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	Informational Sites
	Farrier Tools & Supplies Check out Farrier David Hartwid and his Dog Skidboot!! See the video go to Skidboots website Texas Reporter YouTube on Skidboot

 

 

• American Farriers Assoc.
• American Farriers Journal
  Trade journal for farriers with up-to-date shoeing techniques, new product information and more.
• Anvil Magazine
  Comprehensive magazine on blacksmithing and farriery.
• Best Foot Forward"
  From Hoofmarks - a guide to ideal hoof conformation, by Paul Hollis.
• "Correct Horseshoeing"
  Danny Love, journeyman farrier, takes you step by step through a shoeing routine. From Danny Love's Farrier's Corner.
• Farriers Helping Farriers
  A great place for farriers to interact with other farriers, share ideas and ask questions.
• Farrier's Roundtable - Shoeing Drafthorses Five well-known and highly respected farriers make up this roundtable, discussing such things as why a horse should be shod to their pet peeves among horse owners.
• Farriery Articles
  From the Farrier and Hoofcare Resouce Center -- over 100 articles on hoofcare and related subjects.
• "Fix-It Shoeing" by Tom Breningstall
  A look at the ways that trimming and shoeing can lessen some faults of action or conformation.
• "Foal Feet Care" by Tom Breningstall
  Handle your foals from day one advises Tom. As a farrier, he knows how important this early handling is.
• The Forge UK
  The only page of it's kind in the UK - information for Farriers, updates from recent conferences, future dates and more.
• Hoof and Leg Anatomy and Confirmation
  From the Hoofcare and Farriery Resource Center -- an excellent collection of photgraphs and cross-sections of the normal leg and hoof and also various disorders.
• "Hoof Balance Study Results"
  Fran Jurga reports from the American Farrier's Association convention. From the Guest Writers' Forum.
• Hoofcare and Lameness Magazine
  This web site is designed to compliment the printed magazine by the same name and contains a small selection of the articles, calendar of events and more.
• Hoof Cracks
  From the Horse Interactive - this article by Les Sellnow discusses the different categories of hoof crack, reasons why these cracks occur and what can be done to treat them.
• "Hoof Orthopedics and Rehabilitation"
  From Danny Love's Farriers Corner, this page has some fascinating case histories dealing with abcesses, flared hooves and other hoof problems.
• "Horseshoeing A to Z"
  A very informative essay by journeyman farrier Tom Stovall. It covers everything from the reasons horses are shod to the types of shoes available and their uses.
• "Just Shoes" by Tom Beringstall
  This is a very interesing article which gives this farriers personal (and very knowledgable) likes and dislikes about the different types of shoes now available - from glue-ons to regular steel shoes.
• "Mechanical Treatment of Founder and Laminitis"
  This essay from Tom Stovall starts out by explaining the difference between "laminitis" and "founder", often incorrectly considered to be one and the same. It is easy to understand and very informative.
• "Molly, a Love Story" by Tom Breningstall
  An amusing story which made me chuckle, while at the same time educating me on the difference between the hooves of horses and mules.
• The Northwest Laminitis Center
  This site is designed to provide farriers with up-to-date information on shoeing laminitic and foundered horses.
• "Puncture Wounds"
  From The Horse Interactive -- I discovered this article soon after uploading my feature on Annapolis' puncture wound.
• "Taking the Mystery out of White Line Disease"
  This very detailed article from Richard Shakalis and Dr. M. John Pautienis outlines the results of research to find the micro-organism responsible for White Line Disease.
• Texas A&M - the HOOF Project
  From the Hoofcare and Farriery Resource Center -- details about ongoing research at Texas A&M, aimed at providing improved diagnostic, and treatment options for hoof problems.
• The Farrier and Hoofcare Resource Center
• The Village Blacksmith
  Questions and answers, articles and blacksmithing classes. Plus gifts for sale

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