Tom Stovall CJF 
Tom Stovall, CJF

AFA Certified Journeyman Farrier since 1983
Texas Professional Farriers Association Life Member

Practice Limited to Farrier and Veterinarian Referrals
and the Occasional Horse Show

Information & Opinion:  Essays of Possible Interest to Farriers,
Veterinarians, Owners, Tosspots & Other Ne'er-Do-Wells

Horseshoeing Methods from A to Zeta
Mechanical Treatment for Hoof Wall Disease
Is Dirt in the Hoof a Good Thing?
Balance?
Goddam Grabs!
Hot Shoeing Pros and Cons
Pedal Osteitis and Homeopathic Folderol
Things Farriers Love to Hear
How to Impress Womenfolk
Square Toes, Box Toes: What's the Difference?
Dog Story
Thunderbird before Noon
The Disappearing Dogs
Shoeing:  How Long Has it Been?
Spots?
Speed Kills?
Abscesses
More on Abscesses
Navicular Syndrome and the Physiological Trim
Adventures in Araby
Farriers Shoe, Owners Train
Breed the Best to the Best and Hope for the Best
Git Away from that Shoein' Box!
X-Rays and Founder
Mechanical Treatment for Laminitis and Founder
What the Hell is a Phalangeal Lever?
The Famous (or Infamous) Natural Trim 
Response to Criticism of the above Essay
Navicular Syndrome: Shoeing Methods
How to Choose a Farrier
How to Clean a Horse's Foot
Farrier Licensing
What is Ringbone?
How to Tie Up a Horse's Foot
A Non-Technical Overview of Farriery
Suggested Reading for Owners
Hoof Wall Separations
Paybacks Are Hell
How to Teach a Horse to Tie
Hoofpicks and Airplanes
Some Horses Need Shoeing, Some Don't
The Amazing Texan
Theory and Experience
More on Angulation
Better'n Drugs!
Broodmare Nomenclature
Your Ballpoint is Your Friend
Strawberry Roan Lyrics

Links to Selected Equestrian & Farrier Sites

American Farriers Association (Farrier certification, education, contests)
Baltimore Horse Country (Links to horse related sites)
Kris Carroll's Horse Country (The best barn urchin site in the world)
Farrier Directory (Lots of farriers)
The Guild of Professional Farriers (The name says it all)
Hoofcare and Lameness Magazine (Farrier reportage without peer) 
Horseshoes.com
(Farriery information, advertising, discussion)
Steve O'Grady, DVM, MRCVS
(Outstanding, no-nonsense, technical farriery)
Texas Professional Farriers Association (Somos tejanos)

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