Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

• Equine Reciprocating Systems – Review all six installments of Dr. Deb Bennett’s series “Equine Reciprocating Systems.”

• Celebrate Our Anniversary – Read the original “Shoeing for a Living” article, “25-Year Shoer!” about Michigan farrier Paul Melcher as part of our 45th Anniversary celebration.

• Lessons Learned in Business – Listen to the AFJ podcast episode featuring Dave Farley in which he discusses the lessons he’s learned in running a lasting farrier business.

• Education Helps the Horse – Read “Colorado Farrier Embraces Learning Opportunities to Benefit Horses,” a “Shoeing for a Living” article featuring Steve Foxworth.

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

• 2020 Hall of Fame Induction – Meet the farriers (three of the four, pictured at left) and veterinarians who were inducted into the horseshoeing and equine veterinarian halls of fame.
• Still Going Strong 28 Years Later – The first “Shoeing for a Living” was written 28 years ago. Walk down memory lane and read the feature, which focused on Maryland farrier Gary Faulkner.
• Build Concave Shoes Step-By-Step – Hall of Fame farrier Billy Crothers makes concave shoes during an Indiana Farriers Association event at Janssen Veterinary Clinic in Sheridan, Ind.
• Rising Shoeing Stars Sound Off – 2019 Rising Shoeing Stars Ben Barhorst (left), Audrey Williams and Gary Gullo Jr. share their early career challenges and triumphs.

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

• Drawing Your Way to a Better Trim Download the graph paper Chris Niclas uses in his how-to article to draw a foot and improve your trim.
• Operating a Multi-farrier Practice From hiring to scheduling, Jason and Dawn Critton explain how they operate C-Cross Farriers, their Sedalia, Colo., multi-farrier practice.
• Managing Abscesses Equine veterinarian Stephen O’Grady offers insight on providing hoof care to the abscess-afflicted horse.
• Addressing Conformational Defects Grant Moon offers a few tips to consider when managing the footcare of horses presenting conformational issues.

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

• More Lameness Survey Findings Check out more findings from the American Farriers Journal lameness survey and the impact of this issue across breeds and disciplines.
• Improve Your Blacksmithing Skills Watch a video of Jennifer Horn demonstrating how ornamental blacksmithing can improve your farriery skills.
• HandforgedVet Equine Clinic Read more about the Mid-Eastern Farriers Association Clinic hosted by HandforgedVet Equine Clinic and view a photo gallery of the open house.
• Normal vs. Abnormal Locomotion Read two classic articles in which Hall of Fame equine veterinarian Olin Balch looks at activity-specific hoof care.

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.