For people who aren't familiar with horses, the job of a farrier is somewhat of a mystery. "When I tell people I'm a farrier, they nod and smile and have no idea what I'm talking about," Peter Kolacia ...
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 ...
Hoof abscesses are the most common hoof problem according to a new survey. Research conducted over a month, ending 18 March, asked more than 600 horses owners about hoof problems and their ...
Without regular trimming, a horse’s hooves will continue to grow, eventually becoming so long that each hoof curls at the toe ...
“OH GEEZE! WHY are my leg muscles and hands so sore?” That’s what I asked myself the other night as I rose from my recliner. Oh yeah, I remember why. I’d been playing the part of a farrier on my ...