LAHORSESHOEING
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Luis Angel Aleman CJF, a Collier County Certified Farrier, specializing in equine hoof care, including the maintenance and care of your horse's hooves. With 18 years of on-the-job experience and demonstrated equine skills, not to mention the numerous associations to which Mr. Aleman belongs.
Luis offers a subset of the farrier skills (ie. fabricating, adapting and adjusting metal shoes). Together with a history of equine medicine (knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the lower equine limbs) to address full hoof care of your horse's hooves.
A farrier's routine work is primarily hoof trimming and shoeing. In ordinary cases it is important to trim each hoof so that it retains its proper orientation to the ground. If the animal has a heavy work load, works on abrasive footing, needs additional traction, or has pathological changes in the foot, then shoes may be required.
Additional tasks for the farrier include dealing with injured and/or diseased hooves and application of special shoes for racing, training or "cosmetic" purposes... "
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