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.

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

• Read how Pulaski, Tenn., farrier Stan Trimble demonstrates how he shoes Tennessee Walking Horses.
• Read  how Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., farrier Matt Lybeck shares a “cool” find — safety glasses that don’t fog up while forging.
• Read more Farriers Week tributes to farriers from their clients, equine veterinarians and mentees.
• Watch a panel of backyard farriers offer their advice for building a better practice.

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

• Watch Stuart Muir of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital give a presentation on when and how to use adhesives.
• Read more about how California farrier Wes Champagne kept American Pharoah on track for the Triple Crown.
• Watch videos from our Shoeing For A Living Day with Texas farrier Mike Chance.
• Watch Bobby Menker talk about achieving traction with different cases.

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

• Watch a video of Hall Of Fame farrier Roy Bloom demonstrating how to size your punch and pritchel for a specific nail.
• Wisconsin farrier Matt Maurer demonstrates a number of tips for your hoof knife in a video from AFJTV.
• Read all about the day American Farriers Journal spent with Hall Of Fame farrier Tom Curl for Shoeing For A Living.
• If you exchange your propane tank for your rig or barbecue grill, you’ll want to heed this warning from police.

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

• Read about common ethical dilemmas farriers encountered in 2017.
• Get succinct advice from farriers on dealing with quarter cracks.
• Get further insight from other presenters, including Dr. Ric Redden, at the Tex Cauthen Memorial Seminar.
• Cornell University Equine Hospital veterinarian Norm Ducharme explains how to evaluate foal limb deformities.

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

• Watch a video of Bend, Ore., farrier Kurt Fisk offering his insight on scheduling, finding our comfort zone and how competitions can improve your practice.
• Read more about Brian Hampson’s hoof-care research on feral horse hooves, moisture and the foot and how trimming changes hoof morphology.
• Gain more insight on working with large horses, as well as how Hall Of Fame farrier Michael Wildenstein handles a variety of foot issues.
• Get more thoughts and ideas about working with backyard horses.