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Mint Vale Hammers

Don't Depend on Luck When Choosing a Specialty Hammer

Here are tips to consider when you’re craving new tools and checking out the possibilities this winter
By Ron Perszewski posted on December 1, 2007 | Posted in Equipment
’Tis the season. Days grow shorter and the skies threaten snow. Barns sit quiet. Horses stand barefoot. Farriers slow down and start daydreaming about the shiny new tools in magazine ads and winter trade show booths.
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Heat Steel, Add Flux, Blend

Following a simple recipe will help you master forge welding
By Chris Gregory posted on December 1, 2007 | Posted in Equipment, Forging
We have tackled forge welding before, but we wanted to do another article on this important skill for some of the novice shoers, as well as offering a fresh look at it for the more experienced hands.
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Diane Greene

Built to Work -- And to Last

Farrier Diane Greene wanted a rig that would keep her on the job and out of repair shops. After a shaky start, she's on the road again
September 1, 2007 | Posted in Equipment

Diane Greene shoes from a rig she loves: a 2006 Duramax Chevy diesel equipped to cope with an extra-heavy load and fit with a custom-made shoeing box. “I’m out driving 6 days a week, and I wanted something I could depend on,” she says.


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How Comfortable Are You With Radiography?

If you’re not working with equine veterinarians to get a look inside problem hooves, you might not be doing all you can for the horses and their owners. Here’s how to get more involved with this technology
By Ron Perszewski posted on July 1, 2007 | Posted in Education, Equipment
Sooner or later, most every farrier will come across a problem foot and wonder what's going on inside the hoof wall. So, when is it right for a farrier to request radiographs, and what's to be expected after such a request?
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Clipping Criterion

Some dos and don'ts on using clips
By Chris Gregory posted on July 1, 2007 | Posted in Equipment
Pulling and correctly using clips are essential skills for the modern farrier who wishes to be among the best.
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Super Learning Experience

The Calgary Mail-In Forging Exercise is an outstanding learning experience and will also earn you some valuable footcare supplies
By Frank Lessiter posted on May 1, 2007 | Posted in Equipment
Now in its eighth year, the Mail-In Forging Exercise provides farriers from around the world with a chance to improve their forging skills, earn valuable farrier products and join the community of those participating in the World Championship Blacksmiths’ Competition — without ever leaving home.
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Danny Ward
Tool Management

Tool Time!

Taking proper care of your shoeing tools will make your work easier, help you earn a good living and make it easier to pay the bills
By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 2007 | Posted in Equipment, Trimming

Danny Ward has always believed a person with a good work ethic can do almost anything with about any tool.


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Product Innovations

Will These Gadgets Catch On?

A look at two new products their farrier inventors hope will find a place in your shoeing rig
By Pat Tearney posted on April 1, 2007 | Posted in Equipment

There are a lot of tools and devices found in shoeing rigs and boxes that have one factor in common.


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Practical Rig Tips

Some Assembly Required

Putting together a smooth-working shoeing rig is easy — once you’ve learned the hard way. So we asked farriers to share their rig problems and the solutions they found to them
By Ron Perszewski posted on April 1, 2007 | Posted in Business Practices, Equipment, Shoeing
Too much gear or not enough. Badly organized equipment. Low roofs and leaky roofs. Underpowered engines or poor fuel economy.
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Farriery requires knowledge and skills to provide proper equine hoof care. In this series, sponsored by VICTORY, American Farriers Journal visits Heartland Horseshoeing School in Lamar, Mo. In this edition, Chris Gregory discussed his journey to becoming an educator, his focus in teaching farrier students and the state of farrier education.

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