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Tool Tips From A Tool Master

Wisconsin farrier Roy Bloom shares several quick tips for getting the most from the tools you use everyday
By Jeremy McGovern posted on May 8, 2015 | Posted in Equipment
If Drummond, Wis., farrier Roy Bloom is at a clinic, it’s a good bet that tools are going to come up. After all, the Hall Of Fame farrier and American Association of Professional Farriers/Canadian Association of Professional Farriers treasurer has built a reputation as a superior toolmaker.
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Staring You In The Face

By Jeremy McGovern posted on April 24, 2015 | Posted in Education, Equipment
This week’s tip got me to think about a recent clinic I attended at the Minnesota School of Horseshoeing/Duggan Farrier Supplies in March. It wasn’t so much the tip that I took away, but how it revealed a truth weeks later.
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Duggan Farrier Supplies Hosts Clinic

March 23, 2015 | Posted in Education, Equipment, Shoeing
Nearly 100 farriers turned out at the Duggan Farrier Supplies/Minnesota Horseshoeing School in Ramsey, Minn, for an annual clinic. The American Association of Professional Farriers as part of its Hoofcare Essentials series sponsored the annual clinic.
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Straight-Up Advice For Fullering

Lesson from Wisconsin farrier Roy Bloom will benefit farriers in improving efficiency when making a fullered shoe
By Roy Bloom posted on January 1, 2015 | Posted in Shoeing
One year, I was at a World Championship Blacksmith contest and the match play semifinalists had to make a 3/8-inch by 3/4-inch, fullered, toe-clipped shoe. The four competitors had 8 minutes to build it. About 4 minutes into this, the generator stopped, so the decision was made to start over.
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In My Day ...

By Jeremy McGovern posted on December 5, 2014 | Posted in Clients

Farriers of a certain age often bemoan the lack of horsemanship among many horse owners today. These shoers have lived it, so they can speak to it through their collective experiences.


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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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