We want to help you win the Mail-In Forging Contest at the Calgary Stampede!

It's your last chance to win the coveted buckle from the Calgary Stampede Forging contest. For the past 11 years, farriers have been asked to forge horseshoes of all types. And once, even a pair of tongs!  The entries were mailed into Calgary Stampede and judged by the best farriers in the world.

Test your skills on a sidebone horseshoe. Delta Mustad Hoofcare Center is proudly sponsoring the Calgary Mail-In Stampede Forging contest.  The winner will receive a belt buckle and all contestants will receive a t-shirt and a Farriers Classic book.  Plus, if one of our local farriers wins the contest, we will give them a $100 gift certificate to Farriers Depot.

Stop by today and pick up enough FREE bar stock to forge one shoe, courtesy of Farriers Depot. Bring your finished Sidebone horseshoe and completed entry form back to us by May15, 2014, and we will ship it for you to Calgary.

Click here for Instructions on a Sidebone horseshoe.

Click here for entry form to complete.

Discover Farrier Modifications of Horseshoes using your Forge, Hammer, and Anvil

This weeks video starring Grant Moon gives helpful instructions on using your forge, anvil and hammer to create a rocker toe, rolled toe or expanding a shoe by a half size. Tell us about your favorite forge.  Which hammer in your tool box do you reach for 80% of the time? Do you have any forging secrets?

Farrier Modifications of Horseshoes using Grinding Equipment

Take a look at this useful video produced by FPD showing when it's easier to use a grinder on horseshoes for certain applications than hammering it out. Of course, we have the Baldor 1/2"HP Grinder, 10" Expander Wheel, and 40 Grit Zirconia Belt available at Farriers Depot. Come see us today!

Fix up your Farrier Trailer Event!

Now is the time to add that shoe rack or swing out that you've always wanted on to your farrier box or trailer. It's a great time to save on trailer add ons, and farrier accessories because Stonewell Bodies will be doing on-site additions at our warehouse in Ocala. Plus, repairs too!

Appointments are being taken right now. March 10-12, 2014. Call 352-840-0106 to get yours and pre-order any Stonewell Bodies accessory for freight savings.

Here is a link to their accessory page: Stonewell Farrier Products. Just tell Mike what you would like for your trailer and Stonewell will bring the items down from New York with them.

Sign up begins now for "Shoeing the Sport Horse Clinic, Bob Pethic APF,CJF"

We are proud to bring Bob Pethic, APF CJF down from New Jersey for a super informative clinic on shoeing hunter and jumper horses for competition. Bob Pethic is a talented and skilled farrier and his work in the Hunter/Jumper world is well known. He's a five time member of the American Farrier's Team with world-wide judging under his belt at many farrier competitions.

Pethic has shod world champions and Olympic level horses in all riding disciplines, having served as the farrier for the United States Equestrian Team Olympic selection trial events. He also has placed in the top 10 farriers at the Calgary World Championship Blacksmiths' Competition several times. He's also an a big fan of aviation!

There are limited seats available for this clinic. Starting time is 9am, Saturday, March 22, 2014 and it will be held at Farriers Depot ,275 SW 60th Ave, Ocala, FL 34474.

Bob will discuss M/L balance, sheared heels, shoeing the hind end, A/P balance, Hi-Lo and under-run heels in the morning with a catered BBQ lunch available mid-day.  The afternoon session will be a live horseshoeing demonstration.  Please RSVP by March 14th to 352-840-0106.  This will be an informative clinic and one that you sure don't want to miss! 

EasyShoe Shipping in March 2015

Curtis Burns from PolyFlex Horseshoes was instrumental in designing the new EasyShoe.  Now available in March.  Above is a picture from the Hoof-Care Summit booth.  Mike has pre-ordered a limited quantity of the 4 styles: EasyShoe Sport, EasyShoe Compete, EasyShoe Performance, and EasyShoe Performance N/G( nail or glue). 

Order now from www.farriersdepot.com or CALL 1--888-51DEPOT and ask for Mike.

2014 Hoof-Care New Product Pictures

Emerson's new adjustable anvil stand.  Now, you can adjust the height to your favorite spot.

A new silicone  available in a wide variety of densities from soft to firm, glue-u adhesives from the Netherlands.

More New 2014 Horseshoeing Products from the Hoof-Care Summit

Here's your new competition finish rasp that provides a smooth, buff finish- Heller Rasps Pro Finish rasp.  Shipping in March 2014.

CuRide Golden Horseshoes contain a high copper content giving them antimicrobial properties that reduce bacterial attacks on the hoof like thrush or white line disease.  Available in 0-6 with both front and hind patterns. You heat and work them like a steel shoe.  They've been sold in Europe since 2011.  The German Equestrian team uses these shoes currently in their program.

Whoa! Who wants one of these 250lb anvils from Scott Anvils?

New Farrier Products for Horseshoeing in 2014

We are excited to bring back a few new products from this years Hoof-Care Summit.

Sound Horse introduced Flex Shoes giving farriers another option for a glue on shoe.  They are available to ship now. Also, they are a good choice for such hoof problems a laminitis, heel pain, sore soles, and navicular syndrome.  Great too for glue applications with a large bonding surface.

There is a Colleoni Stainless Steel Forge that can come with 1 or 2 burners.

I'll be posting more pics and information later after Mike returns today. Check back to see new Heller ProFinish competition rasps, Gold horseshoes, Easy Shoes, Glue U foot pours and adhesives, digital hoof gauge, and a new Emerson Anvil stand. Happy Shoeing!

2014 International Hoof-Care Summit

Mike is traveling to Cincinnati for the 2014 International Hoof-Care Summit today. He wants to come back with more solid shoeing ideas and new products that can help farriers shoe better. Since we've bought the company in 2009, Mike has learned so much from our customers.  I know that he would love to bring back field-tested tips or new products that can save them both time and money. Check back on Friday when I will post some of his discoveries.

If there is anything that you want Mike to look for at the Hoof-Care Summit, please leave me a comment. He will try his hardest to find it for you.