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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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Shoeing For A Living

It's Horseshoeing, Not Cookie-Cutting

In Maryland farrier Matt Taimuty’s shoeing, one approach does NOT fit all
By Pat Tearney posted on January 1, 2005 | Posted in Business Practices
It’s a brisk and bright early November day and eagles cavort high in the wind-swept skies above Maryland’s Eastern Shore as Matt Taimuty gets ready to start his day of “Shoeing For A Living.”
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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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Guiding Principles For Equine Podiatry

Scott Morrison shares how he does his job
By Pat Tearney posted on January 1, 2005 | Posted in Diseases
Scott Morrison, the equine veterinarian who heads up the podiatry practice at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky., is on the go 6 and often 7 days a week, providing footcare for horses with problem feet.
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Polishing the Image

Polishing The Image: Learn To Use X-rays, Imaging Tools Properly

French equine veterinarian urges farriers to learn to use X-rays, other imaging tools, properly
By Pat Tearney posted on January 1, 2005 | Posted in Equipment
Dr. Phillippe Benoit, equine veterinarian to the French Olympian Equestrian Team, told those in attendance at the Cornell Farrier Conference in early November that Xrays can be an important tool for veterinarians and for farriers — if they are good X-rays.
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All's Well At Stone Well

From Upstate New York, Brent Chidsey’s distinctive shoeing bodies spread across the country
By Pat Tearney posted on January 1, 2005 | Posted in Business Practices
It may not be exactly the assembly line of a “Big-3” automaker, but in a short visit to the headquarters of Stone Well Bodies & Equipment in Genoa, N.Y., you can quickly see the basics of how the company’s popular shoeing bodies go together.
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Cornell Honors Its Horseshoeing Tradition

Displays celebrate school’s farriers of the past and the present
By Pat Tearney posted on December 1, 2004 | Posted in Education
Cornell University’s heritage and tradition of advancing farriery is one of the truly great ones among American institutions of higher learning.
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Red’s Cart Holds The Glue Together

Wisconsin farrier’s handy innovation keeps everything needed for glue-ons in one spot
By Pat Tearney posted on December 1, 2004 | Posted in Equipment
When glue-on shoes became a regular part of his shoeing business, it didn’t take Red Renchin long to decide they needed a home of their own.
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