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From
Basic Shoeing Skills to Skilled Shoeing
 I've
learned the basics of shoeing from observing and working
with Tim Phillips, a farrier for 32+ years. While apprenticing
with him, he taught me how to shoe a horse properly and
to recognize pathologies and health issues concerning the
horse's foot. I also had the opportunity to work with several
other farriers to further my skills and knowledge.
Recognizing the complexity of medical issues surrounding
hoof care, I have attended many continuing education
programs, such as the annual Farrier
Conferences at Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine, and
I continue to seek out educational opportunities to improve
my knowledge base and skill level. |
Upcoming and Past Continuing Education Programs
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Date |
Conference/Seminar/Presenter/Topic |
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| Nov 8, 9, 2008 |
Cornell University 25th Farriers Conference, Ithaca,
NY |
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| Sept 12, 13 |
Mid-Eastern Farriers Association
2008 Hands On Clinic with 2008 A.F.A. Team & Contest
AFA Certification ( written )( Dave Ferguson - Examiner
)
Lake Erie College , Painsville, OH |
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| August 8, 9 |
Maryland Farriers Association hosts
Dallas
Morgan CJF, Dip. WCF- http://www.morganequine.com/farrier_edu.htm
Loaded
Limb Radiography & Shoe Modification and Forging
to Apply Ground Force Reaction Principles |
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| June 13, 14, & 15 |
Luke Proulx
CJF -
Clinic,
Competition, Hands On
Super Clinician with Luke Proulx in PA and NJ
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| April 26 |
AFA Certification ( Praticial & Display
) at Ruben King's
(
Dave Ferguson - Examiner ) |
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| April 5 |
PPFA Competition at Buddy
Delong's Farm |
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| Mar 27-30 |
Hands on Training with Bob Marshall |
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| Feb 7-9, 08 |
World Champion Blacksmiths (WCB)
National Championship
and Super Clinic - Tampa, FL |
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| November
11-12 |
23rd
Annual Farriers Conference,
Cornell
University -
Ithaca, NY
Conference includes all-day practical
demonstrations on Saturday by
many talented and informative
farriers. In this casual format,
attendees can watch demonstrations
that are most interesting
to them including new techniques
in forging, training, and learning
more about radiographs. Sunday
will be a full-day of lectures by
knowledgeable speakers including
our special guests Professor Allen
Cohen, Sigurdur Sigurdsson, and
Michael Savoldi.
(11 hours of continuing
education credit) >>> download
brochure (pdf) |
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| October 6 |
Horseshoeing
Clinic with
Danny Ward and Tom McNew
at Amsterdam Farrier Supply,
New Holland, PA |
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| September 21- 23 |
Mid-Eastern Farrier's
Association 2007
Clinic, Forging Contest, Live Shoeing Contest
& Three Man Live Draft Shoeing Lake Erie
College George M. Humphrey Equestrian Center Painesville,
OH (Judge and Clinician Mark Milster) |
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August 25-26 |
Empire
State Farrier's Association 27th
Annual Forging Clinic & Contest,
Dutchess County Fair Rhinebeck, N.Y.
