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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: Danvers Child
International Horseshoeing Hall Of Fame member Danvers Child of Lafayette, Ind., wants as many tools at his disposal as possible to benefit the horse.
World Equestrian Games September 2018
More than 3-dozen members of the American and International Associations of Professional Farriers teamed up in mid-September as the official show farriers of the 2018 World Equestrian Games in mid-September at the Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, N.C.
Farriers At Work: Shane Westman
It was a typically busy and productive day for Shane Westman, the farrier at the University of California, Davis’ Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.
Farriers At Work: Kirk Smith
Freeville, N.Y., farrier Kirk Smith enjoys the challenge of balancing the horse’s system of levers and pulleys.
2015 Cornell Farrier Conference
Welsh farrier Grant Moon performs live shoeing demonstrations at the 2015 Cornell Farrier Conference in Ithaca, N.Y.
Farriers At Work: Steve Foxworth
Loveland, Colo., farrier Steve Foxworth incorporates a mindset of learning and growth in his life and hoof-care practice. “I don’t care who you are or how long you’ve been shoeing horses, if you’re not in a mindset of learning and growth, you’re going to struggle. You have to do away with the fear of failing or making a mistake and embrace what could happen.”
Farriers At Work: Troy Price
Troy Price, a Uniondale, Ind., farrier, instructs Colt Ingram of Chesapeake, Va., on forging horseshoes at the Troy Price Horseshoeing School in May 2014.
Todd Gillis: Keeping Beamer Comfortable
Richfield, Wis., farrier Todd Gillis works on Beamer, a 19-year-old Bay Quarter Horse that grew a second hoof wall after a severely negative reaction to a strangles vaccine.
Chris Gregory, Centaur Forge Clinic April 2014
Chris Gregory, the owner and instructor at Heartland Horseshoeing School in Lamar, Mo., offered his insights on hoof care at the Centaur Forge spring clinic in April 2014 in Burlington, Wis.
Farriers At Work: Darren Owen
Soggy conditions present plenty of hoof-care challenges for Virginia farrier.
Top Articles
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Videos
Factory Shoe Size vs. Steel Length
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.
Events
Tom Curl Farrier Seminars: Quarter Crack Repair & Patching
Date: 01/23/21
Location: Vero Beach, FL
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