Shoeing

Getting the Right Fit With Aluminum

Solid tips from people who have learned their way around working with these important shoes
Aluminum horseshoes are not new. They've been around for several decades now and are the shoe of choice at racetracks and for many disciplines. Trainers choose aluminum shoes when they want less weight, more flotation or because they think they absorb shock better than steel.
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Shoeing for a Living

Shoeing Along the Colorado Front Range

Farrier J.D. Downs is becoming known for his work with reining horses, in part because he never hesitates to seek advice from his mentors
J.D. Downs shapes a shoe at a ranch along the Colorado Front Range. The farrier from Frederick, Colo., north of Denver, says shoeing in the high, dry climate means dealing with hard, dry feet.
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Farrier Tip

Aluminum Advice From The Web

As part of our research on using aluminum shoes for an article in the December 2012 issue of American Farriers Journal, we asked AFJ Facebook friends to share their advice for fitting and using aluminum shoes. Here's a sample of the responses.
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Farrier Tip

6 Tips You Can Use Tomorrow

The 70 shoers attending an early November clinic at Nature Farms Farrier Supply in Norman, Okla., went home with some great ideas to enhance their trimming and shoeing work. Six members of the American Association of Professional Farriers board of directors spoke at the Hoofcare Essentials Clinic.
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From The Desk Of AFJ

Top-Notch Hoof Work Really Pays Off

A few weeks back, a stranger wearing a cowboy hat sat down next to me in row 21 on a late night Delta flight. The conversation got around to horses, trainers, horse shows, judges and effective hoof-care. And he talked about the importance of having a farrier who can set up horses properly for a variety of show ring disciplines.


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Q&A: Client Questions

What are some of the best or oddest questions you've received as a farrier?
We conducted a survey with the readers of American Farriers Journal's weekly e-newsletter in which we asked farriers what are the most frequent questions that they receive from novice backyard horse owners. The 103 farriers who contributed to this survey have a combined average of 66% of backyard horses on their books. Here are all of the questions by novice horse owners, ranked in order of frequency in the survey.
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