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Complementary Therapies Gaining Wider Use in Hoof Care

Acupuncture, chiropractic adjustments seen as best used in conjunction with more conventional treatments
By Toby Raymond posted on November 1, 2009 | Posted in Education
Once considered outside the realm of commonplace medical procedures, complementary equine therapies, such as acupuncture and animal chiropractic are undergoing a growing acceptance. Both topics were included on the agenda of the American Veterinary Medical Association annual convention held in Seattle, Wash., during July.
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Get it Done Vs. Get it Done Right

A horseman’s approach to training young horses for shoeing and trimming
By Seth Warner posted on March 1, 2008 | Posted in Shoeing, Trimming

This article has a very specific audience — farriers like myself who find themselves working on young stock and horses who have a poor understanding of the trimming and shoeing process.


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Taking Draft Horse Trimming to a New Plane

California farrier improves his efficiency by trimming feet with a powered carpenter’s planer
By Pat Tearney posted on December 1, 2007 | Posted in Equipment, Trimming
When Pablo Calderon, a farrier from Riverside, Calif., started thinking about a more efficient way of trimming the hooves of draft horses, he drew on his knowledge of horsemanship as well as that of an area that would seem totally unrelated to draft horses — his trade as a machinist.
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Nailing Essentials

An often-overlooked part of shoeing, there are many time-saving tips, tricks and techniques to improve your nailing efficiency
By Porter Green posted on April 1, 2006 | Posted in Shoeing

Farriers all have varying techniques, systems and methods that they use for shoeing horses.


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A Half-Century’s Lessons on Working Smarter

Hall-of-Fame shoer Lee Green shares lessons he wishes he’d learned earlier in his career
By Lee Green posted on September 1, 2004 | Posted in Business Practices, Education, Equipment
While he’s learned many things in his horseshoeing lifetime, Lee Green continues to analyze shoeing techniques and how to work smarter to make more money, save time and minimize labor. He encourages younger farriers to learn from older farriers’ war stories and to avoid the mistakes they’ve made.
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Video Reviews

By Bob Smith posted on December 1, 2003 | Posted in Education, Lamenesses
These reviews give insight into videos worth viewing in two categories: the professional farrier category for those wishing to learn more about shoeing ideas, and the horse owner category for those wanting to better understand corrective shoeing ideas.
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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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