Have you found yourself so frustrated with this job that throwing in the towel becomes a serious consideration? The story I’m about to share sparked a 7-plus-year return to academics, two postgraduate degrees, a U.S. patent for a novel horseshoe and a research study examining breakover.
The Royal Veterinary College’s graduate diploma in equine locomotor research recently achieved a milestone with its first study being published in a peer-reviewed journal.
The saying of ‘No hoof, No horse’ is a phrase often used in the horse world and based on the reasoning that, farriers, as the custodian of the foot, quite literally hold the success, or the lack thereof, of the performance horse in their hands.
Darren Owen hasn’t been a student for several years. But the 56-year-old Scottsville, Va., farrier jumped at the chance to take his professional credentials to a new level by enrolling in the Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) Graduate Diploma in Equine Locomotor Research (Grad Dip ELR) at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center.
American-based farrier research is getting a big boost from across the pond as the Royal Veterinary College will be expanding its graduate diploma in equine locomotor research to the United States.
The Royal Veterinary College is introducing a new graduate diploma in equine locomotor research that offers farriers the opportunity to gain skills and experience in producing original research to increase the evidence base behind farriery and enhance equine welfare.
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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