International Hoof Care Month is celebrated throughout the month of February. During this time, it is important that we recognize the significant contributions farriers make to the equine community.

We all know what it feels like to break a fingernail or toenail, and it is certainly not comfortable. Luckily for humans, we do not have to walk or stand on that nail after it has been cracked or ...

Horseshoes traditionally mean good luck, but not always for the people who work with them. Nervous animals weighing upward of 1,000 pounds can easily cause broken bones, cracked ribs or muscle ...

Dennis Clymer has had a horseshoeing contract with the National Park Service for 40 years to trim and shoe horses used in parks like the Rocky Mountain National Park. Every year, the U.S. Department ...

MONTGOMERY –Without a hoof you have no horse. That’s what farrier Jessica N. Lowman says. She knew when she was 12 that she wanted to be a farrier. “I’ve always known that horses were my passion in ...

NORTH EAST ― The prospect of getting kicked or bitten might keep most people away. For Bill Spellman, it's all part of the job. Spellman, 40, has spent nearly 15 years as a farrier, trimming hooves ...

WESTFIELD - In an age of increasing use of technology, some old-school professions continue to thrive. Shaun Gibson, who has operated Gibson’s Equine Farrier Service for eight years, has honed his ...

HANCOCK COUNTY — The twists and turns of life landed Brandt Walden exactly where he is supposed to be — making a living taking care of horse hooves. While Walden, 21, Wilkinson, had visions of ...

DICKINSON, N.D. - Horseshoes, and the people who shod them, have gone hand-in-hand with the rise and fall of nations since time immemorial. Historical evidence of horseshoes and horse husbandry exists ...