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American Farriers Journal is the “hands-on” magazine for professional farriers, equine veterinarians and horse care product and service buyers.
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Farriers at Work: Russ & Katie Gaudet
September 2016, we spent the day with farriers Russ and Katie Gaudet, whose dual shoeing practice covers a variety of horses in their Ontario-based practice.
2017 Anvil Brand Winter Clinic
Hall Of Fame farrier Shayne Carter was the clinician for the Anvil Brand Clinic. Besides being a master farrier and blacksmith, Carter appeared on the hit television show, "Forged in Fire."
2017 Iowa State University Spring Clinic
Held at Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, this annual clinic brings farriers and veterinary students together for presentations, discussion and contests. The unique offering is a farrier-vet student clinic in which teams featuring both build a case history scenario and shoeing for a cadaver limb.
2016 Centaur Forge Fall Clinic
International Horseshoeing Hall Of Famer Roy Bloom discussed tool maintenance, equipment and forging during the 2016 fall clinic at Centaur Forge in Burlington, Wis.
Farriers at Work: Marijke Ellert
The horses that Placerville, Calif., farrier Marijke Ellert tend to range from rider therapy horses to high-level dressage horses. However, it’s the therapeutic aspect of farriery that she enjoys most. “I love working with vets and coming up with out-of-the-box ideas and applying them to a horse whose future doesn’t look bright, and turning it around. That’s the most rewarding part of this job. I love being able to make a difference in that horse’s life.”
AFA Conference March 2017
Hundreds of farriers descended upon Arlington, Texas, for the 46th annual American Farrier’s Association Convention from March 7-10, 2017.
Farriers at Work: Drew Golden
Based in Palm Beach County, Drew Golden's practice focuses on handles high end sport horses. He also services his clients in Kentucky, North Carolina and Europe. Reading the horse is the emphasis of Golden's work.
2017 World Horseshoeing Classic Photo Gallery
Photos from the 2017 World Horseshoeing Classic held at the Kentucky Horseshoeing School (KHS) in Richmond, Ky.
2017 International Hoof-Care Summit
Take a sneak peek into a sampling of what 2017 International Hoof-Care Summit attendees experienced at our 14th annual event.
Joe Smith's Horseshoe Art
Thousands of horseshoes, bound for the scrap heap, are the artistic medium of choice for Joe Smith, who welds them into large-scale treasures.
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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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