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Try These Concave Shoe-Fitting Tips

June 13, 2014 | Posted in Shoeing
During the recent American Farrier's Association convention in Salt Lake City, Utah, Billy Crothers from Wales outlined a dozen valuable ideas to help you more effectively fit shoes.
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Jeremy McGovern
From the Desk of AFJ

Preserving Footcare Legacies

By Jeremy McGovern posted on January 15, 2014 | Posted in Education

As we noted here, long-time AFJ Managing Editor Pat Tearney retired at the end of 2013. While cleaning out his office, I came across dozens of bins and folders of farrier images, all of them predating the very comfortable and convenient age of digital images.


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AFA Celebrates 40 Years

Lexington convention marks the beginning of the American Farrier’s Association’s fifth decade
May 1, 2011 | Posted in Business Practices, Education
Hundreds of horseshoers made their way to the heart of Bluegrass Country during the first week of March as the American Farrier’s Association held its annual convention in Lexington, Ky.
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AFA Members Gather In Portland

Pacific Northwest is site of the organization’s 39th annual convention
May 1, 2010 | Posted in Education
Members of the American Farrier’s Association gathered in Portland, Ore., in late February for the organization’s 39th annual convention. The Pacific Northwest city was a welcoming host for the affair, which featured forging competitions, educational lectures, business meetings, a trade show, a fund-raising auction and plenty of opportunities for making new acquaintances and renewing old ones.
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Pat Burton
Local Association Spotlight

Farriers Ride to the Rescue After Rig is Stolen

Texan Pat Burton is the victim of theft, but finds out he has lots of friends
July 1, 2009 | Posted in Business Practices
Texan Pat Burton is the victim of theft, but finds out he has lots of friends. It is often said that the farrier industry is like no other profession partially due to its close-knit nature. In May 2009, horseshoer Pat Burton received a reminder about this spirit.
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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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