December 2019

Table Of Contents

Table Of Contents

Frankly Speaking: 2 Pearls of Business Wisdom from Farriers

By Jeremy McGovern posted on December 1, 2019 | Posted in Business Practices, Education

As this issue heads to the printer, we just finished our virtual conference, “Farrier Business Success Academy.” This free event gave attendees 3 days to watch eight sessions by farriers and equine industry professionals delivering advice that could immediately impact businesses.
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Briefings: December 2019

December 1, 2019 | Posted in Education, Equipment, Forging, Shoeing

National Museum of Horseshoeing Opens in New Location The National Museum of Horseshoeing Tools and Hall of Honor is now open in its new location in the Historic Stockyards City, 2200 SW 13th St. in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Shoeing For A Living

Shoeing Mackinac Island’s Horses with Limited Resources

Michigan farrier Jennifer Horn applies sound principles to maintain driving and trail riding mounts

By Jeff Cota posted on December 1, 2019 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients, Disciplines & Breeds, Forging, Lamenesses, Safety & Healthcare, Shoeing, Trimming

There are few places in the United States where a modern community has no use for motorized vehicles. One such place can be found on Mackinac Island, just south of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in Lake Huron. The island, which is 3.8 square miles, outlawed horseless carriages in 1898, leaving three modes of transportation — walking, bicycling and horses.
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Opinion

Mechanical Considerations for Shoeing

Are we hindering performance horses, especially racing Thoroughbreds, by failing to consider the hoof and limb mechanics?

By Randy S Luikart posted on December 2, 2019 | Posted in Anatomy

Unfortunately as a community, farriers have been repeatedly force-fed information that is presented as scientific, but in fact bears little or no resemblance to good science or fact. However, there is science known about locomotion and the linear relationship between farrier techniques and altering that locomotion.
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Using Clips as Needed, Not as Trends Dictate, Will Enable Farriers to Improve a Horse’s Hoof-Health and Performance

Hoof proportion, digital alignment and capsule health should all be considered before deciding whether to use clips and which kind

By Katie Navarra posted on December 2, 2019 | Posted in Business Practices, Disciplines & Breeds, Equipment, Shoeing

It’s not uncommon for farriers to feel pressure from clients who ask for a shoe style or trimming method because the people winning in their discipline “do it that way.” Suddenly, it becomes the “go-to” preference and influences availability of supply.
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Products in Action, December 2019: JT International

December 2, 2019

JT INternational Products in Action, December 2019
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Overcome 3 Obstacles of Shoeing Sport Horses

Assessing the rider and the horse are the keys to success

By Jan Krogh posted on December 3, 2019 | Posted in Disciplines & Breeds, Shoeing, Therapeutic Shoeing

It is simple to make horseshoeing difficult, but it’s difficult to make horseshoeing simple. Sometimes we have to step back and try to make it simple again. After all, there are plenty of obstacles when shoeing sport horses.
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How to Make an Open Toe Heart-Bar Shoe

Ohio farrier-veterinarian offers an option to support an acutely lame horse

By Kristen Kubisiak posted on December 3, 2019 | Posted in Anatomy, Education, Lamenesses, Shoeing, Therapeutic Shoeing, Trimming

Farriers have a variety of shoeing options to consider when providing mechanical support to an acutely lame horse. Depending on the horse’s specific circumstances and the farrier’s particular skill set, a hand-forged heart-bar shoe or modified keg shoe may offer a solution. Ohio certified journeyman farrier and equine veterinarian Adam Pendleton has found open toe heart-bar shoes can be a useful application in certain cases.
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Equine Reciprocating Systems: Connecting Tendon to Bone

The third installment of this series examines bone formation and its relationship to the muscle tendon

By Deb Bennett posted on December 3, 2019 | Posted in Anatomy

The forelimb reciprocating apparatus of the horse is a unique and important biomechanical system that every farrier must understand before good decisions concerning hoof trim and appliances can be made. Detailed study of tissue types is the first step, but we also have to be careful of our choice of terminology.
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Horse Conformation Determines Best Trimming and Shoeing Approaches

Farriers should abandon one-size fits all solutions to navicular

By Steve McConnell posted on December 4, 2019 | Posted in Anatomy, Education, Diseases, Lamenesses, Shoeing, Therapeutic Shoeing, Trimming

During my shoeing career I have recognized that the common and consistent shoeing prescription of egg-bar shoes and wedge pads is not beneficial for all horses diagnosed with navicular. In some horses this protocol provides temporary relief, after which the condition can worsen. In other horses, there is no improvement.
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Research Journal: December 2019

The information, ideas and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the United States Department of Agriculture.

By Albert Kane posted on December 5, 2019 | Posted in Education

Incidence of Laminitis in Great Britain Population survey studies of laminitis are rarely reported in the literature compared to papers that investigate the underlying pathology of the diseases and how to treat it.
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Featured Articles

Featured Articles

Shoeing For A Living

Shoeing Mackinac Island’s Horses with Limited Resources

Michigan farrier Jennifer Horn applies sound principles to maintain driving and trail riding mounts

By Jeff Cota posted on December 1, 2019 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients, Disciplines & Breeds, Forging, Lamenesses, Safety & Healthcare, Shoeing, Trimming

There are few places in the United States where a modern community has no use for motorized vehicles. One such place can be found on Mackinac Island, just south of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in Lake Huron. The island, which is 3.8 square miles, outlawed horseless carriages in 1898, leaving three modes of transportation — walking, bicycling and horses.
Read More

Using Clips as Needed, Not as Trends Dictate, Will Enable Farriers to Improve a Horse’s Hoof-Health and Performance

Hoof proportion, digital alignment and capsule health should all be considered before deciding whether to use clips and which kind

By Katie Navarra posted on December 2, 2019 | Posted in Business Practices, Disciplines & Breeds, Equipment, Shoeing

It’s not uncommon for farriers to feel pressure from clients who ask for a shoe style or trimming method because the people winning in their discipline “do it that way.” Suddenly, it becomes the “go-to” preference and influences availability of supply.
Read More

Equine Reciprocating Systems: Connecting Tendon to Bone

The third installment of this series examines bone formation and its relationship to the muscle tendon

By Deb Bennett posted on December 3, 2019 | Posted in Anatomy

The forelimb reciprocating apparatus of the horse is a unique and important biomechanical system that every farrier must understand before good decisions concerning hoof trim and appliances can be made. Detailed study of tissue types is the first step, but we also have to be careful of our choice of terminology.
Read More
Digital Edition

Digital Edition

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December 1, 2019

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Online Extras
Online Extras
Online Extras: December 2019

December 12, 2019

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

More Lameness Survey Findings Check out more findings from the American Farriers Journal lameness survey and the impact of this issue across breeds and disciplines.

Improve Your Blacksmithing Skills Watch a video of Jennifer Horn demonstrating how ornamental blacksmithing can improve your farriery skills.

HandforgedVet Equine Clinic Read more about the Mid-Eastern Farriers Association Clinic hosted by HandforgedVet Equine Clinic and view a photo gallery of the open house.

Normal vs. Abnormal Locomotion Read two classic articles in which Hall of Fame equine veterinarian Olin Balch looks at activity-specific hoof care.

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