(with
Clinician Danny Ward) |
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August 10-11 |
Virgina
Horseshoers Association & St. Croix
Forge present a forging clinic and competition
with Chris Gregory CJF, FWCF |
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July 26, 07 |
Workshop with Phil Bower |
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July 19, 07 |
Workshop with Phil Bower |
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| June 8-9, 07 |
7th Annual PPFA Forging
Competition and Clinic - "Rough and
Tumble Blacksmith Days" at Kinzer, PA |
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| May 20, 2007 |
MFA Competition at the Carroll County Farm Museum
in Westminster MD |
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| May 19, 2007 |
Clinic
with Allie Hays covering 15 years
of hoof pathologies, combined with
Dr. James Holt from Brandywine Veterinary Services
with a presentation on Digital Imaging. |
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| Mar 31-Apr 1, 2007 |
Hands on Workshop
- Virginia
Visit with Bob Marshal, 5 x world champion |
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| Mar 3 , 2007 |
PPFA - Hammer-In
at Phil Bower's Shop (hands-on workshop) |
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| Jan
11,12,13 2007 |
World
Championship Blacksmiths 2007
Super Clinic in Houston, Texas |
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| December
9 |
PPFA - "Holiday
Hammer-In"
(hands-on) at Phil Bowers Gardners,
PA |
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| November
11-12 |
23rd
Annual Farriers Conference, Cornell
University
Ithaca,
NY
Sponsored in part by Hoofcare
& Lameness, hosted by Michael
Wildenstein FWCF (Hons). Speakers
to include Don Gustafson, Betsy Keller,
Steve Kraus, Jeffrey LaPoint, Bob
Pethick, Rob Sigafoos, Billy Smith,
and Meike Van Heel from Holland. New
European research on mismatched feet
and hoof balance will be presented. >>> download
brochure |
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| November
4 |
Danny
Ward Horseshoeing Clinic in
Martinsville, VA
Chris
Gregory, Heartland Horseshoeing School,
Lamar, MO and
Buster
Conklin, NY state
farrier / retired farrier
instructor at Cornell
University College of
Veterinary Medicine |
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| November
3 |
North
Carolina Horseshoers Association Farrier
Competition,
Flint Rock Farms, Reidsville, NC
Chris Gregory & Marshall "Buster" Conklin were
the Judges |
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| October
7 |
Clinic with Lee
Green at Amsterdam Farrier Supply New Holland,
PA |
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| September
29-30 |
Clinic
and Competition in Finlay, Ohio with Austin
Edens
Austin Edens began shoeing at the age of fourteen
by working as an apprentice for his father. In 1999
he became a Certified Journey Farrier and represented
the AFA in Britain for the Cultural Exchange program.
Austin has served four years on the American Farriers
Team as the team captain.
His honors include USA National Champion and Overall
Highpoint Winner 2001-04; North American Challenge
Cup Winner 22202 and 22104; Mustad Specialty Forging
Winner 2001-03; Canadian National Champion 2003;
World Forging Champion 2001-03; World Horseshoeing
Champion 2003; Reserve World Champion Blacksmith
2002; World Champion Blacksmith 2003. Austin travels
around the world as a judge and clinician. His clinics
include a wide array of topics from therapeutic shoeing
to advanced forging. He currently lives in Llano,
TX, where he shoes a variety of performance horses. >>> more |
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| June
9th, 2006 |
PPFA
6th Annual Forging Competition & Clinic
Amsterdam Farrier Supply, 185 Amsterdam Road, New Holland,
PA 17557
Clinician & Judge: Craig
Trnka, AFA CJF
- 1992-2001 Member of the Americian Farriers
Team
- 1996 Jim Linzy Outstanding Clinician Award
- 2004 Edward Martian Humanitarian Award
- 2002-2005 President, American Farriers Association
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Mar 29 -
Apr 2 |
Hands
on Workshop -
Virginia with
1999
Calgary Blacksmithing World Champion
2004 AFA Outstanding
Clinician of the Year. |
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Saturday,
Mar 25
9am-4pm |
Delmarva
Farriers Association Hoof Dissection and Anatomy
Clinic
This clinic is
a hands on wet lab with Mitch
Taylor, CJF—director of the Kentucky Horseshoeing
School. This is your opportunity to take a guided tour
of the inside of the horses hoof and lower limb. Mitch
Taylor is a well known expert on the anatomy of the
lower limb and hoof. |
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Saturday,
Mar 18 |
A
Clinic for Farriers and Veterinarians
- Mitch
Taylor - Anatomy & Biomechanics
of the Distal Forelimb
- Bob
Pethick - Theory Vs. Observation
- Daniel
Keenan - Equine Industry
News
- Mitch
Taylor - Cadaver Limb
Loading & Various Types of
Shoes
(FootNotes:
KeenanMcAlister Equine, Inc.) |
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| Feb
22-26 |
Individual
Training with Bob Marshall
in British Columbia, Canada |
Training
in British Columbia, Canada (Feb
22-26, 2006)
 I
was invited, as
one of two trainees,
to study with renowned
farrier, Bob
Marshall. Bob
has received many
awards over his
distinguished career,
including the American
Farrier Association
(AFA) Outstanding
Clinician of the
Year 2004 and Horse
Industry Professional
of the Year, Horse
Council, British
Columbia, Canada.
