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H & L Online News NEW FARRIER PRODUCTS at the American Farriers Association/Farrier Industry Association Trade Show...and more news from Hoofcare & Lameness Journal Hoofcare News: SPECIAL EDITION FOR FARRIERS from Hoofcare & Lameness: Journal of Equine Foot Science: http://www.hoofcare.com Sponsored by CROSSAPOL Hoof Hardener: www.crossapol.com Who: Farriers from all over the world Are you packing your bags, checking the maps, and cleaning out the truck? Who's taking care of the dog? America's farriers hit the road in a few weeks, all to converge on the shores of Lake Ontario in Rochester, NY for the annual farriers convention. As always, Hoofcare & Lameness Journal wants to help you make the most of your tripŠor to entice you to attend if you haven't made up your mind yet. In this edition of Hoofcare Online, we will focus mainly on the trade show. Most of you know that there is a full program at the convention, including many lectures and demonstrations. But first.... ======================================================== Quick headlines from the magazine edition Hoofcare & Lameness: Issue #78: ======================================================== IN THIS ISSUE of HOOFCARE ONLINE (Farriers and Subscribers Only!): ======= 1. Trade Show Trends: 2. Trade Show Prediction: 3. Where's Hoofcare & Lameness Journal? Our main booth will be in the upper level trade show. This is where you can meet authors and speakers, hang out with our ³booth magnet² (and veteran farrier from Pennsylvania) Bob Skradzio Sr., and update or begin your subscription. We'll also be displaying new products from some of our advertisers who couldn't make it to the show. We'll also be Media Central with videos, cd-roms, and hopefully a new DVD. Make us your home base! 4.
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6. Our Feature: (Note: More than 120 booths from approximately 80 companies comprise the total show. The list below is only companies that advertise in Hoofcare & Lameness. We hope you will support these companies, as they make Hoofcare& Lameness possible.) € CASTLE PLASTICS has a new hoof bootie. A Velcro-wrapped creation that's affordable and easy to use, perfect for injured and bandaged hooves or as a replacement shoe for the trail. http://www.castleplastics.com € DELTA New shoe models from Kerckhaert and Delta are being kept a secret until the AFA convention. Crossapol hoof hardener and Hoof Power supplement are no secrets, though, and they'll be there! http://www.deltahorseshoe.com € EAST COAST FARRIER SUPPLIES Equi-Bond, the farrier-owned distributor of PMMA hoof repair, is thriving in the Northeast. Check out Linda's line of natural soaps, too, great for removing odors from your hands. Call to order: 717 786 8158 € EASYWALKER horseshoes the sporty green shoes with removable clips and adjustable nail holes. And a special model for really really HOT footing at shows. Meet Volker, and talk horseshoe innovations!http://www.easywalkerusa.com € EDSS What is the ³full frog bridge²? A very cool bright blue plastic heart bar insert for plastic Natural Balance shoes; check out their new videos too. http://www.hopeforsoundness.com € EQUINE FORGINGS has TWO new raceplate designs: ET Supreme front and hind English racing plates and the Supreme Plain Heel Wide for North American racing. http://www.equineforgings.com € FARRIER SCIENCE CLINIC white line disease headquarters! Congratulate Bob Peacock on his induction to the Horseshoers Hall of Fame! He'll be promoting new Simonds rasp products, too. http://www.farrierscience.com € FPD The trade show's BIGGEST booth in square feet! Admire the Baldor grinder and hoof buffer attachment! See new Kerckhaert Triumph Aluminum Egg Bars (clipped only). Look for the Freightliner van‹with farriers including Dave Farley and Steve Norman painted on it. http://www.farrierproducts.com € GE TOOLS new ³Easy 15² (or ³E-15²) Nippers: 15-inch nippers with Tom Hall-style reins, thinner blades are the news this year from America's standard-bearer tool manufacturer. Call tollfree 877 433 6743. € HARMANY EQUINE State of the art supplements for Cushings and Insulin-Resistant horses from one of America's top holistic vets. Dr Harman can't be there, look for her products in the Hoofcare & Lameness upper level booth. http://www.harmanyequine.com € HARRY PATTON Star power! Billy Crothers (and his wife Lucy) and Derek Gardner will be on hand to promote their handmade shoes and tools (respectively). This is hammer heaven: Jay Sharp, Jim Keith, etc. hand tools for sale! http://www.harrypatton.com € HORSE SCIENCE Is this a museum or a booth? Allie Hayes will have her hands full running both the AFA Anatomy Labs and a booth. Don't miss the new magnetic models. Due to a recent accident, Allie says she may be low on inventory. Heal quickly, Allie! http://www.horsescience.com € IMPRINT foal correction, simplified! Inventor Andrew Poynton FWCF will be making the trip from the UK to share his experience and knowledge working with the "little white heartbars". Ask about thermoplastic granules for quick repair, too. http://www.imprintshoes.co.uk € ISP the top quality wound ointment is now widely available. Talk with the originator, get insight into wound healing and care. And keep some of it on hand to use on your own skin! http://www.ispointment.com € KEN DAVIS & SONS Scott Davis will create Power Tool Heaven for grinder fiends, with a good inventory of parts and attachments. You can pick them up, take them apart, and ³gear up² in a big way. Lots of new aprons, too, to (sort of) protect you from those tools! http://www.ken-davis.com € KENTUCKY FARRIER, BLACKSMITH AND VETERINARY SUPPLY America's specialists in retail therapeutic products, especially Keratex products; the horses'll need Keratex after this winter! Say hi to Rocky (Richelle) and crew from Indianapolis including old friend Jim Keith! http://www.kyblacksmith.com € LIFE DATA LABS Look, it's Farriers Formula! Now available in their