What consideration do you give to trimming the frog?
“I think we overlook it,” Danville, Ill., farrier Steve Sermersheim told attendees at the D.L. Schwartz Farrier Supply clinic in October. “I used to overlook it. I would just trim the frog and go on.”
When altering horses’ traction, farriers are applying lessons that they learned when they were but knee-high to a grasshopper. It’s called the Goldilocks principle.
Time is not a friend when a foal is presented with crooked legs.
Growth plates close relatively quickly, which doesn’t leave a farrier and veterinarian much time if intervention is necessary.
Ethylene-vinyl acetate — better known as memory foam — is noted for its softness and flexibility. Manufacturers use it for mattresses, pillows and shoe liners to provide comfort and support for human consumers. Lake Elmo, Minn., farrier Scott Lampert uses them for the same reasons with horses.
Health insurance is a must for farriers. Yet, according to the American Farriers Journal 2014 Farrier Business Practices Survey, there’s a sizable number who roll the dice and forgo insurance. As we ring in the New Year, there’s a new incentive to buy an insurance plan, courtesy of Uncle Sam.
The world’s top-ranked dressage competitor donated a number of equestrian memorabilia to a charity auction that benefits working equines around the world.
Just when it appears that New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has given up his quixotic quest to criminalize horse-drawn carriages, he continues beating a dead horse. While tilting at windmills, his actions confirm what many have suspected all along — it’s not about protecting horses.
Are you looking for an easy way to cut bar stock? All you need are two crescent wrenches, an anvil and a little elbow grease, says Chappelles, S.C., farrier Josh Bowles.
One early November evening, a German physics professor was in his Bavarian lab experimenting with gases in a glass tube when the tube began glowing after a high electric voltage was passed through it.
Oleo Acres Farrier and Blacksmith Supply owner Rob Michel walks viewers through the Littleton, Colo., warehouse. Inventory is organized with the customer in mind. If the product is in stock and easy to find, farriers can spend more time under a horse, which Michel says is more money in your pocket.
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