Forging & Craftsmanship by Mark J. Plumlee CJF, RJF, CBT, CFP, CLS, FE Founder of Mission Farrier School

Topics include: basic keg shoe modifications, pulling clips, lengthening stock (heels), modifying fronts-to-hinds and hinds-to-fronts, and basic shoeing making (hand-mades).

At Mission Farrier School, our emphasis is on three key areas of study: Relevant Hoof Science, Good Horsemanship, and Craftsmanship. In this two-part video, our focus is on craftsmanship. It is important to be the best craftsman you can be to properly meet the needs of the horses in your clientele. This means you need to put the time in at the forge and anvil.

Since the advent of keg shoes, or ready-mades in the early 1900s, quality craftsmanship by farriers all but disappeared mid-way through the last century. The term ready-made shoes implied that shoes were ready to nail on. Along with this loss of forging skills, the application of the ready-made pattern also led to the demise of the understanding of what a horse's foot should look like. And while we have come a long way in the last 25 years and now have a vast inventory of front and hind pattern shoes, there is still an intense need to learn how to properly shape a keg shoe to meet the needs of the individual horse.

This 2-Video set will give you the basic techniques & skills necessary for the most common forging tasks of today's farrier, as well as guidelines for producing quality hand-made shoes.

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Produced, Directed & Edited by: JEGO Consulting, LLC formerly Wild Horse Publishing