Current Bulletin

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October 30-31 Building a Better Business Learn to evaluate your customer’s horses for overall healthcare and better hoof quality.........page 2

New Member Spotlight C. J. Ward, of Tulsa, Oklahoma. At age

62, and shoeing for 23 years..........................................................page 10

Short Shoeing by C. J. Ward Short shoeing is moving the shoe back, sometimes as far as 1/2 inch. Then rasping the toe back under to the shoe...a horse where the shoes had been set back and several nails had been driven through the sole. This horse will be difficult to work on in the future as there were several hot nails..............................................................................................page 11

How To Start a BWFA Chapter by Kelly Case 1) Assemble a core group of Farriers and Horse owners. 2) Sit down with this core group and decide what you want your chapter to be about:....................................................page 12

 Reining Horse Tips ......................................................page 17

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 "Barefoot vs Shod...Historically Speaking" by Kelly Case

Seems every time I turn around I am assaulted and in some instances insulted by the “Au Natural Bare footers club” for being a farrier...The trimming method used by the Greeks and the Romans is almost identical to the trimming protocol published in the U.S. Calvary Manual....... page 8

“WHEN DO HORSES NEED ELECTROLYTES?” Electrolytes are lost when a horse sweats. The need for an electrolyte supplement increases when work, stress and heat or extreme cold are added to your horse’s daily routine..

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SHOELESS OR BRAINLESS? By Barry Denton It appears that the barefoot movement  has gained a little ground since we last talked about this a few years ago when the German gal, female, doctor was over here trying to convince folks that horseshoeing was evil. Now if you ask me horseshoeing being evil is absolutely backward...... page 17

Chapter Happenings from

South Eastern Farriers and Horse Owners Association......page 12

S.H.O.E. .....................................................page 20

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On the cover is country singer

Samantha Stroh

http://www.myspace.com/samanthastroh

Bill McDonald

August 14, 1955 - December 28, 2008

Reggie Kester 

May 24, 1944 - December 30, 2008

2 Day Business Clinic with Ralph Casey This 2 day clinic is not intended to teach  horseshoeing, but to teach the art of making money...

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Join the Farriers' National Research Center

and be part of the on-going research at your own home with your own customers!

A special section of the website will be devoted to our research with a referral list of members.... page 3

Congratulations are in Order for Mike Nolan Nolan Hoof Plate patent on February 9, 2009, by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ..page 12

Who is Joe the Farrier? HE IS YOU!!!!! Why Do You Work?... Wal-Mart vs Horseshoeing... How Can You Improve Your Business?...page 14

A Success Story:A horse, the owner and a BWFA Certified Farrier McKenzie Gee is a 15-year old sophomore...horse-showing is her first love...Within 24 hours after arriving in KS, Pebbles was limping badly, nodding her head, wincing with pain, catching her breath and groaning with each step...Dr. John Brooks of Meadowbrook Clinic in Wichita, KS,worked closely with a BWFA certified farrier, Sean McDonough...do corrective shoeing so that McKenzie could begin to help strengthen Pebble’s gaits, balance, and stride through riding and training...she was champion in Showmanship at Halter for 13-18 year olds at the Mid-America Regional in Wichita, KS....page 18