Latest Farrierbusiness Podcast Episodes
Dr. Frank Gravlee and Dr. Doug Butler Discuss Founder
Farrier Focus Podcast - February 15, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Frank Gravlee of Life Data Labs and Dr. Doug Butler discuss the treatment of founder. You'll get a lot of great insights from this informative discussion from a previous Farrier Focus conference.
How to Recognize and Treat Club Feet in Horses - Dr. Doug Butler
Farrier Focus Podcast - November 13, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Doug Butler shares insights of how to recognize and treat club feet in horses. He shares techniques, stories, and strategies you can use to deal with this condition. You'll gain valuable insight from his experiences, his mistakes, and his successes that will help you more ...
How Farriers Develop the Ability to See to Better Understand Balance and Shoeing
Farrier Focus Podcast - November 02, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Doug Butler explains how drawing helps you learn to see so you can do a more efficient shoeing job. He talks about the mind shifts successful farriers make and outlines exercises that can help you be more efficient in your work. He also discusses balance and which dimension ...
Cushings Disease and Founder Treatment with Dr. Doug Butler
Farrier Focus Podcast - September 22, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this talk given at a Farrier Focus Conference in 2005 in Indiana, Dr. Doug Butler discusses Cushings disease and some principles for treating the laminitis and founder that often follow. Cushings disease is a hormonal imbalance caused by a tumor on the pituitary gland in the brain that caus...
How to Diagnose and Treat Laminitis with Dr. Doug Butler
Farrier Focus Podcast - April 27, 2023 09:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Doug Butler explains laminitis and how a farrier can recognize its symptoms, diagnose, and treat it. He also explains how farriers and veterinarians should work together to explain the treatment and care to horse owners. In this episode, you'll hear valuable tips, stories, a...
Interview with World Champion Farrier Steven Beane, FWCF
Farrier Focus Podcast - February 24, 2023 14:31 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, we're privileged to talk with Steven Beane, FWCF of North Yorkshire, England. Steven is a five-time World Champion Blacksmith, three-time European Champion and three-time British National Champion. He has been selected for the English farrier team 16 consecutive years and is a r...
Dr. Doug Butler - Selecting Therapeutic Shoe Solutions
Farrier Focus Podcast - February 10, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Doug Butler talks about the criteria a farrier should use when selecting which therapeutic shoe option should be utilized for different foot conditions. You'll get a lot out of this episode from a previous Farrier Focus conference.
Secrets of Six Figure Shoers - Dr. Doug Butler
Farrier Focus Podcast - February 02, 2023 10:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Doug Butler discusses what it takes to build a farrier business that consistently produces six figures plus each year. He discusses highlights from his book Six Figure Shoeing and shares stories and insights into what makes farriers successful in their business. This epis...
How to Increase Your Value and Double Your Income - Dr. Doug Butler
Farrier Focus Podcast - January 19, 2023 09:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Doug Butler shares ways you can increase your value and double your income as a farrier. This is from a talk Dr. Butler gave several years ago at a Farrier Focus conference. We hope you will consider the questions and ideas he shares here to improve your skills and increase ...
How to Diagnose and Treat Abscesses with Dr. Doug Butler
Farrier Focus Podcast - December 30, 2022 10:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Doug Butler talks about how to diagnose and treat abscesses and what a farrier can do when working with a veterinarian to help the horse heal properly. This informative interview includes lessons, stories, and practical principles you can use in your daily work.
Dr. Doug Butler - Principles of Shoeing Gaited Horses
Farrier Focus Podcast - December 15, 2022 09:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Doug Butler shares principles for shoeing gaited horses. He shares numerous lessons he has learned throughout the years of shoeing these horses and specific applications when dealing with club feet and quarter cracks. You'll get a lot of insight from this talk given at a pre...
Dr. Doug Butler on Navicular Syndrome
Farrier Focus Podcast - December 02, 2022 09:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, we interview Dr. Doug Butler about the assessment and treatment of navicular syndrome. You'll learn what causes navicular syndrome and what the farrier can do to ease a horse's pain who has this condition. In Dr. Butler's trademark style, he shares case studies, examples, and in...
Seven Strategies to Prosper in Your Farrier Business - Dr. Doug Butler
Farrier Focus Podcast - November 07, 2022 09:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Doug Butler shares seven strategies to help you prosper in your farrier business. He uses the acronym of PROSPER to go through seven specific areas of your business that you must consider and pay attention to in order to grow a more successful and prosperous business. This w...
Interview with Scottish Farrier Jim Ferrie, FWCF
Farrier Focus Podcast - October 27, 2022 09:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, we talk with Scottish farrier Jim Ferrie. He is a Fellow of the Worshipful Company of Farriers and is also an appointed Examiner and Approved Judge of the Company. He was inducted into the International Horseshoeing Hall of Fame in 2003 in recognition of distinguished accomplish...
Interview with Fran Jurga, Founder of Hoofcare Publishing and Previous Editor of the American Farrier's Journal
Farrier Focus Podcast - October 20, 2022 09:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, we talk with Fran Jurga of Gloucester, Massachusetts. She is the founder of Hoofcare Publishing, which was established in 1985 to fulfill a growing global demand for information about the horse's foot that could be accessed by equine professionals, especially farriers and veteri...
