Practice makes perfect.
Although it’s a glib cliché, to be sure but it serves a purpose. One cannot truly master a task without repetition. It’s certainly true for forging shoes — and golfing.
The most recent American Farriers Journal Farrier Business Practices Survey showed that the average farrier drives 322 miles per week. Maybe your total mileage for the job is higher or lower, but unless clients bring the horses to your shop, you’re spending time behind the steering wheel to get to appointments.
Most horse owners focus much of their attention on maintaining a shiny hair coat, mane and flowing tail. However, many of these seemingly model horses also have problem feet.
“What’s missing?” Mike Barker, sales representative at the Cherokee, Ala.-based Life Data Labs rhetorically asks attendees at the 2018 International Hoof-Care Summit in Cincinnati, Ohio.
U.S. Imposes Steel And Aluminum Tariffs
President Donald Trump followed through with a campaign promise to impose stiff tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from all countries except Canada and Mexico.
If you are old enough to remember, there used to be an ad in Western Horseman magazine for “Professor Beery’s Mail Order Course in Horsemanship.” This came as a set of books that would teach you how to ride a saddle horse, animal husbandry and other subjects.
This week's facts and figures... What Are The Major Health Concerns With Foals? There’s A Good Footcare Market Working With Older Horses. This edition of Farrier Facts & Figures is brought to you by Markel Insurance Co.
The American and International Associations of Professional Farriers announced Monday, April 2, that they have formed an alliance with the Northeast Association of Equine Practitioners.
Kathleen Crandell, PhD, says that the most important thing for hoof quality is a balanced diet, which includes adequate amounts of important nutrients. Hoof Nutrition Intelligence is brought to you by W.F. Young Co. (Absorbine).
Eleanor Kellon, VMD, says there is no question that vitamin C plays a pivotal role in equine health. Hoof Nutrition Intelligence is brought to you by W.F. Young Co. (Absorbine).
This week's facts and figures... Most Full-Time Farriers Attended Horseshoeing School. How Farriers Handle Emails. This edition of Farrier Facts & Figures is brought to you by Markel Insurance Co.
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.