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The Way It Was

Education and Entertainment When Lighting a Forge

The never-ending push for farriers to improve efficiency in their practice
By David Hazlett CJF posted on June 19, 2022 | Posted in Education, Equipment, Forging, Safety & Healthcare
Sometime in the early ’80s, Scott Simpson was running the farrier education program at Walla Walla Community College. I knew him well from taking an individual studies class during the previous winter. I wanted to improve my forging skills and Scott let me sign up for the class, but, having had 8 years in the field at that time, I worked apart from the regular class at the anvil rather than under horses.
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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
By Jeff Cota posted on June 14, 2022 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients, Disciplines & Breeds, Diseases, Safety & Healthcare, Shoeing, Therapeutic Shoeing, Trimming
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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The Way It Was

The Carrot Trick

A horse learns about its farrier's tricks
By David Hazlett CJF posted on June 3, 2022 | Posted in Education, Safety & Healthcare
There are stories that stick with us from our time working. We don’t even have to experience the tales ourselves, as simply hearing them returns us to the setting of the story.
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Therapeutic Shoeing

How to Achieve Benefits of the Onion Horseshoe

Farriers will need time, education and money when making and applying this device
By Laura Gillespie and Mike Hayward posted on April 5, 2022 | Posted in Business Practices, Forging, Diseases, Lamenesses, Safety & Healthcare, Therapeutic Shoeing

Developed in France during the 17th century, the shoe was forged to protect the heel from corns or bruising. However, the French didn’t call them corns. Rather, they were called onions — hence the name of the shoe.


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Farrier Education: Heartland Horseshoeing School

Farrier Education: Heartland Horseshoeing School

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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