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The Reluctant Remedial Shoer

California farrier Travis Koons finds success relying on a minimalist approach in therapeutic cases
By Jeff Cota posted on March 10, 2018 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients, Forging, Diseases, Lamenesses, Therapeutic Shoeing, Trimming
“You don’t want to shoe lames horses, trust me.” Bob Marshall tried to warn the confident young farrier, but the then 18-year-old Travis Koons had made up his mind. The Hemet, Calif., youngster had printed business cards, announcing that his farrier practice specializes in pathological, remedial and corrective horseshoeing.
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Learn How to Forge a “Hall of Fame” Heel

California farrier John Williams offers tips and insights for creating the clean and versatile Bob Marshall-style heel check
By Jeff Cota posted on December 4, 2017 | Posted in Forging
Forging a heel check for many farriers is old hat. It’s such a part of the routine that sometimes not a lot of thought is invested into it. There’s another style of heel check, though, that Sacramento, Calif., farrier John Williams prefers when forging horseshoes.
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Veteran Learning From Veteran

Ohio farrier benefits from 3-day clinic with Sonny Pistilli
By Charles Derrick posted on September 1, 2013 | Posted in Shoeing
During the 2013 International Hoof-Care Summit in Cincinnati, my name was drawn for a door prize, which was 3 days working with Sonny Pistilli, CJF.
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Shoeing Advice From Five-Time World Champion

Bob Marshall highlights clinic at Handmade Shoes in United Kingdom
By Claire Brown posted on January 1, 2012 | Posted in Education
“The horse tells you whether you are doing a good job,” was the message clinician Bob Marshall left with attendees at the November clinic at Handmade Shoes Ltd. Marshall, of Mission, British Columbia, a five-time winner of the World Championship Blacksmiths’ title, told his audience it was important to consider not only the foot, but also what they expect of the horse when planning its footcare.
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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.
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Shoeing Around the World

Here’s how footcare is being done in nearly a dozen other countries, including a look at the growing popularity of cold shoeing
By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2005 | Posted in Shoeing

When it comes to footcare work, there are probably more similarities than differences among top shoers from around the world.


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British Farrier Strikes Gold

This summer’s World Championship Blacksmiths’ Competition featured the fiercest competition in the 25-year history of this Calgary Stampede event
By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2004 | Posted in Business Practices, Forging
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the World Cham­pionship Blacksmiths’ Competition drew its highest ever number of contestants from a record number of countries and offered an extraordinary hand-crafted, 14 karat solid gold horseshoe valued at more than $18,000 to the overall winner.
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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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