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Follow-Up On Walking Horse Study
Publication of a study reviewed in the March 2018 “Research Journal” sparked a letter to the American Journal of Veterinary Research, as well as a response from the authors.
Legendary Farriers Start Pink Apron Charity
Billy Crothers and Myron McLane have started the Pink Apron Charity to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research. Both farriers solidified the plans for the Pink Apron Charity at this year’s American Farrier’s Association (AFA) convention, which met in Reno, Nev.
Another equine organization expressed its support for retaining the farrier exemption in the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Model Veterinary Practice Act.
New York Police Department Deploys Mobile Farrier Unit
As part of a $100,000 upgrade, farriers now go to the New York Police Department Mounted Police Unit's horses to keep them on patrol.
After spending millions of dollars during a 4-year quixotic campaign to criminalize the New York City carriage horse industry, an animal rights organization reportedly is waving the white flag. Or are they?
When it’s time to open up and say, “Ahh,” who performs your annual health checkup? Apparently members of a New York City animal rights group visit their neighborhood mechanic.
In its continuing effort to improve the health of working equids, the Equitarian Initiative is raising money to help send a young Honduran veterinarian to learn farriery at a United States shoeing school.
Illinois farrier Vern Powell shares the benefits of looking at feet in terms of steel length instead of a standard factory shoe sizes. It could give you a leg up in a forging competition or when sitting for an examination.
To meet the unique education needs and interests of farriers during this COVID era, the International Hoof-Care Summit has been reimagined as a VIRTUAL event for 2021!
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