This successful, independent farrier with over 30 years of experience, talks about how the farrier business has changed and where it’s headed.
Originating from working cattle, reining is often described as a Western form of dressage riding, as it requires the horse to be responsive and in tune with its rider.
Cross country equestrian jumping is an endurance test that forms one of the three phases of the sport of eventing; it may also be a competition in its own right, known as hunter trials or simply "cross-country".
A field hunter, or a fox hunter, is a type of horse used in the hunt field for fox hunting and stag hunting. In some ways, the field hunter is more similar to a good cross-country horse seen in eventing than a show-ring hunter.
Fox hunting is an activity involving the tracking, chase and, if caught, the killing of a red fox, by trained foxhounds or other scent hounds, and a group of unarmed followers led by a "master of hounds", on foot or on horseback.
Former French farrier champion Stéphane Bréhin has a long and impressive record. This professional uses modern techniques in a consistent method.
Indoor surfaces often require a wide webbed horseshoe.
When shoeing for turf, a farrier should consider optimising traction by CUTTING the turf!!!
You should use a shoe which optimises this, has ground seating on the inside edge of the shoe and has a full crease through the shoe.
Mustad Forging Tongs are available in 4 sizes (1/4", 5/16", 3/8", 1/2").
Western Pleasure is a western style competition at horse shows that evaluates horses on manners and suitability of the horse for a relaxed but collected gait cadence and relatively slow speed of gait, along with calm and responsive disposition.
There are endurance rides worldwide in two main types of long-distance riding: competitive trail riding and endurance rides. In an endurance ride, the winning horse is the first one to cross the finish line while stopping periodically to pass a veterinary check
Loose surface and very uneven. Things to consider: bruising and puncture wounds are common, twisting of the limbs due to uneven ground.
The German agricultural engineer Christoph Müller became a farrier for a special reason, he wanted to have more insight into this profession.
Born and raised in Middle TN, David grew up on a Walking Horse Farm, York Farms in Gainesboro TN. David went on to Tennessee Tech University, where he got a degree in Marketing. He still goes and works with the horses and Boer goats with his dad. When not working on the farm, David enjoys the company of his wife Jennifer and daughter Lauren. He loves watching Lauren play softball for Upperman High and her travel league. His love for horses has been with him since riding his first one at 3 years old.
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Never Stop Learning - Doug Corey is an approved tester for the American Farrier's Association and shares his extensive knowledge on how to become a successful farrier in the USA.
Carl O’Dwyer, a renowned master farrier, has been shoeing horses for over 50 years and has the same passion for the job as he did when he started out in his early 20’s.