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Hoof-Care Highlights: The Week of June 12

This Week: Hoof-care professionals across the country and the ocean are sharing what they know with others in the industry through social media, webinars and videos. Here are a few of our favorites. Hoof-Care Highlights is brought to you by Meader Supply.
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Benefits of the Omni-Directional Horseshoe

Extensive experience and knowledge are required before application
Achieving the benefits of the therapeutic applications that have been covered over the past eight installments generally can be replicated by most any skill level and budget. The same is not true for the ninth and final subject — the light rail or omni-directional shoe.
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Shoeing for a Living

Haul-In Farrier Practice Thrives in an Unlikely Place

Jake Stonefield’s practice provides a controlled work environment in rural South Dakota
Conventional wisdom suggests farriers must travel to their hoof-care clients if they want to stay in business. After all, what motivation do clients have to surrender the convenience of their shoer arriving at their barn to perform a valuable service?
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Tips for Repairing Tough Hoof Cracks

Get your equine athlete back into competition quickly with the McKinlay Patch
Every second counts in racing, even when the horse isn’t on the track. Vero Beach, Fla., farrier Tom Curl and Pleasant Grove, Calif., farrier Leah Clarke know this well after repairing quarter cracks on top racehorses and show horses across the country.
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How to Achieve the Benefits of the Bank Robber Horseshoe

Options for enhancing breakover while limiting heels from sinking
It’s been said that some bank robbers in the old American West nailed horseshoes on backward in hopes of deceiving the law during their getaway. It’s unclear whether the strategy worked, but the bank robber shoe can provide a benefit to the horse in some therapeutic situations.
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