Bob Marshall
launched his
illustrious 40
+ years career
by serving a 7-year
apprenticeship
with his father
Bob "Pops" Marshall
-farrier for
the famous Grand
National winner "Red
Rum' - then worked
for several years
in England shoeing
International
Show Jumpers,
Three Day Event
Horses, and Steeple
Chasers. In 1975
he came to Canada,
where he became
the farrier instructor
for Northern
Lights College, & Kwantlen
University College.
Over the years,
he has taught
in Canada, the
U.S.A., Australia, & New
Zealand and became
the former coach
of the North
American & Canadian
Farrier Teams.
Some of his other
accomplishments
include winning
the prestigious "Royal
Show Championship" in
England, "The
World Championship
Calgary Stampede" (five
times!), the 1990
AFA Clinician
of the Year,
and membership
in the Farriers'
Hall of Fame
in Canada & the
USA. |
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| Date |
Conference/Seminar/Presenter |
Topic |
| Nov
12-13, 05 |
22nd
Annual Farrier Conference, Cornell
University
Ithaca, NY |
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Dallas
Morgan & Chris Gregory |
Forging
Demonstration & Shoeing a Draft
Horse |
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Cal Chilton |
Adhesives & Glue
on Shoes |
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Rob Siagafoos |
Adhesives & Glue
on Shoes |
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Jeff
LaPoint, DVM |
Reading
Hoof Radiographs |
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Martin
Hood, DVM, PhD |
Unraveling
the Complexities of Foot Function & Disease |
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Rethinking
Conformation & Balance |
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Foot Biomechanics;
Load Distribution, Dissipation, & Transmission |
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Andrew
Parks, MA, Vet MB, MRCVS |
The Equine
Digit; Form & Function |
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Foot Balance;
A Review & Personal Perspective |
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Foot Wounds
; Identification, Healing, & Treating |
| Oct 1 |
Roy
Bloom / Dave Farley |
shoeing, trimming,
business & client practices |
| July 8-10 |
Bob
Marshall |
Hands-On with Bob Marshall |
| Mar 6 |
NJVMA
/ Dr. William Moyer |
Examination of the
Equine Foot: Problems - Diagnosis |
| Jan 26-29 |
International
Hoof Care Summit
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Bill Moyer
(A&M University) |
Facts and Fallacy |
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Simon Curtis (Great
Britain) |
Dorsopalm vs. Mediolactoral
Balance, Foal Care |
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Richard Mansman (North
Carolina State University) |
long toe - low heel |
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Randy Luikart |
Functional Anatomy |
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Andy
Parks (U of Georgia) |
Analyzing Gait Faults |
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Stephen
O'Grady |
Sheared Heels,Quarter
Cracks, Radiographs |
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Robert
Sigafoos (UPenn) |
Hoof Repair & Adhesives |
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Mike Miller (Huntsville,
Alabama) |
Effective Trimming |
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Chris
Gregory (Lamar, Missouri) |
Patton Bar Shoe |
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Mike
Wildenstein (Cornell) |
Hoof Infections |
| Jan 27 |
"Foot
Notes" Clinic
for Veterinarians and
Farriers |
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Kevin
Haussler (Cornell) |
Evaluation of Back
Pain |
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De Neil Sivula |
Putting it together |
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Bruce Daniels |
Conformation & Shoeing |
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Bob Pethick (New Jersey) |
Guidelines for Balance |
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| Date |
Conference/Seminar/Presenter |
Topic |
Nov
13-14 |
21st
Farrier's Conference at Cornell University |
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Victor
Camp |
Onion Heel Shoes |
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Gary Werner |
Hoof Reconstructions |
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Kelly
McGhee |
Forging Tech/Modifications |
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Betsy
Keller (Ithaca College) |
Back-Saving Investment |
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Philippe
Benoit (Cornell) |
Foot Imaging, Normal/Abnormal |
Oct
16-17 |
Mint
Vale Forge |
