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Frank Lessiter

Frank Lessiter

Frank Lessiter has spent more than 50 years in the agricultural and equine publishing business. The sixth generation member to live on the family’s Centennial farm in Michigan, he is the Editor/Publisher of American Farriers Journal.
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Frank Lessiter
Frankly Speaking

A True Gentleman Farrier

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 30, 2015
Six days after we purchased the American Farriers Journal in January of 1992, I showed up at the Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium. Among the first farriers who welcomed us to the industry was Red Renchin.
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Yearlings In Mid-September Keeneland Sale Bring Top Dollar With Special Shoeing

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 18, 2015 | Posted in Disciplines & Breeds, Shoeing, Therapeutic Shoeing, Trimming
With the annual Keeneland yearling sale getting underway in mid-September, it reminded me of the May/June 1998 article we did in American Farriers Journal that detailed how these young horses were trimmed and shod to look their very best at the sale held at the Lexington, Ky., racetrack.
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Celebrating 40 Remarkable Years

Equine footcare has seen many significant changes over the past 4 decades
By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2015 | Posted in Business Practices, Education
Back in March of 1975, Henry Heymering mailed out the first issue of American Farriers Journal. Both the original 8-page issue (printed in its entirety starting at right) and the farrier industry have come a long way over the past 40 years.
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Frankly Speaking

The U.S. Equine Industry Is Gearing Up For A Comeback

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2015 | Posted in Business Practices
Results from recent surveys of both horse owners and farriers indicate there are more positive signs for growth in the equine industry than we’ve seen in nearly a decade. While we’re not yet ready for a return to the glory times that took place prior to the 2008 recession, there’s data to indicate better times are ahead for farriers, footcare product suppliers, horse owners and trainers alike.
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Free At Last!

Turning a low-cost horse trailer into a shoeing rig lets this farrier use his truck for many other purposes
By Frank Lessiter posted on June 11, 2015 | Posted in Business Practices
Several years ago, Dave Ferguson decided he no longer wanted to dedicate an expensive pickup truck 100% to shoeing work. As a result, the Cambridge, Md., shoer switched to a shoeing trailer that he could unhook when he wanted to use the truck for other purposes.
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From the Desk of AFJ

Welcome To The New AmericanFarriers.com

By Frank Lessiter posted on April 10, 2015 | Posted in Education
In early April, we officially unveiled a completely redesigned website. Featuring a clean, organized look with easy-to-browse content, the AmericanFarriers.com website will be the largest depository of equine footcare news and insights found anywhere on the Internet, with years of American Farriers Journal magazine content and containing all of the stories that have appeared in our bi-weekly Hoof-Care Insider e-newsletter.
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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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