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2011
Getting The New Year Off On The Right Foot, by Dr. Esco Buff, AFJ, January/February 2011; pages 55-56.
Halls of Fame Welcomes Dr. Esco Buff, AFJ, January/February 2011; pages 44-5.
Profit Margin's Place In Your Shoeing Business, by Dr. Esco Buff, AFJ, March 2011; pages 68-9.
Referenced - Summit Attendees Describe 105 "Wow" Factors, AFJ, March 2011; pages 84(2), 85(3).
Forum - Resets Vs. Sales Tax, AFJ, March 2011; page 94.
2010
Referenced – Unconventional Education, AFJ, January/February 2010; page 9.
A Practical Approach to Setting Your Shoeing Prices, by Dr. Esco Buff, AFJ, January/February 2010; pages 24-25, 89.
Getting a Handle on Expenses in a Farrier Business, by Dr. Esco Buff, AFJ, March, 2010; pages 84-5.
Forum - Pacer Running on Heels, AFJ, March 2010, page 72-3.
Forum - Hoof Wall is Pulling Away From Sole, AFJ, March 2010, page 71.
Forum - Shoeing For a Medical Collateral Ligament Injury, AFJ, March 2010, page 71.
Forum – Aluminum Wedge Shoes and Traction, AFJ, March 2010, page 73.
Referenced - Time Saving Efficiency Tips From Over the Years, AFJ, March 2010, page 34.
Increasing the Income of Your Farrier Business, by Dr. Esco Buff, AFJ, April, 2010; pages 74-6.
No Show, No Shoer, by Dr. Esco Buff, AFJ, May/June, 2010; pages 42-3.
Referenced - Welding From Your Rig, AFJ, May/June 2010, page 56.
Forum - Advice on Re-entering the Farrier Business, AFJ, May/June 2010, page 101.
Referenced - Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, Volume 26, Issue 1, pages 1-11 (April 2010).
Farriery From The Whole Horse Approach, by Dr. Esco Buff, AFJ, July/August 2010; pages 73-9.
Making Sure Your Rig is Legal, by Dr. Esco Buff, AFJ, July/August 2010; pages 80-1.
Listed - 2010 Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event and Kentucky Cup Test Events Farriers, Professional Farrier, Volume 8,
Number 2: page 33.
Referenced - Insurance: Protecting Yourself and Your Assets, Getting Started In Hoof Care, Second Edition, AFJ,
August 2010; pages 50-53.
Putting Your Money To Work: Saving The Smart Way, by Dr. Esco Buff, Getting Started In Hoof Care, Second Edition,
AFJ, August 2010; pages 58-60.
Referenced - How does winter change the hoof care you do for clients..., AFJ, September/October 2010, page 53.
T.A.R.D.Y. Technique Will Keep You On Time, by Dr. Esco Buff, AFJ, September/October 2010, pages 58-9.
Referenced - Remembering Joe Kriz, AFJ, November 2010; page 15.
Referenced - Find the Coverage You Need, AFJ, November 2010; pages 36-40.
Testimonials: A Powerful Marketing Tool, by Dr. Esco Buff, AFJ, November 2010; pages 43-4.
Referenced - Farrier Software: What's in Your Toolbox?, AFJ, November 2010; pages 51-6.
Referenced - How to Find Success Before Your Relocate, AFJ, November 2010; pages 57-9.
Financial Matters To Attend To Before The End Of The Year, by Dr. Esco Buff, AFJ, December 2010, pages 47-8.
2009
Putting Your Money to Work: Saving the Smart Way, by Dr. Esco Buff, Getting Started In Hoof Care, First Edition, AFJ,
2009; pages 55-9.
Referenced - Insurance: Protecting Yourself and Your Assets, Getting Started In Hoof Care, First Edition, AFJ, 2009;
pages 50-53.
Referenced – Razor Sharp Advice, Location, Location, Location, AFJ, January/February 2009; pages 48-9.
Referenced – Five Reasons the 2009 Summit is a Good Business Investment, Business Skills You Can Use
Tomorrow and Shoeing The Whole Horse, January/February 2009; page 11.
Farrier Business Skills You Can Use Tomorrow, by Dr. Esco Buff, Sixth Annual Hoof Care Summit, 2009 IHCS
Program, February 3-6, 2009; page 16.
Shoeing Effectively With The Whole Horse Approach, by Dr. Esco Buff, Sixth Annual Hoof Care Summit; 2009 IHCS
Program, February 3-6, 2009; pages 21-2.
Referenced – Running a Business Like a Business, AFJ, March 2009; pages 11-2.
Referenced – Promising Whole-Horse Approach, AFJ, March 2009, page 18.
Referenced – Another Super Clinic, AFJ, March 2009; page 100.
Forum – Advice on Re-entering the Farrier Business, AFJ, May/June 2009, page 101.
Referenced – Welding Versatility, AFJ, May/June 2009; pages 55-6.
Referenced - For More on Trimming Minis, AFJ, September/October 2009, page 51.
Laying Out the Ground Rules, by Dr. Esco Buff, AFJ, September/October, 2009; pages 66 and 114.
