This quick and easy calculator can help farriers estimate the cost of shoeing and trimming horses.

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Protection - The Beginning of Horseshoeing When we domesticated horses some 5000 years ago, we removed them from their “natural” state,...

When it comes to therapeutic shoeing, few tools are as widely used—or misunderstood—as the egg bar shoe . These shoes aren’t just for...

Anatomy of a Heart Bar A “Bar Shoe” is any shoe that connects at the heels, leaving no opening in the back of the hoof. A “heart bar” is...

What Are Bar Shoes Bar shoes differ from traditional open-heeled horseshoes in that they incorporate a closed structure at the back,...

Defining the word “Traction” "Traction" in horseshoes refers to the grip a horseshoe provides to a horse on various surfaces, helping the...