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Rocker Toes Ease Breakover and Maintain Support

This modification may also add life to your shoes
By Chris Gregory posted on September 1, 2002 | Posted in Shoeing
Rocker toes are an excellent way to change the breakover of the foot. With a rocker toe, you can move the breakover back while still supporting the dorsal hoof wall. This is one advantage that a rocker toe has over a square toe.
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Welding Aluminum In A Coke Fire

There are subtle differences when using this type of fuel
By Chris Gregory posted on July 1, 2002 | Posted in Forging

While there aren't a lot of farriers who still haul around a coke-fueled forge in their rigs, they are still found in a lot of farrier shops.


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Simplifying Aluminum Welding

Learning proper techniques will help you solve the mystery of this process
By Chris Gregory posted on May 1, 2002 | Posted in Forging
As is true of iron, many farriers think welding is one of the most difficult things to do with aluminum. However, as with iron, if aluminum is handled correctly, the welding process is no harder than any other aspects of forging.
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Toe Clip And Pad Finish Your Shoe Board

This combination proves useful for horses with interference, conformation problems
By Chris Gregory posted on March 1, 2002 | Posted in Equipment
This is it. The final shoe for our display. There are only two modifications left at this point, the toe clip and “the pad as if on foot.” Both are easy to do, so we are going to crease this shoe to increase the difficulty slightly.
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Getting A Grip For Safety

Heel extensions and traction devices are latest step for your shoe board
By Chris Gregory posted on January 1, 2002 | Posted in Shoeing
This is our fourth shoe for the American Farrier’s Association (AFA) Certified Farrier shoe display. There are five modifications left to complete the project. Here, we’ll deal with three of them, two traction devices and extended heels.
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Shoe Boards

Raising The Angle

Relying On Shoes, Not Pads
By Chris Gregory posted on September 1, 2001 | Posted in Shoeing
At one time a farrier could kill two birds with one stone when making a shoe for the American Farrier’s Association (AFA) shoe display. A candidate was able to use a wedge pad on a shoe to raise the angle. This technique may still be popular in some circles, but I think it’s unacceptable to use just one modification to satisfy two requirements when qualifying for the AFA shoe display.
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