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Houses for the Birds, but with Horseshoers in Mind

Farrier’s creations bring a horseshoe theme to avian habitats
By Pat Tearney posted on March 1, 2008 | Posted in Education

Among the items up for bid during the American Farrier’s Association Auction were a couple of birdhouses that are as likely to attract horseshoers as they are feathered occupants.


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A Jump-Welding Alternative for the Toe Cap

By Cody Gregory posted on January 1, 2008
I have been taking pictures for my dad's articles for a long time and suggesting different ways to do some of the shoes. For the toe-cap bar shoe, he wanted to come up with a different way of making the shoe than he used in a toe-cap shoe a couple of years ago. I suggested jump welding and Dad said I should write an article on jump welding the toe cap.
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Cutting A Capped-Toe Bar Shoe

Here’s a different type of approach to making this year’s Calgary Mail-In Shoe
By Chris Gregory posted on January 1, 2008 | Posted in Forging

 The year - like the last several - has screamed by and it is once again time to start thinking about the Calgary Mail-In Shoe Exercise. This year we have a shoe that is close to a repeat of a previous Mail-In, so I decided to make the shoe using a different method. 


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Apply Two Basic Principles to the Long-Toe, Low-Heel Hoof

Trim away the bent horn tubules to get down to the straight ones, and deal with each foot on its own merits, says a noted farrier and teacher
By Ron Perszewski posted on January 1, 2008 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

You look at the foot and there it is: a weak heel that you suspect might lend itself to the development of a foot with long-toe, low-heel syndrome. The bad heel might have been caused by trimming the heel too low or by a naturally weak heel prone to collapse. Or it could be caused by excessive wear at the heel that, studies have shown, can be brought about by a shoe, especially one that’s too small, that exposes only the heel to wear.


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Back to the Basics

Heat Steel, Add Flux, Blend

Following a simple recipe will help you master forge welding
By Chris Gregory posted on December 1, 2007 | Posted in Equipment, Forging
We have tackled forge welding before, but we wanted to do another article on this important skill for some of the novice shoers, as well as offering a fresh look at it for the more experienced hands.
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Clipping Criterion

Some dos and don'ts on using clips
By Chris Gregory posted on July 1, 2007 | Posted in Equipment
Pulling and correctly using clips are essential skills for the modern farrier who wishes to be among the best.
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Equine Anatomy

Last Of The Ligaments — Sort Of

There are actually many more, but these seven wrap up this look at the ligaments most important for shoers
By Chris Gregory posted on May 1, 2007 | Posted in Anatomy

This is the last of the ligament series, but it is not the last of the ligaments that exist in the horse’s leg. Serious students can take their studies well beyond these anatomy articles, but this will finish the basics of the ligaments my students must master.


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Horse shoes

Shoes Not Just For Show

Practical uses for the shoes that have challenged farriers around the world for the 7 years of the Calgary Mail-in Contest
By Chris Gregory posted on May 1, 2007 | Posted in Shoeing
Do the contest shoes that competitors have to hammer out in forging competitions really have any practical value in daily shoeing work?
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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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