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Online Extras: December 2016 Issue

December 27, 2016

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

Videos with Steve Norman discussing Thoroughbred racehorse shoeing
Best hoof-care tips of 2016
Insight from Dave Duckett
Video of forging techniques with John Williams
Dave Farley recollects his farriery career

Body Position is Critical to Better Forging

Consistent stance and arm control will improve your accuracy and efficiency at the anvil

By Jeff Cota posted on December 5, 2016 | Posted in Education, Equipment, Forging

Attention is often paid to forging temperatures, hammer blows and anvils, and rightly so. There are other aspects of forging that are equally important, yet don’t get as much consideration. “A lot of people have problems because they’re just all over the place,” Sacramento, Calif., farrier John Williams told attendees at a late summer forging clinic at The Horseshoe Barn. “They’re just spread out all over their anvil. They throw their stock up there, any old place, and then they just take their hammer to the stock.”

Farrier Quick Takes (Roy Bloom): Maintaining Proper Mechanics At The Anvil

November 22, 2016 | Posted in Education, Equipment

International Horseshoeing Hall Of Famer Roy Bloom demonstrates proper mechanics at the anvil.

Online Extras: September/October 2016 Issue

September 12, 2016

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

Videos from AFJ's day with farrier Marijke Ellert
Insights on the biomechanics of mismatched feet
Information about the 2017 Summit Mail-In Forging Competition
Additional content from the Forge of July
The Top 10 web articles of 2016
Additional insights from our Hoof-Care Q&A panel
Tool tip videos with Robbie Hunziker

Farrier Quick Takes

[Video] How To Forge Standard And Bob Marshall Heel Checks

August 30, 2016 | Posted in Forging

John Williams, farrier and forging instructor at Pacific Coast Horseshoeing School, demonstrates how to forge standard and Bob Marshall heels checks.

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Choose The Correct Glove When Forging

By Jeff Cota posted on August 9, 2016 | Posted in Forging

You might find there are times when you’ll need a glove to protect your hand from heat. If so, you’ll want to be mindful of the type of glove you choose.

Focus on These 6 Areas Before Leaving School

By Jack Roth posted on July 25, 2016 | Posted in Education

I have taught horseshoeing for 40 years to more students than anybody else ever has. Most of my graduates went on to shoe horses professionally and made a living for themselves and their families.

The World Championship Blacksmiths Hits 10 Years

The Madison, Wis., competition opens the group’s 10th season of “excellence through competition”

By Jeremy McGovern posted on July 4, 2016 | Posted in Education, Forging

Music blares, hammers swing and anvils ring. The World Championship Blacksmiths (WCB) kicked off its 10th season in April at the Midwest Horse Show in Madison, Wis. — the group’s opening venue for several years. To the equine enthusiasts passing through the tent, it is a forging competition like they’ve never seen. There’s definite truth to that.

Briefings May/June 2016

May 9, 2016 | Posted in Anatomy, Business Practices, Clients, Disciplines & Breeds, Equipment, Forging, Diseases, Lamenesses, Nutrition

Lameness Occurs The Most Of All Equine Medical Problems

According to federal researchers, lameness has the highest annual incident density of all medical problems in horses, DVM360 Magazine reports. Half of all horse operations with five or more horses have one or more cases of lameness annually. Another federal report estimates lameness incidence at 7.5% to 13.7% annually.

Letterbox: April 2016

April 4, 2016 | Posted in Business Practices, Forging, Safety & Healthcare

p>“Ideological people with little or no hoof-care education became involved and found that money was to be made...”

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