award-winning vacuum refill bags. Did you know that they now have their own research farm? Watch for new research reports, soon! http://www.lifedatalabs.com € LONE PEAK FORGE Shayne and Trisha Carter will promote their tools and their new continuing education seminar programs; what a chance to be face-to-face with one of America's modern-day shoemaking legends. Get in line! Call 801 571 7248 € MEADER SUPPLY this New Hampshire supplier has it all (and even ships FREE on certain orders)! Specialists in draft horse shoes and therapeutic supplies, plus they will be selling the new Hooflex Plus supplement from Absorbine and the Imprint thermoplastic shoes. And lots more, no doubt!http://www.meadersupply.com MUSTAD/CAPEWELL‹Nails rule! And new ones, too! Here's your chance to see the new Ch 5XL with a longer/thinner shank than existing CH 5 but the same head size; and the new longer, slim shank Mustad MX 55. PLUS Cooper Nails are back, with new LT 6 and LT 3.5 models. Their new product list goes on and on! http://www.capewellhorsenails.com € NC TOOL‹They don't just sell everything, they make most everything too‹forges, hammers, anvils, hoof gauges and lots more! At the top of the list is the popular ³Boss² rolling shoeing box and the 2 lb rounding hammer. Say hi to Rene and Denise! http://www.nc-tool.com € ST CROIX‹They're off! At the first turn, check out samples of the new ³ Concorde² line of fuller-coverage raceplates (side or toe clips) and here come new streamlined racetrack hand tools, a 14² nipper and a 12² racetrack pulloff. And, at the finish, pick up a beautiful new poster! Do they ever sleep? http://www.stcroixforge.com € STRIDE EQUUS‹Have you seen the Mercedes-Benz of hoof boots? The importers can't be at the show, so stop by the Hoofcare booth and see samples of the high tech Marquis boots from Germany, with inflatable pastern collars, Teflon ³hoof socks², and therapeutic inserts. Check out their ad in Hoofcare & Lameness Journal. http://www.strideequus.com € THORO'BRED‹the longest list of new products must go to our friends from California. Behold the new ³Wide Web² race plate! This year's most innovative new product may be Jim Halverson's ³Hot Nail² (not that YOU would ever need it) which injects antiseptic directly into infected nail holes. Look for ³S Pack² hoof wall treatment from Hawthorne, too. This will be a busy booth! http://www.horseshoes.com/thorobred € VETTEC these guys look great in beige! Check out the new Adhere color and the whole enchilada of high-tech hoof repair and hoof adhesives. They also offer a great technical advice service, just ask for a few minutes with a tech consultant. Register for free drawings: 15 cartridges a day!http://www.vettec.com € WF YOUNG‹Hooflex Plus makes its debut! The newest hoof supplementŠfrom the company you've always known. Your clients will be asking you about this one! Of special interest in this supplement, the first use of 4Plex®EQ immune system booster designed to help prevent hoof disease. http://www.wfyoung.com DISCLAIMER: This newsletter is provided for informational purposes only. Hoofcare & Lameness Journal is not affiliated with the AFA. Products mentioned in this newsletter are in no way endorsed or recommended by Hoofcare Publishing and no guarantee is given for their performance or safety. Product listings compiled by Hoofcare & Lameness, sorry for any inaccuracies or typos!
March 20‹Second Annual ³Foot Notes² New Jersey conference for farriers and veterinarians hosted by Keenan and Associates Equine Clinic at Clarksburg Community Center. Speakers to include Bob Pethick CJF and Scott Morrison DVM, Allie Hayes, others. This was a popular event last year, find out why! Email Dr Rachael Shuster mailto:shustyy@cs.com or call her at 609 209 0933 (cell). Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine ³Hoof Care for the Heavy Horse² conference March 26-28, North Grafton, Massachusetts. Speakers to include Bob Skradzio, Michael Wildenstein, Gary Wade (Disney World), Dallas Goble DVM, Greg Ferraro DVM and special feature speaker, Roger Clark FWCF from England. SPONSORED BY HOOFCARE & LAMENESS JOURNAL. Details athttp://www.tufts.edu/vet/continedu Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital Educational Seminar ³Care of the Performance Horse² on April 16, 2004 at Kentucky Horse Park South Theater (Lexington, KY) 4:00pm. Reception sponsored by Luitpold Pharmaceuticals Inc., makers of Adequan® to follow speakers, including Hoofcare & Lameness contributing editor Dr Hilary Clayton, author of the new biomechanics text³ The Dynamic Horse². More details at http://www.roodandriddle.com ***************SPONSOR MESSAGE*************** THIS EDITION OF HOOFCARE ONLINE IS SPONSORED BY...CROSSAPOL: The SERIOUS Hoof Treatment Crossapol is a funny name for a serious product that will soon be in great demand, particularly here in the Northeast, where a severe winter means a tough transition ahead for horses' hooves. Excess moisture in the hoof can weaken walls and make feet "funky" in a few weeks; farriers complain that there's no place to put a nail. The result? Sprung clinches, lost shoes, panicked owners, exasperated farriers, and lots of finger-pointing, when it's really the environment that's to blame. Enter Crossapol, developed by Virginia farrier Paul Goodness. Losing a shoe is just not an option for Paul's international competitor clients and his determination sent him to the lab to mix a hoof hardener to do the job. Crossapol is not a cosmetic hoof dressing; it is a true hoof hardener. Crossapol is distributed internationally by Delta Horseshoe Company(http://www.deltahorsecare.com). It can be ordered from Hoofcare & Lameness advertisers Harry Patton Horseshoe Supplies, Ken Davis and Sons, Meader Supply, and probably many others. To learn more about Crossapol, visit http://www.crossapol.com or stop by the Delta Horseshoe Company booth at the AFA convention trade show. ***************END SPONSOR MESSAGE***************
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