It’s always a good idea to provide drainage access when dealing with an injured or compromised hoof wall. Sometimes, though, the site needs a little more protection than a tube protruding from a patch can provide.
David Hall recently needed a hind heart bar shoe to help manage a medial quarter crack. The Gloucester, England, farrier didn’t have one readily available, though.
One of the most consumable tools you have in your farrier box is a rasp. In many cases, if it lasts a week, you’re doing well. Uniondale, Pa., farrier Steve Teichman’s rasps last five or six times longer.
How you schedule your hoof-care clients can have a direct correlation to the health of your bottom line. Effective and efficient scheduling enables you to accommodate more clients and make more money.
A horse that’s comfortable often stands well and makes a farrier’s life much easier. There are times when you can help that horse find comfort, thereby helping yourself.
A swing-out anvil on your farrier rig is a great way to avoid picking it up several times over the course of the day. Yet, there can be a drawback — ringing.
When forging or modifying shoes, where do you rest your hammer on the anvil?
Where you set it down could influence your efficiency and be detrimental to your tool, says Drummond, Wis., farrier Roy Bloom of Bloom Forge.
It’s easy to get caught up in increasing the number of horses you shoe. Yet, more horses don’t necessarily mean more net income for you or better service for your clients.
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.
Equine Cushing’s and Insulin Resistance (ECIR) Group Inc. is hosting a webinar titled "PPID and the Seasonal Rise" at 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. Dr. Eleanor M. Kellon and Dr. Kathleen M. Gustafson are the clinicians.
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