Paul Thibodeau Professional Farrier Services

02/28/2024

Bright green grass is one of the signs of spring, but all that green is also a red flag for hoof-care professionals. It means it’s time to remind your clients of an increased danger of certain forms of laminitis, as well as keeping an eye peeled for the early warning signs of the disease.

02/27/2024

No other animal walks on a single digit, or toe, making the equine hoof a truly exceptional piece of anatomy. Learn more about the inner workings of your horse's hoof.

02/27/2024

Farriers and Hoofcare Providers are the most passionate professionals !

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02/22/2024

Stomach ulcers are the primary health epidemic in the equine world. Allianz Insurance and Pet Plan Equine have more than 42 years of experience insuring horses. They have reported that of the "Top Five Most Common Health Problems in Horses," Gastric Ulcers is the No. 1 ranked health problem in insur...

02/22/2024

Soft tissue injuries can occur in any horse. Learn about the injury cascade and how to help horses on the road to recovery.

02/21/2024

Grass is not the optimum forage for the equine species.

02/20/2024

A herd of wild Przhevalsky horses in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. Photograph: Tatyana Deryabina/University of Porthmouth. & a 17,000-year-old horse painting at the Lascaux cave in France

08/19/2023

Clinton Anderson and Dr. Steve O'Grady look at the treatment of a hoof abscess. (Provided by RDF-TV and 3M)

08/01/2023

07/24/2023

Healthy hooves are key to a healthy horse. But a lack of training opportunities for farriers across the farriers across the country could be putting horses at risk.

07/24/2023

This common and highly contagious respiratory disease affects horses worldwide.

07/19/2023

Learn about two different and unrelated processes that present as firm swellings in the horse's pastern region.

07/15/2023

In this installment of Red's Corner, veteran farrier and American Farriers Journal technical editor Red Renchin discusses things in a farrier's work environment that can be bothersome to horses.

07/14/2023