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.
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.
The Mustad LiBero, Equi-librium Air, DynaMic and LiBero Equi-Librium horseshoes are suggested options for 'All Weather' conditions.
Grip should be optimised on pavement/tarmac as a steel shoe can be very slippy on these types of surfaces. Also they can be very hard on the shoes wearing them out prematurely.
Feet are often very hard and contracted in a dry environment. Horses have often retained a lot of sole. This is a natural protection against the harsh environment that they are in. Take care not to remove too much of the protective element.
German farrier and teacher, Christoph Schweppe tells about his busines, competitions, the farrier industry and innovations such as the Mustad BaseMax.
Bronc riding, either bareback bronc or saddle bronc competition, is a rodeo event that involves a rodeo participant riding on a horse, that attempts to throw or buck off the rider.
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The Mustad Sharpener is an ellipse shaped metal bar with a diamond dust coating, made for sharpening all types of hoof knives and toeing knives.
The Mustad forging hammers are available in 3 models, 2 of which have a round side and a ball side. The 3rd model has a square side and a ball side.
The Mustad pull-off is a universal shoeing tool for multiple purposes: pulling off, pinching, spreading and clinching.