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No Need To Lose That High Nail

This simple trick will let you get a nail where you can clinch it without having to drive a new one
By Chris Gregory posted on June 24, 2015 | Posted in Shoeing
When shoeing in your everyday practice, it is common to drive a nail just a bit too high to clinch.
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Clinching 101

Good clinching helps keep shoes on and also improves the appearance of your shoeing work
By Chris Gregory posted on May 1, 2005 | Posted in Shoeing
Clinching is an incredibly important aspect of shoeing a horse. If it's done improperly, keeping a shoe on the foot can become difficult. However it is also a part of the job that is unlikely to cause damage to the hoof or horse, so it is often left to an apprentice or helper. It's important to understand a few principles that are involved in clinching that will make the job better and stronger.
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Converting A Rasp To A Clinch Block

This tool-building exercise will also help you hone your welding skills
By Chris Gregory posted on September 1, 2004 | Posted in Equipment

There is something special about making and using your own tools. That feeling may be lost a little for well-known tool makers such as Texas farrier Jim Poor and New Mexico shoer Jim Keith, but making a tool that I’ll use still gives me that tingly feeling.


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The Z-Bar Factor

Unusual shoe fits the ticket when you need to get the weight off one side of a badly injured hoof
By Chris Gregory posted on May 1, 2004 | Posted in Forging, Trimming

THE Z-BAR IS an interesting shoe to apply to a horse’s foot and can be extremely effective in the right circumstances.


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Where There's Smoke, There's Hot Fitting

The how and why of “burning” a shoe onto a foot
By Chris Gregory posted on March 1, 2003 | Posted in Shoeing
Just because you shape your shoes hot doesn’t mean you have to hot fit, of course. You can always let a hot shoe cool in the air or quench it in a bucket of water before you fit it to the horse — and there are times when you should do just that.
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Anatomy of a Nail Hole

Punching a nail hole seems simple, but plenty can go wrong
By Chris Gregory posted on July 1, 2001 | Posted in Forging
Most top forging hands will agree that making a perfect plain stamped shoe can be one of the toughest things to do. While it seems like this should be one of the easiest shoes to make, it isn’t.
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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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