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Jeff Cota

Jeff Cota

Jeff Cota has been a writer, photographer and editor with newspapers and magazines for 30 years. A native of Maine, he is the Lead Content Editor of American Farriers Journal.
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Plenty Of Lessons In Bullying Case Against Queen’s Farrier

Across the pond, the queen’s farrier is in something of a royal mess.
By Jeff Cota posted on April 8, 2016 | Posted in Clients
Across the pond, the queen’s farrier is in something of a royal mess. Stuart Craig is accused of using some rather salty language while putting Joseph Hopkins, then 17, through his paces as a farrier’s apprentice.
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Mind Where You Rest Your Hammer

By Jeff Cota posted on April 7, 2016 | Posted in Forging
When forging or modifying shoes, where do you rest your hammer on the anvil? Where you set it down could influence your efficiency and be detrimental to your tool, says Drummond, Wis., farrier Roy Bloom of Bloom Forge.
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Hoof Protection Options For The Long Run

Vettec representative reviews the top three appliances that dominate endurance racing
By Jeff Cota posted on April 4, 2016 | Posted in Disciplines & Breeds, Equipment
It’s been said that an endurance horse will take as many as 80,000 footfalls over the course of a 100-mile race that traverses such diverse terrain as rock, water and mud. That’s more than a fair opportunity for a faulty step to result in lameness.
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Farrier Licensing: Just The Facts

What does registration, certification and licensing mean for the horseshoeing industry?
By Jeff Cota posted on April 4, 2016 | Posted in Business Practices

When the subject of licensing comes up, there are a multitude of opinions about what it is, what it means and how it should be handled. Sometimes those ideas are rooted in flawed information.


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