When horses are turned out, flies can disrupt their temperament. Red Renchin provides a few suggested items to help manage the disturbance before a horse is turned out.

Flies have been around long before the horse was domesticated. In this video, Red Renchin dives into greater detail about stable flies and how they interfere with a farrier's work.

This 7-part video series features veteran farrier and American Farriers Journal technical editor Red Renchin delving into various methods of coping with stable flies.

Running a successful hoof-care practice relies on more than simply keeping your clients’ horses sound. Good customer service practices are proven to help retain clients.

The scenario can begin in different ways. One involves you pulling the shoes, trimming the feet and noticing a small cavity just inside the white line. Picking up a nail, you give it a scratch and a powder-like substance comes out. More scratching leaves you part way up the hoof wall. Another involves having a horse with hoof walls separating in the most distal part of the foot. While probing the separation, you discover that not only is it separated at the bottom, it goes much higher.

In this installment of Red's Corner, veteran farrier and American Farriers Journal technical editor Red Renchin discusses things in a farrier's work environment that can be bothersome to horses.

In this installment of Red's Corner, the late Red Renchin, who was a veteran farrier and American Farriers Journal technical editor, shows us how to bring a horse out of its stall safely.