Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

• Tips for an Apprentice Establishing expectations early is a good way to save time and frustration down the road. Oregon farrier Trevor Hall shares the guidelines he gives his apprentices.
• How High is Your Hoof Stand? Ohio Farrier Kirk Underschultz shares the reasoning behind keeping his hoof stand at the height of the horse’s forearm.

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

• Slick Tips for Sliding Plates Texas farrier Chad Chance offers advice on how to help reining horses earn those all-important extra fractions of a point.
• From the Shop Versailles, Ky., farrier Steve Stanley shows changes he made to his shop at the legendary Red Mile to make his workflow easier.
• Managing Laminitis Dr. James Orsini, former director of the Laminitis Institute, presents practical approaches to dealing with laminitis in an Online Hoof-Care Classroom webinar.
• Take the Sidebone Shoe Challenge Craig Trnka offers step-by-step instructions on how to make a sidebone shoe, the mail-in challenge for the 2020 International Hoof-Care Summit.

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

• Brushing Up on Your Skills: Jim Quick offers his insight on the benefits of practice, the value of metallurgy knowledge, and how to make a heart-bar shoe.
• Celebrating Farriers: See all of the farrier tributes that have been submitted in anticipation of the 21st annual Farriers Week, which is July 7-13.
• Shoeing For a Living: See a few of the tips offered by farrier John Favicchia from the day we spent with him in Florida.
• Creating a Sidebone Shoe: Watch Craig Trnka make the Summit Mail-In Challenge specimen shoe one step at a time – then try to do it yourself.

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

• Gain more insight from Hall of Fame farrier Grant Moon on the thought process that can help improve your trimming and shoeing plan.
• Watch and read more forging tips from International Horseshoeing Hall of Fame member Bob Marshall.
• See more of Kentucky farrier Conrad Trow’s work with Thoroughbreds in videos from our day with him.
• Watch videos from this case study that show the horse’s progress and illustrate challenges that Stuart Muir encountered.

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

• Watch Gary Werner demonstrate the hoof wall patching methods that he shared at the 48th annual American Farrier’s Association Convention.
• Learn more about the equine toe mechanics and farriers’ thoughts about backing up the toe.
• Follow along with Steve Foxworth on a day of “Shoeing For A Living” in Colorado. 
• Watch Chris and Cody Gregory demonstrate some trimming and forging tips that you can incorporate in your practice.

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

• Stopping Laminitis Cold The use of cryotherapy delivers benefits to laminitic patients as our understanding increases.

  Where Does the Problem Originate? An extreme case of scoliosis-related hoof issues serves as a reminder to look at the whole horse.

  How Reading the Horse Can Make Your Job Easier A horse’s body language can give you an idea of its current state of mind. 

  Why Equine Bones Break and Tendons Rupture Biomechanics influence the performance and risk of injury in racehorses.

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

• Farrier Bob Marshall discusses how a penciled heel helps keep concave shoes from sticking.
• Travis Burns of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine discusses addressing a keratoma.
• Stuart Muir goes over shoeing for stifle conditions and utilizing accurate vet diagnoses and correct farriery principles.
• Farriers share their advice on dealing with horses that don’t want to cooperate during a shoeing appointment.

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

• Read tributes about Lee Liles from farriers from around the world.
• Learn how to identify traumatized internal structures of the foot to prevent and intervene on pathology.
• Download and read our free eGuide, “20 Safety Tips For Clients Who Hold Horses For Farriers And Vets.”
• Watch a video of South Carolina farrier Jeff Pauley creating an artificial hoof wall with an adhesive.

COMING 11/12/18

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

• Learn more about getting liability insurance and how it can benefit your farrier practice.
• Pueblo, Colo., farrier Troy Kerr shares insight on charging for your work and taking expenses into account.
• Hall Of Fame farrier Dave Farley shares how he uses interviews and correspondence to choose good clients.
• Read about how scientific studies reveal the mysteries of how the equine foot responds to moisture.

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

• Lexington, Ky., farrier Stuart Muir discusses when to use direct and indirect glue-on shoes.
• Farriers share their techniques for dodging common backyard foot problems that tend to occur with clients who are novice owners.
• Get more insight on building a multi-farrier practice from Wellington, Fla., farrier James Gilchrist.
• Find out why a Colorado horse owner drives 5 hours to have Steve Foxworth shoe his horse.