One of the best things horse owners and farriers can do for horses is hydrate their hooves consistently, says Tab Pigg, an Azle, Texas, certified journeyman farrier and Vettec technical specialist.
Maintaining a full tool box in hoof care is a philosophy that Sedalia, Colo., farrier Jason Critton and his C-Cross Farriers team strongly believes in. So when a show hunter was having problems staying sound, Critton wanted to take a different route with the gelding.
Vettec Inc. has introduced a new cartridge system for its hoof care adhesives that has 30% more urethane adhesive per cartridge so hoof care professionals can treat more horses with each purchase.
A multi-farrier practice was not on Jason Critton’s radar 10 years ago when he was thumbing through the pages of the May/June issue of American Farriers Journal. In fact, it was a foreign concept.
The hoof capsule has been repeatedly documented as a smart structure; a structure that has the capability of adapting to the loading events it experiences repeatedly.
The American Farriers Journal is excited to announce that Vettec will be returning as an Educational Partner for the 2020 International Hoof-Care Summit.
This week's facts and figures ... Alternative Hoof Repairs, Shoe Selections are Popular and What’s the Source of the Lame Horses You Work With? This edition of Farrier Facts & Figures is brought to you by Markel Insurance Co.
This week's facts and figures ... Most Common Hoof-Related Concerns and How Many of the Horses that You Shoe Also Wear Pads? This edition of Farrier Facts & Figures is brought to you by Markel Insurance Co.
During my shoeing career I have recognized that the common and consistent shoeing prescription of egg-bar shoes and wedge pads is not beneficial for all horses diagnosed with navicular. In some horses this protocol provides temporary relief, after which the condition can worsen. In other horses, there is no improvement.
Oleo Acres Farrier and Blacksmith Supply owner Rob Michel walks viewers through the Littleton, Colo., warehouse. Inventory is organized with the customer in mind. If the product is in stock and easy to find, farriers can spend more time under a horse, which Michel says is more money in your pocket.
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Equilox International Inc. specializes in equine horse hoof adhesives. Developed in 1988 after many trials and extensive research at leading universities and equine centers throughout the U.S., the Equilox Adhesive Hoof Repair System was originally used to treat competitive horses. Now, Equilox Adhesive is used by farriers, equine centers, and horse owners — as well as various zoo and wildlife centers — throughout the world.