Forging

Forging An Education

Pennsylvania Farrier Offers Shoeing Tips For International Hoof-Care Summit Contest Winner
When Chuck Gibson won an opportunity to spend 3 days working with Sonny Pistilli, the Belle Center, Ohio, farrier wanted to improve his forging skills in preparation for the American Farrier's Association journeyman certification.
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Familiar Name Does It Again In Forging Contest

Mark Lieser wins the Calgary Mail-In Forging Exercise for the sixth time
For 11 years, farriers unable to participate in the World Championship Blacksmiths’ Competition at the Calgary Stampede could still have a presence at the contest. During this time, American Farriers Journal had organized the Calgary Mail-In Forging Exercise, in which participants could send in various forging challenges to be judged at Calgary.
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From the Desk of AFJ

Farrier Advice Stands the Test of Time

A few days ago, I was looking back at some of the earlier issues of American Farriers Journal that we've published since taking over the magazine in 1992. And as is the case with most of the equine footcare articles we've produced over the past several decades, most of the information is still valid today.


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Mark Lieser Wins The 2014 Calgary Mail-In Forging Exercise

The 2014 Calgary Mail-In Forging Exercise had a record of 117 shoes sent in from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, South Africa, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. And while there were new participants from around the globe, one familiar name came out on top: Mark Lieser.
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Shoeing for a Living

Sweating the Small Stuff

Quebec farrier Christian Roy has advanced his footcare practice by keeping horses sound, but he finds attention to detail is a difference maker in client satisfaction
Christian Roy has been a horseman for most of his life, owning draft horses for many of those years. Those draft horses deserve much of the credit in leading Roy to become a farrier.
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End Of An Era At Calgary

Here’s a look back at the world’s top farrier competition that just wound up a 35-year run
It was a shock when the Calgary Stampede announced in mid-January that this year’s World Championship Blacksmiths’ Competition would be the last such event.
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