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Shoeing Mackinac Island’s Horses with Limited Resources

Michigan farrier Jennifer Horn applies sound principles to maintain driving and trail riding mounts
By Jeff Cota posted on December 1, 2019 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients, Disciplines & Breeds, Forging, Lamenesses, Safety & Healthcare, Shoeing, Trimming
There are few places in the United States where a modern community has no use for motorized vehicles. One such place can be found on Mackinac Island, just south of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in Lake Huron. The island, which is 3.8 square miles, outlawed horseless carriages in 1898, leaving three modes of transportation — walking, bicycling and horses.
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Training the Next Generation of West Texas Farriers

Blane Chapman and his brothers emphasize education and fundamentals in their hoof-care practices
By Jeff Cota posted on September 8, 2019 | Posted in Business Practices, Disciplines & Breeds, Education, Lamenesses, Shoeing, Therapeutic Shoeing, Trimming
When shoeing in Lubbock, Texas, there’s a good chance that the farrier is working on a Quarter Horse. It’s also a good bet that the farrier is either a Chapman or someone who has worked for a Chapman.
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Shoeing Show Jumpers in Wellington

John Favicchia shares keys for success when shoeing show jumpers during the Winter Equestrian Festival.
By Jeremy McGovern posted on June 30, 2019 | Posted in Disciplines & Breeds
John Favicchia inherited a love of horses from his father, also named John. So passionate about horses, the elder Favicchia moved out of the city and bought a rundown farm in North Salem, N.Y., refurbishing it over several years.
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Shoeing Performance Horses in Oldham County, Kentucky

Kentucky Farrier Conrad Trow credits his success to dictating how his practice should operate.
By Jeremy McGovern posted on May 12, 2019 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients, Disciplines & Breeds, Shoeing, Trimming
Conrad Trow’s farrier practice is based in Oldham County, northwest of Louisville, Ky. When people talk about horses in the Bluegrass State, Lexington may often receive the attention, but Trow says that Oldham County is a hidden gem for the farriers that work there. Why? There are plenty of quality horses in a concentrated area.
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Building Upon a Strong Foundation

New York farrier Kalam Blessing focuses on improving horses’ lives by improving his skill set
By Jeff Cota posted on March 17, 2019 | Posted in Business Practices, Lamenesses, Safety & Healthcare, Shoeing, Trimming
Since he was a young boy growing up in south­­ern Pennsylvania, Kalam Blessing has had an affinity for horses. What started out as a child’s hope to score a few rides has blossomed into a career to help horses live more comfortably.
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Don’t Limit Your Hoof-Care Options

Hall Of Fame farrier Danvers Child wants as many tools at his disposal as possible to benefit the horse.
By Jeff Cota posted on December 22, 2018 | Posted in Clients, Disciplines & Breeds, Equipment, Diseases, Lamenesses, Shoeing, Therapeutic Shoeing, Trimming
There never can be too many tools in a farrier’s shoeing box. After all, the immeasurable quantity of variables involved in equine hoof care is staggering. Why limit yourself?
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New Hampshire Farriers Learn from Each Other

Working on horses at the University of New Hampshire provided four farriers a chance to compare their approaches to hoof care
By Jeremy McGovern posted on November 27, 2018 | Posted in Business Practices, Shoeing
An adage shared among farriers is that when you work in isolation, you become the best farrier that you know. It serves as a reminder that farriers learn from each other. Find skillful farriers who you can trust and spend time working with them.
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Colorado Farrier Embraces Learning Opportunities to Benefit Horses

Steve Foxworth incorporates a mindset of learning and growth in his life and hoof-care practice
By Jeff Cota posted on September 4, 2018 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients, Disciplines & Breeds, Diseases, Lamenesses, Shoeing, Therapeutic Shoeing, Trimming
Failure is not an option, or so we’ve been told. If you ask Steve Foxworth, though, failure not only is an option, it’s embraced. You see, there are more learning opportunities in failure than there are in success.
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Waging the Battle Against Distortion

After 30 years as a farrier, Pennsylvania shoer Doug Neilson finds his everyday work has evolved by becoming more straight-forward in his approach
By Jeremy McGovern posted on June 26, 2018 | Posted in Disciplines & Breeds, Trimming
Doug Neilson never set out to be an eventing farrier. He rode show hunters when growing up on Long Island, N.Y. After meeting his wife Ann in college, they married and lived in Delaware, where she came from.
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Staying Out of the Horse’s Way

Texas farrier Mike Chance finds successfully shoeing the Western Pleasure horse comes from treating it like an individual.
By Jeremy McGovern posted on May 7, 2018
Looking back, Mike Chance believes he didn’t have the typical make-up to be a successful farrier. And maybe he wouldn’t have become a horseshoer had he acknowledged that. “It never occurred to me that I couldn’t be successful in this trade,” he says. “Maybe I was lacking in some areas, but I was determined to be a farrier.”
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