Farrier Focus Podcast

Butler Professional Farrier School

The Farrier Focus Podcast shares inspiring tips, techniques, and strategies to help farriers unlock the secrets to succeeding in their businesses. With informative interviews, stories, and ideas, you’ll hear real advice on what it takes to succeed in today’s competitive environment.

  1. 12 DE ABR.

    Dr. Doug Butler on Geometric Balance

    In this episode, Dr. Doug Butler talks about the basic fundamental skill of farriery of geometric balance. You'll get a lot out of this discussion that Dr. Butler conducted as part of a teleseminar with his son Jacob Butler. You may want to use Chapter 9 of The Principles of Horseshoeing III as a further resource for better understanding and applying this topic in your daily work.

    52min

  2. 02/10/2024

    Lessons Learned from Horses - Interview with Dr. Doug Butler

    In this episode, Dr. Butler shares lessons he has learned over a lifetime of working with horses and tips that can help you be a better farrier.

    52min

  3. 19/09/2024

    8 Diseases of the Horse's Foot and Their Treatment - Dr. Doug Butler

    In 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 correspond to pictures and additional information that can be found in Chapter 39 of The Principles of Horseshoeing 3 on Diseases of the Horse's Foot. He discussed the DACCT method of studying and describing foot diseases: D - stands for definition of the condition A - stands for anatomy of the structures involved in the condition C - stands for clinical signs of the condition C - stands for cause(s) of the condition T - stands for treatment of the condition, including prognosis This episode covers several common and several rare foot diseases and what can be done by farriers and veterinarians to help the horse.

    35min

  4. 15/02/2024

    Dr. Frank Gravlee and Dr. Doug Butler Discuss Founder

    In 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.

    1h9min

  5. 13/11/2023

    How to Recognize and Treat Club Feet in Horses - Dr. Doug Butler

    In 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 successfully deal with this condition in the horses you encounter that have a club foot.

    33min

  6. 02/11/2023

    How Farriers Develop the Ability to See to Better Understand Balance and Shoeing

    In 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 is easiest and most difficult for farriers to learn. He also shares stories and experiences about how he learned to see better and the path he took to better understand balance. By understanding the principles outlined here, you will be a better farrier.

    42min

  7. 22/09/2023

    Cushings Disease and Founder Treatment with Dr. Doug Butler

    In 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 causes a horse to produce too much ACTH (Adreno Cortico Tropic Hormone) which regulates cortisol levels in the horse. Often, these horses develop long shaggy coats, lose weight and develop laminitis. Treatment often involves veterinary care and mechanical application of heart bar shoes. If you would like to contact us with questions relating to your business, specific cases, general horse hoof care questions, or suggestions for future podcasts, please email us at farrierfocuspodcast@gmail.com. We might even feature your email in a future episode.

    42min
  8. How to Diagnose and Treat Laminitis with Dr. Doug Butler

    27/04/2023

    How to Diagnose and Treat Laminitis with Dr. Doug Butler

    In 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, and techniques that will help you treat this condition. You'll also learn how to classify laminitis cases, things you should pay attention to on radiographs, and the best way to discuss treatment options with concerned horse owners.

    38min
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The Farrier Focus Podcast shares inspiring tips, techniques, and strategies to help farriers unlock the secrets to succeeding in their businesses. With informative interviews, stories, and ideas, you’ll hear real advice on what it takes to succeed in today’s competitive environment.

Informações

  • Criado por
    Butler Professional Farrier School
  • Anos de atividade
    2016 - 2025
  • Episódios
    190
  • Classificação
    Livre
  • Copyright
    © 2016-2024
  • Site do podcast
    Farrier Focus Podcast

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