Equine professionals give their insight on farrier work and the importance of a complete team working together to get the best results for performance horses. Getting equine professionals to agree on ...

If you’ve ever dreamed of owning a horse of your own or are about to get one, there are two people who will become very ...

On a bright, mild, and sunny mid-February day, I drove into Amish country to visit a local farrier. The Amish prefer not to be photographed, and some do not wish ...

Farriering is an age-old profession and has been vital to horse care for centuries. Even though most do not travel via horse and carriage anymore or rely on a horse-drawn plow to farm their fields, ...

There's much more to the job of a farrier than simply nailing shoes on a horse's hooves. A farrier is responsible for the horse's foot health, so some veterinary knowledge is required. Many farriers ...

“AS IRON SHARPENS iron, so one man sharpens another” is a Bible proverb that emphasizes how working together is mutually beneficial. Such is the reasoning behind Sequim farrier Chris Niclas’ decision ...

Tobias Ellis, head farrier at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, trims a horse's hoof while prepping it for a new shoe at the college in Urbana. Tobias Ellis, head farrier at ...

Keith Warner, owner of KW Horseshoeing based out of Great Barrington, is a second-generation farrier who learned the historic craft nearly 30 years ago while he was still in high school from his ...

Gently raising his horse Superman’s leg, Howard Burnham calmly conferred with his steed before trimming Superman’s hooves. Burnham is a farrier, a craftsman who trims and shoes horses’ hooves, and he ...

Getting equine professionals to agree on everything is nearly impossible as everyone has their own program they feel works for them and their horses. There is one phrase ALL horse owners can agree on, ...