Interview with Margie Lee-Gustafson, CJF
Farrier Focus Podcast - October 13, 2022 12:11 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, we talk with Certified Journeyman Farrier and past president of the American Farriers Association, Margie Lee-Gustafson. She and her husband Don are based in Palo Alto, California. We talk about her beginnings as a farrier, lessons and mistakes she made when starting, the valu...
Developing Your Powers of Observation - Dr. Doug Butler
Farrier Focus Podcast - October 06, 2022 09:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Doug Butler shares his insights in how you can learn to enhance your powers of observation and see more so you an properly diagnose and discuss the work you do with your clients and veterinarians. You'll get a lot out of this episode about the importance of seeing more bec...
Front Limb Conformation and Unsoundness with Dr. Doug Butler and Jacob Butler
Farrier Focus Podcast - September 29, 2022 15:10 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Doug Butler and Jacob Butler share insights on front limb conformation and unsoundness. You'll get a lot out of this episode on ways you can treat the various unsoundnesses that result front limb conformation deformities. We recommend you use Chapters 20, 22, and 40 from t...
Interview with Pat Burton, CJF
Farrier Focus Podcast - September 22, 2022 09:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, we talk with Pat Burton, CJF, of south Fort Worth, Texas. He has been shoeing horses since the late 1970s and shares his insights on the fundamentals of horseshoeing, some of his early mentors, his experience of becoming certified, and experiences he has had as a certification t...
Interview with Allie Hayes of Horse Science
Farrier Focus Podcast - September 08, 2022 10:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, we talk with Allie Hayes of HorseScience.com about how she got started as a farrier, her interest in horse anatomy, and how she began processing horse feet and limbs to help farriers, veterinarians and horse owners see what is really happening inside the foot structures of the h...
Interview with Gerard Laverty, CJF, AWCF
Farrier Focus Podcast - September 01, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, we talk with Certified Journeyman Farrier and AWCF, Gerard Laverty. He is the instructor of the Farrier Program at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in British Columbia. He has been shoeing horses for more than 40 years in several different countries.
Interview with Farrier Walter Varcoe of EquineSkeletons.com
Farrier Focus Podcast - August 25, 2022 12:25 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, we talk with Walter Varcoe about his work as a farrier and his interest in equine skeletons. Walter was a professional rider and equine manager for the New York State Department of Corrections as well as their only farrier until his retirement in July 2006. In addition to his...
8 Diseases of the Horse's Foot and Their Treatment - Dr. Doug Butler
Farrier Focus Podcast - August 18, 2022 09:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, you'll hear a discussion that Dr. Doug Butler had with a group of farriers and veterinarians on eight specific foot diseases including abscesses, white line disease, keratoma, canker (and the rare coronitis), quittor, pedal osteitis, osteomyelitis, and low ringbone. These corres...
Learning to See and Assess Conformation in Horses - Dr. Doug Butler
Farrier Focus Podcast - July 01, 2022 20:09 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Doug Butler shares insights to a group of farriers and veterinarians how to look and see conformation deformities and what can be done to help horses that have these different conditions. Dr. Butler shares numerous experiences and techniques on observation that will help y...
Interview with Jim Quick, CJF
Farrier Focus Podcast - June 23, 2022 09:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, we talk with Certified Journeyman Farrier, Jim Quick of Niwot, Colorado who has been shoeing horses for more than 27 years. Jim shares his start as a farrier, his education at Colorado State University including studying with Dr. Doug Butler in Colorado, his beginnings into co...
Interview with Peter Butler, CJF
Farrier Focus Podcast - June 09, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, we talk with Certified Journeyman Farrier, Peter Butler about his experiences in becoming a farrier, getting certified, competing, and training horses. Pete shares lessons about teaching students, how students learn differently, the value of understanding the origin of words in m...
Interview with Nate Allen, CJF
Farrier Focus Podcast - May 05, 2022 10:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, we talk with certified journeyman farrier Nate Allen. He studied under Dr. Doug Butler at Northwest Missouri State University and Colorado State University. He taught as an instructor at Mesalands Community College in Tucumcari, New Mexico for many years. He currently serves as a...
Interview with Farrier and Educator Bob Smith
Farrier Focus Podcast - April 22, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, we talk with Certified Farrier Bob Smith. He is the founder of Pacific Coast Horseshoeing School and has been shoeing horses as a professional farrier for more than 43 years. He was inducted into the International Horseshoeing Hall of Fame at the Kentucky Derby Museum in Louisvil...
Interview with Bryan Farcus
Farrier Focus Podcast - March 04, 2022 10:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, we talk with farrier Bryan Farcus of Athens, Ohio. Bryan was a director/instructor of a farrier program at Meredith Manor Equestrian Centre in Waverly, WV for 14 years. In addition, Bryan was an adjunct farrier instructor for Hocking College in Nelsonville, OH for 6 years, and br...
Interview with FIA President and GE Forge and Tool Representative Dan Bradley
Farrier Focus Podcast - February 25, 2022 10:15 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, we talk with FIA President and GE Forge and Tool Representative Dan Bradley. He was recently inducted into the International Horseshoeing Hall of Fame and has been shoeing horses for more than 43 years. Dan talks about lessons he has learned through the years, insights into the ...
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