Articles Tagged with ''Chris Gregory''

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Clinching 101

Good clinching helps keep shoes on and also improves the appearance of your shoeing work
Clinching is an incredibly important aspect of shoeing a horse. If it's done improperly, keeping a shoe on the foot can become difficult. However it is also a part of the job that is unlikely to cause damage to the hoof or horse, so it is often left to an apprentice or helper. It's important to understand a few principles that are involved in clinching that will make the job better and stronger.
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Anything Goes In Mail-In Forging Exercise

Be part of one of the world’s greatest forging competitions — from the comfort of home
Over the past 5 years, 365 farriers and blacksmiths from around the world have expanded their forging skills by participating in the mail-in exercise that's co-sponsored by the World Championship Blacksmiths' Competition and American Farriers Journal.
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Climbing Ever Higher

Second annual International Hoof-Care Summit continues building on solid educational foundation
More than 700 farriers, veterinarians, horse owners and others interested in improving hoof care gathered in Cincinnati, Ohio, during late January for the second annual International Hoof-Care Summit.
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Shop Sweet Shop

Your workshop doesn’t have to be beautiful to produce high-quality results. The most important ingredient walks through the door in your boots.

 I have been fortunate enough to visit a lot of farriers’ shops, so I have an idea or two about what makes for a good one.


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Too Old To Learn Farriery?

I'm a 37-year old woman who spent her younger years (until the age of 20) with horses. I went "astray" for awhile, but would like to rekindle my love for horses and try my hand at being a farrier. Is it feasible to begin learning farrier skills now with the objective of a career change? I would love nothing better than to work with horses full time, but am wondering if I'm  indulging little more than a pipe dream.
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The Z-Bar Factor

Unusual shoe fits the ticket when you need to get the weight off one side of a badly injured hoof

THE Z-BAR IS an interesting shoe to apply to a horse’s foot and can be extremely effective in the right circumstances.


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