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What is Good Horse Shoeing?
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WHAT IS GOOD HORSE SHOEING ANYWAY?
Dear horse owner,
Is your horse being given the proper hoof care he or she requires?
This is a very important question to consider when owning a horse and
it's not all that easy to figure out everything that is involved.
There are so many very important issues in providing adequate care for
your horse's hooves and that's what horse hoof care .net is about -
providing you with the proper correct information on current up to
date issues in equine hoof care management.
Proper Horse Shoeing is one of the foundations of your horses
health. A horse that is shod properly will avoid a vast number of lame
conditions - as opposed to one that is not shod properly being
subjected to a wide array of lameness and health disorders. Here's
just a few conditions that can occur due to improper shoeing:
* Thrush
* Chronic Laminitis
* Founder
* Navicular Disease
* Contracted Heels
* Arthritis in Spine
* Capped Elbows
* Blown Tendons
* Forging
* Stumbling
* Hitting
* Arthritis in Stifle Area
* Quicked(Nail is touching sensitive)
And that's just a few of the conditions that can occur with a
poorly done horse shoeing job!
As a horse owner, you must be able to assess the quality and
relevance of your horses shoe settings. This is a must needed skill.
It's very hard to find the answers to questions regarding a proper
horse shoeing job. There are so many different opinions out there for
the horse owner to come upon, it's important to point out the solid
foundational knowledge that has been evolving over the years for the
faithful servants to our horses feet. Farriers are blessed with a huge
amount of informational sources, some historical, some scientific. It
is with this knowledge a farrier is able to professionally asseses
each horses situation and provide adequate horse shoes adhering to
proper size, shape, angle, traction and numerous other factors for the
fit.
Obviously, the task of learning the intricacies of the art of
farriery is not the goal of every horse owner. But as horse owners we
can learn to assess the quality of a horse shoe setting. There are
many indicators and signs to look for when a farrier does a horse
shoeing job of poor quality.
All it takes is the knowledge of these signs and you will empower
your horse ownership to the next level - making your horse sense
greater and increasing your horses health and lifespan as a result.
Hey this is no joke, you can find this information out or you can
continue to drift along fudging the details and not knowing, just
hoping, that your horse has been shod correctly. If you care for your
horse at all, you will not willingly allow your horse to be subjected
to a poor shoeing job. With the proper information you will know how
to properly assess your horses horse shoe setting.
An old-time smith of 39 years has decided to give back to the
community by making some of the observations and insights he has found
during his career available. His name is John Emsley and here are just
a few of his experiences:
* Interviewed for TV appearances
* Taught Farriery for Georgian College Of Owen Sound over 25 years
ago
* Specially Commissioned to Blacksmith at Large Events (Region 18
Arab Championships, Canadian Carriage Driving Classic, etc..)
* Fielded Questions and Held Clinics at Numerous Events
* Competed Successfully in Many Different Riding Disciplines
* Full Time Farrier Since 1969
As a horse owner, we all want to know true, sound principles for
keeping our horses lives healthy, long and enjoyable. John saw the
need for relevant information addressing specifc issues that he or a
fellow horse owner had. Being a farrier and educator, John has
developed a way of cutting to the root of the problem and addressing
the question specificly without confusing the issue.
Over the years, John has taken note of many questions and through
the experience of caring for 10s of thousands of hooves, keeping in
the mind the greater good of overall equine health and well-being
wrote many an insight into the horse industry. As far back as 1975 -
John wrote a guide named "What is Good Shoeing?", and continued to
write for several newspapers and magazine publications across the
Canadian landscape.
Currently John has brought his "What is Good Horse Shoeing" book
into the year 2008 - fully revising for clarity, updating in
knowledge, and electonically digitizing. It is now available to you
online right here and only here. But more on that in one second. As
well, John has agreed to give freely his body of work entitled "Horse
Tales" to the equine community. This is a work centering on insights
and observations from a professional farriers perspective. There are
gems in here that every horse owner should read about and he's agreed
to give it to you completely free of charge!
If you do nothing else, at least pick up Horse Tales, it's
absolutely FREE OF CHARGE, simply enter your first name and email
address in the form below and you should get your first issue right
away. Check your inbox every week thereafter for another issue. This
will definitely boost your _horse sense!_
Now John has developed a guide to proper horse shoeing for the
horse owner. It's called "What is Good Horse Shoeing?" and addresses
this issue in a fantastic way. Through the answering of questions that
are directly related to the original question, John provides the horse
owner with the knowledge and tools needed to properly assess their
horse's shoe settings. As was previously stated, this book is
completely updated, revised and digitized as of February 16, 2008.
These are core principals that all horse shoeing may be analyzed by -
in simple, easy to understand terms.
To quote the front page "Written especially for horse owners in
layman's language." This is entirely true. John has constantly fielded
a barrage of questions regarding his profession as a farrier. From
educating horse owner's in the proper care of their horses in clinics,
public events and general barn talk, to educating farriers that take
up this profession, John has constantly made the process of explaining
this art called farriery simple and straight to the point.
In an unprecedented attempt at explaining to you, the horse owner
what good horse shoeing should look like - John covers 15 key topics
in this book that a horse owner should know when assessing a
horseshoeing setting. Additionally he has created a Shoeing Check List
for horse owners to print out and take to the barn for reference when
looking at a particular shoeing job. On top of that he provides you
with a Shoeing Record - a printable document used to keep track of the
care of your horses hooves.
John at one time, also held the positions of art director for
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So it comes down to a small price for such a big issue. The price is
$29.95 and you can order it right now. Your payment is guaranteed safe
through Clickbank. You can pay with any major credit card, paypal
account or e-check by simply clicking below. "What is Good Horse
Shoeing?" will be instantly available to you - no special signup
required, and no long wait -everything is instantaneous.
It's for your horse's health and well-being that you must learn the
quality of the shoeing you are receiving, but not only that - it's in
your wallets best interest when considering the savings on vet,
farrier and treatment medications. You will avoid many equine ailments
by giving your horse the proper consideration he or she deserves.
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