Who We Are at Equithotics

We are a family owned and operated business and all of our products are proudly made in  the USA.

President: Kirk E. Adkins

Email:  kirk@equithotics.com

 Education

• Bachelor of Science, Animal Science, Univ. of Calif. Davis.
• Graduate studies at Univ. of Calif. Davis in Comparative Anatomy and Agricultural Education 1982 to 1984.
• Graduate studies in Anatomy Pathology and Cell Biology Dept, UC Davis 1996-97

Professional

• Self employed farrier 1971 to present.
• Staff Farrier for UC Davis Vet. Med. Teach. Hosp. Sept. 1986 to Sept 2000.
• American Farriers Assoc., Certified Journeyman Farrier 1986, Approved Tester 1987.
• Calif. Horse Racing Board Licensed Plater #220757, 1990.
• U. S. Patent # 5172766 for new horseshoe design 1990.
• Founder and President of Equithotics Incorporated 1990.
• Farrier for USET World Endurance Team 1996 and 1998.
• Farrier for the Pacific North Squad, Pan American Endurance Championships 2003, 2005

Instructional Experience

• Farrier and Instructor of Farrier Science at UC Davis Vet. Med. Teach. Hosp., 1986 to 2000.

• Guest lecturer for Animal Science Dept. Horse Production Course, UC Davis, 1986 to present.

• Lecturer for UC Davis Animal Science Dept. Horse Day Symposium, 1986, 1988 through 2008.

•  Instructor for the California Universities Equine Sciences Consortium course on the Equine Foot and Leg, Oct. ‘94 through Mar. ’95.

• Lecturer and clinician for the annual meeting of the Mexican Equine Practitioners Assoc. (AMVEE) 1994, 1995.

•  Advisor and Instructor for the Guatemalan Olympic Equestrian Federation, 1994, 1995.

  Lecturer for UC Davis Animal Science Dept, Animal Science 149,149l Basic Farrier Science 1996 to present.

Publications

• Treating Canker in a Warmblood, American Farriers Journal, vol. 22, no. 4, Jul/Aug. 1996, pp. 68-69.
• Name That Shoe! : Modified Patten Bar shoe, American Farriers Journal, vol. 21, no. 1, Jan/Feb 1995, pp.58.
• Updated Fetlock Brace Shoe, Anvil Magazine, vol.00 no. 00, May 1990, pp. 21-26.
• Fetlock Brace, Anvil Magazine, vol. 13, no. 4, Apr. 1988, pp. 23-29.
• Corrective Shoeing – Quick Fix or Long Term Solution? Anvil Magazine
• Building Better Hoof Wall, Anvil Magazine, the Morgan Horse, vol. XLIX no. 10, Oct. 1989, pp. 109-110., Pacific Coast Journal, vol. 26, no. 12, Dec. 1989, pp. 63-65.

CEO: Melinda B. Balint

Education: B.Sc. Animal Science UC Davis, 1984

Contact us for info and ordering at: Equithotics Inc. 7580 Acacia Ln. Vacaville, Calif. 95688 707-449-3570 fax 707-452-8394 Mail@equithotics.com