

How Do You Deal With Clients Who've Read Off-Beat Shoeing Articles?
July 1, 2000 | Posted in Clients, Shoeing
“When your shoeing customers refer to shoeing practices they have read in magazines or on the Internet, your best course of action is to discuss them fully as to their merit and in the context of your understanding of the concept."
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Farrier Education: Heartland Horseshoeing School

Farrier Education: Heartland Horseshoeing School

Farriery requires knowledge and skills to provide proper equine hoof care. In this series, sponsored by VICTORY, American Farriers Journal visits Heartland Horseshoeing School in Lamar, Mo. In this edition, Chris Gregory discussed his journey to becoming an educator, his focus in teaching farrier students and the state of farrier education.

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