Referenced - Shoeing From a Harley, AFJ, September/October, 2009; page 81.
Referenced – Improving Your Farrier Practice, AFJ, November 2009; pages 34-5.
Referenced – Stick to What You Know, AFJ, November 2009; page 18.
2008
What to do When One Leg is Longer, by Dr. Esco Buff, Fifth Annual International Hoof Care Summit; 2008 IHCS
Program, January 29-February 1, 2008, page 24.
Forum – Pads and Endurance Horses, AFJ, January/February 2008; pages 106.
Forum – Dealing With a Dropped Sole, AFJ, March 2008; pages 55-6.
Referenced – The Summit Hey Moments - – New View of the Shoulder, AFJ, March 2008; page 41.
Forum – More on Overcoming Pricing Concerns, AFJ, May/June 2008; pages 104-5.
Roundtable - When dealing with a float-footed horse, is it advisable to pare out sole to give the foot some cup? AFJ,
September/October 2008; page 85.
Referenced - Why Gas is Best, AFJ, September/October 2008; page 40.
2007
Forum – Dealing With a Case of Flat Feet, AFJ, January/February 2007; page 108-9.
Lily - The Tail of Loree's Small Donkey, AFJ - Strategies, Techniques and Tactics Guaranteed To Increase Your
Shoeing Profits, Jan 30-Feb 2, 2007, pages 39-43.
When One Leg is Longer: How to Identify and Shoe for Limb Length Disparity, AFJ - Strategies, Techniques and
Tactics to Increase Your Shoeing Profits, Jan 30-Feb 2, 2007, pages 44-7.
Referenced - The ABC's - The Hole in Recordkeeping, AFJ - Strategies, Techniques and Tactics Guaranteed To
Increase Your Shoeing Profits, Jan 30- Feb 2, 2007, pages 238-40.
Referenced - Putting it in the Book: Getting a handle on your business records, AFJ - Strategies, Techniques and
Tactics to Increase Your Shoeing Profits, Jan 30-Feb 2, pages 241-48.
Referenced - Cash In on the Multiple Benefits of Reselling Products, AFJ - Strategies, Techniques and Tactics to
Increase Your Shoeing profits, Jan 30-Feb 2, page 252.
Limb Length Disparity: Equine Anisomelia, by Dr. Esco Buff, February; 2007.
Referenced – Presentation of Case Study of Lily, AFJ, March 2007; page 42.
Referenced – Practical Rig Tips, Trailer Troubles, AFJ, April 2007; pages 66-7.
Briefings – How and When to Use Venice Turpentine, AFJ, May/June 2007; page 6.
Letter to the Editor – What is Osteomyelitis?; AFJ, July/August 2007; page 8.
Referenced – Cover Your Assets, AFJ, November 2007; pages 56-8.
Forum – Sometimes Taking Your Best Shot Isn’t the Wisest Course, AFJ, December 2007; pages 103-4.
2006
You Can’t Keep a Good Donkey Down, by Dr. Esco Buff, AFJ, May/June, 2006; Pages 93-97.
Forum – Too Long for a Quicking, AFJ, September/October 2006; page 104.
2005
Founder Data Collection and Analysis: How to take, read and interpret radiographs for the prognosis and treatment of
the foundered horse, by Dr. Esco Buff, March; 2005.
When One Leg is Longer: How to identify and shoe for limb length disparity, by Dr. Esco Buff, AFJ, March 2005; pages
19-22.
Referenced - Hand Held Grinders, AFJ, April 2005; pages16-7 and 39.
Foot Flutter Case Study, by Dr. Esco Buff, AFJ, May/June 2005; pages 33-6.
Book Review – Founder Collection and Analysis, Professional Farrier, July/August 2005; page 13.
Forum – Founder and Stringhalt, AFJ, July/August 2005; page 107.
Limb Length Disparity, by Dr. Esco Buff, The European Farriers Journal, December 2005, No. 113; pages
2004
Referenced - Useful measurements on a foundered horse radiograph, Principles of Horseshoeing(P3), by Dr. Doug
Butler and Jacob Butler, 2004; page 555.
Referenced - The Founder Data Collection and Analysis Form, Principles of Horseshoeing (P3), by Dr. Doug Butler
and Jacob Butler, 2004; page 712.
Referenced – Beware of Foot Fads, by Doug Butler, PhD, CJF, FWCF, Professional Farrier, March/April, 2004; page 43.
Letters to the Editor – Some Additional Thoughts, AFJ, July/August 2004; page 63.
Letters to the Editor – Productive Mentoring, Professional Farrier, September/October 2004; page 6.
Referenced – Travel Costs, AFJ, November 2004; page 61.
Referenced – Putting it in The Book, AFJ, November 2004; pages 73-80.
2003
Referenced - Organizing, recording your founder cases, AFJ, January/February 2003; pages 105-7.
Referenced – The ABC’s of Business, AFJ, March 2003; pages 9-13.
Referenced – Make Your Business Cards Work For Your, AFJ, April 2003; pages 77-83.
Referenced - The ABC’s of Record Keeping, AFJ, May/June 2003; pages 49-51.