Books for Farriers & Veterinarians
Farriery: The Whole Horse Concept
The enigmas of hoof balance made clear.
Strike of the Hammer
A Guide to Understanding Your Farrier
New!
Hoof Problems Book
Hoof Construction, Trimming & Shoeing, Solutions for Common Issues & Ailments
Equine Podiatry
This brand new, comprehensive text focuses exclusively on equine foot care. Written by and for both veterinarians and professional farriers, this resource covers the complete spectrum of equine foot care and shoeing. This is considered to be the most current guide for medical and surgical management techniques and fundamental farrier priciples.
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The Contemporary Horseshoer
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Nowadays, many farriers sadly lack the opportunity to spend time working and studying with a wise mentor. In the past, farriery was a craft learned largely through apprenticeship under a skilled teacher who'd been taught the same way. These days, the basics of farriery can be learned through any number of short courses taken at vocational and farrier schools throughout the country. Anyone who's learned this way, and then gone on to attempt to shoe horses for the public will readily admit that the mentor system definately had it's merits.
This book (in my opinion) is the printed page version of the experienced, knowledgeable, and witty veteran that many farriers may never get the chance to spend time with. It's a collection of horseshoeing history in the United States, business management advice, explicit how-to instructions on the various shoeing procedures, interesting stories, and related trivia. Did you know that the man who developed the formula for Murine eye drops did so after having been swiped across the eyes by a horse's tail?
This no-nonsense text leaves out much of the fluffy terminology that hoof-care professionals are used to wading through in other books, and gets down to the brass tacks of shoeing horses for a living - safely and successfully.
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Corrective Farriery
A textbook of remedial horseshoeing - VOLUME 1 & 2 by Simon Curtis
These books cover all aspects of remedial shoeing and the associated background knowledge. It is profusely illustrated in color and is written with both farriers and veterinary surgeons in mind. Full of current information about treatment of all manners of hoof ailments, Volume 1 was published in 2002, and Volume 2 (a continuation) was published in 2006. Filled to the brim with contributions from 14 authors who specialize in the horse's hoof. An important addition to the library of any farrier or vet. Books are 7" x 10" x 1" thick.
Color Atlas of the Horse's Foot is out of print and no longer available!
We think CORRECTIVE FARRIERY 1 & 2 are great replacements for this time honored work on the hoof and lameness.
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One of the sharpest tools in the hands of aspiring and experienced farriers. An up-to-date revision of the farrier industry's most-used textbook - Principles of Horseshoeing II, it's a book people will want to read and reread over and over again.
Written in a conversational easy-to-understand style, it will help farriers of all skill levels. Progressive and sequential in its learning system, it helps pick up "grades" you may have missed in your formal or self-education. P3 contains essential up-to-date knowledge with references. It has horse knowledge you can get no where else.
It is interesting to note that when the first Principles of Horseshoeing was published 30 years ago, the price of the book was the same as a pair of top quality nippers. A farrier could shoe two horses and pay for the book. The second edition was released in 1985, and the price of a pair of nippers was still relative in cost to the book's price. Today's price still compares to the cost of a top quality pair of nippers ? one of the most important tools in a
farrier's toolbox. Receiving money to shoe 2-3 horses still covers the cost of The Principles of Horseshoeing (P3)! A pair of nippers will wear out in a few years, but this book will last a lifetime!
P3 is designed for the professional farrier who wants to progress and make a profit. He or she can invest in a farrier career at any level - from beginning to advanced. There is information found in this book that is found in no other place! Its content can enhance your career, business and life. It is well illustrated for the visual learner with over 2300 illustrations. It is professionally bound for a lifetime of use.
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Diagnosis & Management of Lameness in the Horse
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Diagnosis & Management of Lameness in the Horse by Mike W. Ross; Sue J. Dyson
Price $214.95
Hardcover -1140 pp, 850 illus./photos
Includes companion CD with nearly 60 min. of video clips that demonstrate different manifestations of lameness, gait abnormalities, and changes in performance. (win/mac computer)
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Provides practical, hands-on information; a comprehensive
approach to lameness that describes the diagnosis and
management of conditions that can cause gait abnormalities in
horses, exploring both traditional treatments and alternative
therapies and realistic perspective on prognosis.
Broader in scope than any other book of its kind, it offers
detailed descriptions of equine sporting activities and
specific lameness conditions in major sport horse types from
around the world, as well as differences in prognosis.
Reflects the first-hand experiences of the authors and a range
of practicing veterinarians, including many international
lameness experts from private practice who have not previously
published their findings.
Includes state-of-the-art information on diagnostic
applications for all imaging modalities, with particular
emphasis being placed on clinical examination and diagnostic
analgesia.
Informs readers on how to proceed when a diagnosis cannot
easily be reached due to the limitations of current diagnostic
capabilities.
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Shoeing in Your Right Mind
$ix-Figure $hoeing
This book by Doug Butler will reveal to you what the title belies - how to make six figures ($100,000.00+) per year. Not just a bunch of "get-rich-quick" fluff that doesn't apply to horseshoeing - real, down-to-earth ideas that are tried and true for the farrier industry. This covers it all - advertising, networking, inflation, billing, time and client management - everything you can think of that affects your income - and more. At $69.95 it's much cheaper than a financial advisor!
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Learn:
Current industry challenges and opportunities
Ways to advance their business knowledge
Organizational skills and systems for running a successful
business
What's necessary to stay profitable and how to prepare for
retirement
Keys to staying balanced while reaping the rewards of their
efforts
Includes Self-Assessment Tests for Attitude and Skill Levels
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Equine Locomotion Book
Highly illustrated and comprehensive new book discusses all aspects of equine locomotion an gait analysis. This book is very technical, in-depth, and complete.
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Key features include:
Factors responsible for the initiation and coordination of gait
Effects of genetics and exercise on the musculoskeletel system
The role of the hoof and effects of farrier modifications
Gait adaptations in response to lameness
Conformational traits associated with superior performance
The relationship between biomechanics and exercise physiology
Computer modeling of locomotion
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International team of editors and contributors, with leading experts from the USA, the Netherlands, Sweden and France (all centers of excellence for the study of equine locomotion). Editors are from two of the worlds leading locomotion centers - Utrecht and Michigan. Highly illustrated with 350 detailed line illustrations and
over 100 black and white photos. Covers all you will ever need to know about equine locomotion, gait analysis and much more. Complex technical details, such as energetics, explained in straightforward, easy to understand terms. Contains all the latest research on modeling in locomotion. Full of practical information on shoeing as it effects locomotion.
Tails of a Horseshoer
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Tails of a Horseshoer by Ray Legel
Price $26.95
Softcover 297 pages - Lots of black & white illustrations and photographs
Wild, humorous, serious and educational stories compiled from 30 years behind the anvil. This book wll give horse owners a glimpse of a farriers' life, and farriers a chuckle at the familiar situations and events.
44 Chapters include:
Beyond the Call of Duty
Close Encounters with Other Animals
Kicked by a Dead Horse
Kids; From Devils to Darlings
Road Apple Assault
Help From A Psychic to Shoe a Horse
and much more...
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