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Recognize Hoof-Care Mentors

For the 15th year, we are promoting National Farriers Week. The year, the week falls July 7 to 13. From now until July 1, we encourage horse owners, trainers, riders, grooms, veterinarians and others in the equine community to submit pictures and videos of their farriers at work with horses and to share their appreciation for those efforts. We will publish these on our website.


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2013 International Hoof-Care Summit

[Video] Using Studs For Traction

At the 2013 International Hoof-Care Summit in Cincinnati, Ohio, Dave Farley discusses using studs for traction and what helps him determine where he drills and taps the stud holes.
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Product Knowledge

Plenty of Shoes, Plenty of Considerations

By surveying many available types of horseshoes, Mike Wildenstein reinforces the farrier’s need to analyze several hoof-care considerations
To decide and define what type of shoes to use with horses, farriers must consider several factors. What about the horse's conformation? What's required of the horse? What's its health? What is the rider's ability? And so on.
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Tool Use

The Basics of Drilling and Tapping

When horses need extra traction to perform, clients expect a farrier to be able to quickly and efficiently prepare horseshoes for studs
A sport horse that jumps in competition presents an interesting mixture of courage and fear. It must be brave enough to go to the fence and jump it, but be fearful enough of hurting itself that it will make sufficient effort not to knock anything down.
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