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David
Martin |
Equine Dentist |
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Elizabeth
Callahan |
Laminitis |
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Jim
Rooney |
The Lame Horse |
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Myron
McLane |
Therapeutic Support & Systems |
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Dave Ferguson |
Laminitis |
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Walt
Koepisch |
Shoe Selection |
| Oct 2 |
Amsterdam
Farrier Supply |
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Bruce
Daniels |
AFA Walt
Taylor Award, 01 |
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Danny
Ward |
AFA Outstanding
Educator, '91 |
| Jul 9 |
Shayne
Carter Clinic - Amsterdam Farrier Supply |
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Trimming,
balance, observations, soundness, removing,
distortions, & forging skills |
| Mar 15 |
"Foot
Notes" Clinic
for Veterinarians and
Farriers (Clarksburg, NJ) |
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Daniel
Keenan, DVM |
Equine Practitioners |
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Bob Pethick,
CJF |
Dealing with high and
low syndrome & club foot in the
adult horse |
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Scott
Morrison, DVM |
Reconstruction of the
pathological foot (club foot/low heeled
foot and laminitic foot) |
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Steve
Bloom |
How to use Grand Circuit
Products |
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Allie
Hayes, MA, CF |
Anatomy Dry Lab |
| 2/26-28 |
AFA
33rd Annual Convention (Rochester,
NY) |
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Doyle
Blagg, DVM, CF |
Shoeing the Quarter
Horse |
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Mac Gregor,
PhD |
Shoeing Around the
World |
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Bob Marshall |
Historical Perspectives |
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Betsy
Keller, PhD |
No
Foot/No Horse- No Back/No Farrier |
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Dallas
Morgan |
The Calgary Shoe |
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Allen
Cohen |
Business
Practices/Tax Strategies |
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Mike Wildenstein |
Hoof Care for the Heavy
Horse |
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Anvil
21 Club |
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Patricia
Quirion |
Shockwave Treatment
for the Lame Horse |
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Allie
Hayes |
Anatomy- Discussion
Lab |
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Kevin
Haussler, DVM |
Intro to Equine Chiropractice |
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Jeff Rodriguez |
Skills for Farriers |
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Hayden
Price |
Dynamic Shoeing |
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Doug Butler,
PhD |
Shoeing Gaited Show
Horses |
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Dave Farley |
Hunter/Jumper Shoeing
- using clips |
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| Date |
Conference/Seminar/Presenter |
Topic |
| 11/15-16 |
Cornell
University College of Veterinary
Med, 20th Farrier Conference |
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High/low
Syndorme/Club, Laminitis, therapeutic
benefits of trimming, reconstructing
pathological foot, poor quality hoof
walls, foundered foot reconstruction,
navicular syndrome, Vettec, Hoof Distortions, |
| 10/18 |
Across
the Anvil Clinic |
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Michael
Wildenstein (Cornell) |
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Bruce
Daniels and other AFA CJF |
| 9/19 |
The
HPT Method (High Performance Trim) |
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KC
LaPierre |
Suspension
Theory of Hoof Dynamics |
| 5/30-31 |
Natural
Balance Hoof Trimming |
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Gene Ovnicek |
Natural Balance Shoes,
Equine Digit Support Systems |
| 5/17 |
Montague
Blacksmith Supply Spring Clinic |
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Michael
Wildenstein |
Cornell University |
| 5/13 |
Pennsylvania
Veterinary Medical Association, 2003
Spring Clinic |
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Veterinarian & Farrier
Interaction in the Resolution of Equine
Lameness |
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Karl Bowman,
DMV |
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Richard
Mansmann, VMD, PhD |
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