Articles Tagged with ''Myron McLane''

35 Great Debuts

Here’s a look at when some of the greatest farriers first contributed to American Farriers Journal

By Pat Tearney posted on July 1, 2010 | Posted in Business Practices

While working on this 35th Anniversary issue of American Farriers Journal, I've been paging through back issues. At times I can almost feel the heat of the forges and hear the distant echo of hammer ringing on steel.

A Horseshoers Approach To Heart Bars

May 17, 2010 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

Source: John Bradshaw

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

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.

Location, Location, Middle of Nowhere

New Mexico farrier supplier finds success in real small-town America

By John Bradshaw posted on January 1, 2008 | Posted in Business Practices

If you don’t get McGinn’s joke, try finding Solano, N.M., on the map. That’s where Bachen owns and runs Wagon Mound Ranch Supply, a leading horseshoe supply house with nearly 25 years in business. The store is located basically in the middle of nowhere. There are nine people living in the town and only 750 in the entire county, which covers 2,500 square miles.

Farriers' Roundtable

March 1, 2007 | Posted in Shoeing

A: I might use a wedge pad if it is necessary to get the horse heel to a natural level.

Shoeing Aprons: Sorting Through the Choices

Find one you like because you'll be wearing it everyday

By Toby Raymond posted on December 1, 2006 | Posted in Equipment

Your shoeing apron is a valuable commodity. It’s as important as anything in your truck.

Full Support Pad: An Effective Weight-Distribution Tool

Easy-to-use pad offers the same type of support as heart bar shoes, as well as other critical functions

By Mike Podoll posted on May 1, 2006 | Posted in Equipment

Years ago, Myron McLane realized that many farriers had difficulty applying heart bar shoes or lacked the necessary experience or equipment to effectively make them.

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.

Glue-On Alternatives Still Work

Glue-on cuffs, adaptor pads, therapeutic kits remain a viable option for shoers

By Mike Podoll posted on November 1, 2005 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

Despite the advancements in today’s adhesives, acrylics and other types of materials that can be used to build up and repair damaged feet, there are still a wide variety of other options out there that can help fill a farrier’s specific needs.

Plan Now For AFA Convention Coming To Rochester, New York

By Bob Plant posted on December 1, 2003 | Posted in Business Practices, Education

Mark your calendars now! The 33rd annual American Farrier’s Association Convention in Rochester, N.Y., is drawing closer! The convention will officially start at at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, with the opening of the AFA-Farrier Industry Association Marketplace.

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

Sheehan Equine Farrier Clinic

Date: 06/06/26

Location: Laurel, MT

Sheehan Equine is hosting a farrier clinic June 6-7, 2026, in Laurel, Mont. The clinician is Blane Chapman.

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