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Take Pride In Your Work

July’s National Farriers Week is a good time to reflect on the tremendous amount of good that hoof-care professionals do in the equine community
By Frank Lessiter posted on May 1, 2008 | Posted in Business Practices

As a farrier, you probably like being your own boss and knowing that you are providing essential footcare to the horses of your clients.


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Hooves Too Wet? Too Dry? Try These Techniques

These farriers have plenty of experience with moisture problems, too much or too little, and they offer their solutions
By Ron Perszewski posted on April 1, 2008 | Posted in Trimming
David Nicholls wants to avoid the problems caused by nailing shoes to rotting hooves. “The enemy is water,” says Nicholls, a farrier in rainy West Suffolk, England, “where you should wear waterproof clothing every day.”
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The Summit's 'Hey' Moments

Hall Of Fame farrier lists some of the ideas he picked up at the year’s event
By Red Renchin posted on March 1, 2008 | Posted in Education

The old cliché about the basic qualifications for a farrier being a strong back and a weak mind certainly took a beating from the presenters at the fifth annual International Hoof-Care Summit. A high degree of expertise and sophisticated thinking was evident and in abundance.


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Great Summit Prizes to Last a Lifetime

December 1, 2007 | Posted in Education

All attendees at the upcoming International Hoof-Care Summit will go home winners, thanks to the useful, practical knowledge they will take home to improve their businesses and their profits.


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59 Hours of Non-Stop Learning!

Be part of next winter’s International Hoof-Care Summit ... where the pros go for hoof-care knowledge
By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2007 | Posted in Education
With 59 hours of in-depth presentations and discussions highlighted in eight general sessions, 12 Hoof-Care Classrooms and 24 Hoof-Care Roundtables, International Hoof-Care Summit attendees have told us not to be making major revisions in what they feel is an extraordinary combination of in-depth educational opportunities.
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Lucky IHCS Attendee Won an Educational Bonus

By Toby Raymond posted on September 1, 2007 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing
For Marvin Howard, a 20-year shoeing veteran from Pataskala, Ohio, “It was a chance in a lifetime.”
Howard was referring to the week he spent in Lexington with equine veterinarian Scott Morrison and his associate, Manfred Ecker, a master farrier. Howard won the prize at the 2007 International Hoof-Care Summit in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Grooving The Hoof For Founder

Grooving The Hoof For Founder

For more than 20 years, grooving has helped this farrier overcome serious founder concerns
By Donald Jones posted on September 1, 2007 | Posted in Therapeutic Shoeing

During a panel discussion at the 2005 International Hoof-Care Summit, I outlined a different style for trimming ponies that have suffered from chronic founder.


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Farrier Education: Heartland Horseshoeing School

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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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