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Hot (and Cold) Tips for Better Forging

By Pat Tearney posted on May 17, 2010 | Posted in Forging
Some of the most important work a farrier does takes place at least a few feet from the horse that's being shod. Skills at the anvil can set a farrier apart from run-of-the-mill shoers. The ability to hand forge specialty shoes or fine-tune keg shoes can greatly enhance your ability to increase your shoeing incomes.
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Red Hot Forging Tips from Over the Years

Wisdom shared from the archives of 35 years of American Farriers Journal
January 1, 2010 | Posted in Forging
In the 35 years since the first issue of American Farriers Journal was published, there have been many advances in farriery and hoof care. During the coming months, we want to look back over the years and recall some of the tips and advice that have been appeared in this magazine's pages.
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Tag-Team Tongs

The 2010 Calgary Mail-In Forging Exercise requires participants to get a helping hand
By Chris Gregory posted on January 1, 2010 | Posted in Forging
When Marshall Iles and I first discussed the 2010 Calgary Mail-In Forging Exercise, the shoer from Alberta said he wanted something that had a real Calgary feel, yet was a departure from the ordinary.
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Hank Highfield

Perennial Contender Wins World Championship

The world’s top shoers gather each year in Alberta, Canada, and this time it’s James Blurton standing alone at the top
September 1, 2009 | Posted in Forging

After placing in the top 10 in each of his 15 previous attempts, James Blurton of Wales wears the crown as the world’s best blacksmith.


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Shoeing for a Living

A Little Old and a Little New

Utah’s Jacob Manning adapts lessons learned from his Hall of Fame father into his own style of horseshoeing
By Pat Tearney posted on September 1, 2009 | Posted in Forging, Shoeing
Cool mornings, Utah and June don't seem to belong in the same sentence, but it's a cool June morning in Roosevelt, Utah, as Jacob Manning pilots his shoeing rig from the parking lot of a local restaurant where he and his nephew, Dennis, met me for breakfast before heading to their first shoeing stop.
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Farrier Education: Heartland Horseshoeing School

Farrier Education: Heartland Horseshoeing School

Farriery requires knowledge and skills to provide proper equine hoof care. In this series, sponsored by VICTORY, American Farriers Journal visits Heartland Horseshoeing School in Lamar, Mo. In this edition, Chris Gregory discussed his journey to becoming an educator, his focus in teaching farrier students and the state of farrier education.

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