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Getting into the Shoeing Biz

December 1, 2003 | Posted in Education
If you have a fascination and are seriously interested in becoming a horseshoer, I’d definitely encourage you to pursue shoeing for a living. One important thing to know is that working up to a full-time business may take a while.
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Onion Shoes Vs. Hoof Packing

December 1, 2003 | Posted in Education, Shoeing

I was reading a hoof-care magazine the other day and ran into an article on onion shoes. Basically an onion shoe is nothing but a shoe that’s shaped to make the bars share some of the weight that the hoof wall has to deal with.


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Ernst Family Serves 100 Years As Official Kentucky State Fair Farrier
December 1, 2003 | Posted in Shoeing
Since the Kentucky State Fair’s world championship horse show started in 1903, nobody but a member of the Ernst family has served as the official show farrier.
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Vets Gain Fame

Three new members have been inducted into the International Equine Veterinarians Hall Of Fame
By Frank Lessiter posted on May 1, 2003 | Posted in Education
When it comes to expertise in equine hoof care, the newest inductees into the International Equine Veterinarian Hall Of Fame don’t take a backseat to anyone.
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The Perfect Apprenticeship!

Planning is the key to this close working relationship
By Charles Orlando posted on December 1, 2000 | Posted in Business Practices
The American Farrier’s Association has an apprentice program, which some potential farriers have tried. Many more work out apprenticeship agreements with veteran farriers with varying levels of success.
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Keep It Legal! Taking Care of Business

Now that the quality of shoeing has improved over the last 25 years, this farrier says attention should be shifted to making sure farrier businesses run smoothly...and legally
By Katherine Meitner posted on November 1, 1999 | Posted in Business Practices
WHATEVER YOUR PLANS are for the next five minutes, change them. Stop and think about how far your industry has come in the last quarter century.
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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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