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“Great Eight” Stand Tall For Horseshoeing, Equine Vet Halls Of Fame

Diverse group of farriers and equine vets proudly inducted as new members for the “Class of 2005” Horseshoeing, Equine Veterinarian Halls Of Fame
By Mike Podoll posted on March 1, 2005 | Posted in Education
Honoring a dedication to their craft and a life-long achievement of high quality work on a daily basis that goes above and beyond the norm, the International Horseshoeing Hall Of Fame and the International Equine Veterinarians Hall Of Fame each inducted four dynamic professionals into their exclusive ranks.
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Jacks Of All Trades

Using tools such as stall jacks and hoof stands provide portability, versatility and ease the physical toll that shoeing takes on your body
By Mike Podoll posted on March 1, 2005 | Posted in Equipment
Let's say you're performing your daily shoeing work and you're at a location where it's tough to pull your rig close enough to where you're working. And let's say that you need to do some minor fitting adjustments to a shoe that you're just about to put on a hoof. Do you really want to set the hoof down, come out from under the horse, walk all the way to your rig, make the required shaping adjustments with a few hammer blows and then walk back to the horse and hope it fits?
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Dietary Risk Factors Linked to Laminitis

Emphasizing dietary management and pointing out risk factors to horse owners may help stave off dangerous bouts of laminitis
By Mike Podoll posted on May 1, 2004 | Posted in Nutrition

EDUCATING HORSE OWNERS and providing them with information on the latest research findings on the links between equine nutrition and the development of laminitis, may go a long way toward improving laminitis prevention in your client’s horses.


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Forging Mettle

Red Hoot 2004 Calgary Mail-In Forging Exercise challenges farrier skills
By Mike Podoll posted on March 1, 2004 | Posted in Forging

FARRIERS WILL HAVE the opportunity to see how their forging skills rate compared to those of their shoeing peers from around the world during this summer’s Mail-In Forging Exercise at the 2004 World Championship Blacksmiths’ Competition in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.


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Rich Cleland
Shoeing For A Living

Have Shoes Will Travel

Central Florida farrier runs a rock-solid shoeing business — including servicing the special needs of the Orlando Police Department’s Mounted Patrol
By Mike Podoll posted on March 1, 2004 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients
Make no mistake about it, Rich Cleland is a man's man.
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Educating Your Clients

Here are some of the best techniques, products and teaching tools that farriers are utilizing to help answer customer questions
By Mike Podoll posted on November 1, 2003 | Posted in Clients

It can be frustrating when you’re trying to explain a hoof-care problem to a client and they just stare back at you blankly.


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Modifying Keg Shoes

Slip Clip Works Wonders

Easy-To-Draw, Practical Clip Prevents Pulled Shoes While Saving Valuable Time And Effort
By Mike Podoll posted on July 1, 2003 | Posted in Shoeing
Lee Green has a valuable and time-saving modification called a slip clip (also known as a slide clip) that he’s been using for more than 25 years.
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Farrier Education: Heartland Horseshoeing School

Farrier Education: Heartland Horseshoeing School

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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