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Climbing Ever Higher

Second annual International Hoof-Care Summit continues building on solid educational foundation
By Pat Tearney posted on March 1, 2005 | Posted in Education
More than 700 farriers, veterinarians, horse owners and others interested in improving hoof care gathered in Cincinnati, Ohio, during late January for the second annual International Hoof-Care Summit.
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Shop Talk

Last American Vegetable-Leather Tanner Set To Close Its Doors

March 1, 2005 | Posted in Education
Unless a last minute buyer steps forward, the E.H. Hall/Westan Co. will soon be shutting its plant doors in Westfield, Pa. Manufacturing shoeing pads and other leather products, the employee-owned company provided jobs for 156 workers and was the oldest continuously operating business in Pennsylvania's Tioga County.
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Briefings

March 1, 2005 | Posted in Education
During the second annual International Hoof-Care Summit in Cincinnati in late January, Jim Keith told attendees that the relationship between the bottom plane of the hoof and the rest of the limb is vital.
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Frankly Speaking

If You Want More Shoeing Research, It Takes More Dollars

By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2005 | Posted in Education
When Bill Moyer talked about the importance of separating footcare facts from fiction during the second annual International Hoof-Care Summit in late January, he also pointed out the need for larger investments in footcare research. (See Pages 53 to 57 for details on what he told over 700 Summit attendees.)
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Research Journal: March 2005

By Albert Kane posted on March 1, 2005 | Posted in Education, Lamenesses
A case series of 27 horses with navicular syndrome treated by extracorporeal shock wave therapy was reviewed with comparisons of pre- and post-treatment lameness and radiographic scores. Most horses in the study were Quarter Horses and the median duration of lameness was 12 months. Follow-up was obtained at 6 and 12 months after treatment.
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Research Journal: January/February 2005

By Albert Kane posted on January 1, 2005 | Posted in Education
A case series of 27 horses with navicular syndrome treated by extracorporeal shock wave therapy was reviewed with comparisons of pre- and post-treatment lameness and radiographic scores. Most horses in the study were Quarter Horses and the median duration of lameness was 12 months. Follow-up was obtained at 6 and 12 months after treatment.
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Understand Metallurgy, Improve Your Forging Skills

Dennis Manning demonstrates benefits of knowing how your stock works
By Pat Tearney posted on January 1, 2005 | Posted in Education, Forging
Dennis Manning of Roosevelt, Utah, has a well-earned reputation as a horseshoer, blacksmith and toolmaker. One of the reasons for that reputation is his understanding of the science behind those crafts, as he demonstrated during a clinic at Dave Ferguson’s Mint Vale Forge in Cambridge, Md., late last year.
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Online With the Farriers’ Forum

Farrier Business Software

January 1, 2005 | Posted in Education

I’ve decided that my Palm Pilot’s become too limiting for planning and revising my schedule, so I’m looking to buy a laptop and some better business software. Which leads to my question: What do you use for scheduling and billing, and most importantly, what don’t you like about what you’re using? I’d like to know the high points of the software as well, but am really interested in the “holes” and limitations that I may run into.


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Melissa Voigt

First Years Can Be Tough Ones

Novice farrier touts the benefits of
January 1, 2005 | Posted in Business Practices, Education
Source: Melissa Voigt
Late in 2003, I began my journey into the exciting world of horseshoeing. The school I chose to attend was a very reputable one, that offered 2-, 12- and 16-week courses. I chose the 16-week course, thinking that would be plenty of time to learn everything there is to know about horseshoeing.
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