Resources for Horse Owners

NEW CLASS: "Introduction to Farriery" At the University of Maryland, College Park. For all interested horse owners age 18 and over. Taught by Mike Poe, CJF. January 2010.

View Our Recommended Reading

• Why Hot Shoeing?
• Discipline-Specific Shoeing
• Therapeutic (Corrective) Shoeing
• Entries from Mike Poe's Online Journal, including:
• A Word About Barshoes
• Listen to Your Horse's Conformation, Not the Latest Fads
• The Importance of Certification

Review Presentaions by Mike Poe, CJF

• Myths About Farriers and Horseshoeing - Based on slide presentation by Mike Poe, CJF.
  From the 2009 Horse Expo in Timonium, Md.
• Hoof Shape Form & Function - Slide presentation by Mike Poe, CJF (PDF).
  From the the 2008 University of Maryland Horse Conference in Wye Mills, Md.
• How Important is a Skilled Farrier? Slide presentation by Mike Poe, CJF (PDF).
  From the the 2007 Horse Expo in Timonium, Md.

Related Reading from other Sources

• Common Sense Farriery by Chris Gregory, CJF, FWCF
• To Shoe or Not by Danvers Child, CJF. Owner of Foxtail Forge

Visit These Recommended Links

• American Farriers Association (AFA): http://nofootnohorse.org/
• Virginia Horseshoers Association: http://www.vahorseshoers.com/
• The North Carolina Horseshoers Association: http://ncfarriers.org/
• Kentucky Horseshoeing School: http://www.kyhorseshoeing.com/
• Foxtail Forge: http://www.foxtailforge.com/
• AAEP: http://www.aaep.org/index.php
• University of Kentucky College of Agriculture: http://www.ca.uky.edu/
• University of Maryland, College Park Equine Studies Program: http://www.equinestudies.umd.edu/
• Maryland Horse Industry Board: http://www.marylandhorseindustry.org
• Maryland Horse Council: http://www.mdhorsecouncil.org/