“Doug, I attended your Horse Expo seminar this past March in Lincoln and really enjoyed your lecture. I never thought that I would have to bring out notes from what you talked about in such a short amount of time, but we ended up having a horse go lame on us this spring. We saw […]
More than one hundred years ago farriers were confronted with the same problems as farriers are facing today. The “shoeless experiment” was then proposed as a one size fits all solution by “the barefoot people.” (See page 2 of William Hunting’s, The Art of Horseshoeing, published by W. R. Jenkins in New York, in 1898). […]
If you live in the vicinity of Lincoln, Nebraska, we invite you to attend Dr. Butler’s Nebraska Horse Expo program on “Humane Hoof Care,” at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 13, 2010! His 2:00 p.m. program is scheduled in the Nebraska Room of the Lancaster Event Center, Lincoln, Nebraska. And there’s more “March Gladness” to share, […]
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March is a special month for many reasons – from basketball teams and their March Madness to the glories of Springtime, such as new baby calves on our neighbors’ ranches, early flowers popping their heads up through the lingering snow, and pastures and yards turning green to announce the long winter is over. Yes, Spring […]
The best way to tell the position of the Distal Phalanx, or P3, is to have a lateral/medial radiograph of the hoof. Usually, the foot will have to be placed on a block to get the x-ray beam parallel to the base of the bone. Without an x-ray, you can look at the slope of […]
No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. –Alfred North Whitehead We have several notable holidays in the United States. Valentine’s Day is one of them! Not only is it a good time to communicate with loved ones, family members […]
It’s important to have a memorized sequence of performing farrier skills so nothing is left out. This is the sequence we teach at Butler Professional Farrier School. The image in the mind guides the craftsman’s hands. This sequence must be practiced until it becomes a habit. 1. ASSESSMENT Consider horse, shoe wear, and conditions 2. […]
Hoof wall thicknesses vary. There is a very small margin for error. The farrier must pay close attention to selecting and driving each nail. Not all nails are manufactured perfectly, and misshapen nails might not drive straight. However, nail quicking isn’t the only kind of quicking that can affect a horse – he can also […]
Farriers perform a valuable service for people who care about their horses. It’s important to be trustworthy and do the job right. Let me share a true story. A stone mason was laying very large stones for the walls of a large church building. One of the stones had a crack on the very inside […]
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