American Farriers Journal
American Farriers Journal is the “hands-on” magazine for professional farriers, equine veterinarians and horse care product and service buyers.
Photo Galleries
Farriers At Work: Mike Poe
We stop in Maryland to visit with farrier Mike Poe (CJF, AWCF) who demonstrated the importance of forging skills in a farrier practice.
AFA Conference March 2016
Hundreds of farriers attended the 45th annual American Farrier’s Association Convention, which was conducted in March 2016 in Mobile, Ala.
The World Championship Blacksmiths – April 2016 – Madison, Wis.
This gallery shows the 2016 season opener of the World Championship Blacksmiths. Every year, the WCB begins its season at the Midwest Horse Fair in Madison, Wis. Sarah Brown-Beane, FWCF, judged this competition.
Farriers At Work: Travis Burns
For farrier Travis Burns and the team at Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, successful outcomes rely on each member contributing to a shared goal.
Farriers At Work: Ritner Goff
Farrier Ritner Goff emphasizes hard work and continuing education in his North Carolina multi-farrier practice, which he operates with his son R.J. This photo gallery accompanies the May/June 2016 Shoeing For A Living article, “For The Love Of Shoeing And Teaching.”
Razerhorse Clinic featuring Mitch Taylor and Ian McKinlay
In this March 2016 clinic, Kentucky Horseshoeing School instructor Mitch Taylor performed a dissection and IanMcKinlay demonstrated his patching system for quarter cracks.
April 2016 Centaur Forge Clinic: Fabio Gnoatto
Wellington, Fla., farrier Fabio Gnoatto emphasized the importance of the basics in farriery during the spring 2016 Centaur Forge Clinic in Burlington, Wis.
Farriers At Work: Eddy Strommen
Evansville, Wis., farrier Eddy Strommen works on Pal, a trail riding horse that has been experiencing foot pain for quite some time. Strommen utilized the KrosschecK Leverage Testing Device to help determine the approximate location of Pal’s discomfort. This image gallery accompanies an article titled, “Pal Gains Leverage Against Foot Pain,” which appeared in the January/February 2017 issue of American Farriers Journal.
Farriers At Work: Tom Willoughby
This gallery includes shots from 2015 and 2017 visits to Tom Willoughby's shop in Crown Point, Ind. In addition to showing his workspace, we also show some of his work and historic horseshoes.
This gallery complements our July 2017 podcast with the farrier and blacksmith.
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Videos
2018 Summit Mail-In Exercise
Craig Trnka builds the bar shoe in the 2018 Summit Mail-In Exercise. VICTORY sponsored this challenge.
Events
Vet/Farrier Clinic
Date: 06/26/18
Location: Browns Summit, NC
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