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Educating Horse Owners As Part Of The Job

You can improve your business by letting clients know how they can make it easier to do your job
By Toby Raymond posted on November 1, 2009 | Posted in Clients
You have a busy day ahead which means that keeping on track depends largely on having mannerly horses with clean, dry feet waiting when you arrive. Someone on hand ready to hold each horse for the duration without interruption is a plus, as are aisles clear of debris, dogs locked up and - of course - and payment waiting for you at the end of it all.
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Complementary Therapies Gaining Wider Use in Hoof Care

Acupuncture, chiropractic adjustments seen as best used in conjunction with more conventional treatments
By Toby Raymond posted on November 1, 2009 | Posted in Education
Once considered outside the realm of commonplace medical procedures, complementary equine therapies, such as acupuncture and animal chiropractic are undergoing a growing acceptance. Both topics were included on the agenda of the American Veterinary Medical Association annual convention held in Seattle, Wash., during July.
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Making The Case For Building Your Forging Skills

These farriers say the forge is the foundation of good farriery and also will improve your shoeing business
By Toby Raymond posted on September 1, 2009 | Posted in Forging
The village smithy is a thing of the past. Today, the sound of steel against steel is more typically heard from an anvil hauled from the back of a farrier rig, more often from modifying a keg shoe than building a shoe from hot steel.
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Bob Smith

You Don’t Dare Stop Learning

Top farrier educators say continuing your education is vital for providing better hoof care and building your business
By Toby Raymond posted on July 1, 2009 | Posted in Education
Concentrating on a particular discipline or area of interest in is one way to focus your continuing farriery education, says Bob Smith.
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Dealing With Thin-Soled Shoes

Soles get thin for a variety of reasons figuring out which one is the key to treating a case properly
By Toby Raymond posted on March 1, 2009 | Posted in Anatomy, Diseases
The sole is the guardian that shields the sensitive structures of the hoof from contact with the outside world. Acting as the primary barrier against ground surface trauma, it is designed to handle concussion naturally; however, it seems that this once efficient protector has become one of the most abused structures of a horse’s anatomy.
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Mike Hayward

There's Just a Little More to Balance

New farrier finds similarities to former career training and trimming elephants
By Toby Raymond posted on March 1, 2009 | Posted in Clients
Even in a profession known for unlikely beginnings, Mike Hayward’s route to becoming a farrier is unusual. Before he turned to shoeing horses, Hayward, a native of Somerset, England, was the head elephant trainer for the Blue Unit at the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus.
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Hoof Trimming Dos and Don'ts

A Hall Of Fame shoer’s tips on this essential footcare task
By Toby Raymond posted on March 1, 2009 | Posted in Trimming
The trim is the key to establishing a level hoof and using the right tools in the right way are essential elements in accomplishing this task. No tool in the world can take the place of skilled handling. Bob Peacock, owner of Farrier Science Clinic in Hamilton, Ohio, and a member of the International Horseshoeing Hall Of Fame, offers this advice, based on the more than 40 years he's spend in hoof care.
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Allie Hayes

Party Of Five

Trio of vets, two farriers earn Hall Of Fame recognition
By Toby Raymond posted on March 1, 2009 | Posted in Business Practices
The membership of the International Horseshoeing Hall Of Fame and the International Equine Veterinarians Hall Of Fame increased by five during ceremonies at the International Hoof-Care Summit in Cincinnati, Ohio, during February.
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