Safety & Healthcare

Sound In Mind And Body

Farrier shares four-step approach that’s kept him going for more than 30 years
At the 2003 American Farrier’s Association convention, as part of the Anvil 21 presentation, I talked on keeping the horseshoer sound and healthy.
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RUSSELL STOUT

Double Jeopardy

Two bad hips threatened Oregon farrier’s new career soon after it started

WHEN RUSSELL STOUT went to Oregon State University’s farrier school in 1999, he was no spring chicken. He had just finished 32 years of employment with International Paper Co. and had two daughters who were in their mid-30s.


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Mike Ehlert

Getting By in the Face of Ruin

It can happen to you. Serious illness or injury can bring financial disaster that rips apart a lifetime of shoeing work. An appropriate insurance package can be the safety net that keeps you from hitting absolute bottom.
It was just 2 inches. Stepping onto the boat landing, the heel of Mike Ehlert’s left foot slipped just 2 inches, focusing all of his body weight on the twisting leg.
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Farriers Offer Sanitary Tips of Their Own

We asked shoers who receive the American Farriers Journal e-mail Shoeing Tip Of The Week to share some of things they do to help avoid transferring disease from one barn to another.
We asked shoers who receive the American Farriers Journal e-mail Shoeing Tip Of The Week to share some of things they do to help avoid transferring disease from one barn to another.
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CONTAMINATION POSSIBILITY

Be a Farrier, Not a Carrier

Take precautions to protect yourself and your shoeing clients from equine health problems
Typhoid Mary was the nickname the press gave to an early 20th century cook who was tied to 10 typhoid outbreaks in affluent New York City area households.
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