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Make Shoeing a Business, Not an Alternative Lifestyle

Freedom is great, but you have to manage your income and expenses to earn a long career and a comfortable retirement
By Ron Perszewski posted on November 1, 2006 | Posted in Business Practices

Even if you love shoeing for a living, remember that you’re in it for the money, warns farrier Brian Robertson of Owosso, Mich. “When you wake up in the morning, you have got to be a businessman; from the minute you wake up until the minute you are off the clock,” he says.


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Safety Between the Ties

The options are growing. Are you doing all you can to keep horses calm and cooperative during shoeing while keeping customers happy and yourself healthy?
By Ron Perszewski posted on September 1, 2006 | Posted in Equipment, Safety & Healthcare
Every shoeing session begins with the farrier gaining control of the horse. As a practical matter, most farriers secure the horse between cross-ties - a practice not everyone thinks is safe - while luckier shoers can call on an assistant or stable hand to steady the animal with a lead rope.
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Quality of Hoof Knives Not Easy to Determine

Packaging labels and ads don’t necessarily give you the information needed to select a knife that will meet your expectations for sharpness and durability
By Ron Perszewski posted on September 1, 2006 | Posted in Equipment, Trimming
Farriers probably reach for their hoof knives more than any other tool, but it’s a good bet that many don’t give much thought to buying this seemingly simple piece of basic equipment.
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Basics & Patience Can Go a Long Way

Prominent equine vet Al Kane knows first-hand that even neglected, foundered feet might respond to fundamental shoeing techniques
By Ron Perszewski posted on July 1, 2006 | Posted in Lamenesses, Shoeing
Hall of Fame equine veterinarian Al Kane remembers him simply as “Bob,” a neglected pony who proved that sometimes it pays to rely on the basics to help a horse that can’t go anymore.
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A Room to Roam

Farrier Rich Cleland was aiming for a portable workshop when he put the pieces together for his perfect rig
By Ron Perszewski posted on May 1, 2006 | Posted in Business Practices, Equipment
Words such as "sharp", "sporty" and even "pretty" accurately describe Rich Cleland's shoeing rig, but they don't do justice to how functional and comfortable it is.
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Cold Moving Water, Plus Salt, Equals Spa Therapy

More technically known as cold water hydrotherapy, the treatment hasn’t caught on in the United States yet, but it has elsewhere
By Ron Perszewski posted on April 1, 2006 | Posted in Education, Equipment

Just in case one of your Web-surfing, world-traveling or horse show-attending clients raises the subject, let’s get up to speed on cold water hydrotherapy as an aid to equine hoof and leg health.


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Research Supports Physiological Trimming

Eighteen-month study suggests loading the palmar region of the hoof leads to beneficial reshaping of feet, additional support
By Ron Perszewski posted on March 1, 2006 | Posted in Anatomy, Trimming

Shoeing and trimming methods come largely from the experience of farriers, leaving plenty of room for debate about what works and what doesn’t. Meantime, researchers warn that there is actually very little scientific study to back any particular approach to hoof care.


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