A clanging symphony of hammers on anvils plus files and brushes fine-tuning newly created horseshoes sounded Sunday at one corner of the Carson City Rendezvous. The farriers made their first ...

For three years, Leander Guy Thomas has been driving dirt roads across the Navajo Nation and the Hopi reservation, seeing new sites, meeting new people and helping hundreds of horses.

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 ...

BULLVILLE — If you shake Gary Milewski's hand, you know right away that he doesn't count money for a living. His hands are rough, and saying he has a firm handshake is an understatement. He's strong.

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 ...

The chestnut horse called Red knows something is up as Frank Castle backs his truck up to the open barn door. Tethered to a post just inside, he watches Castle unload the tools of his trade: an anvil, ...

Farrier Sean Losee of Mount Airy uses the “hot shoe” method to fit horseshoes, traveling to stables with a truck outfitted with a gas forge, 100-lb. anvil, grinding wheel, and the tools and supplies ...

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 ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Patrick Smith has stepped to the top of the horseshoeing trade. He completed the highest level of certification offered by the American Farriers Association. In late November, he ...

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 ...

Kate, a 6-year-old gray mare, nibbled contentedly on a bale of hay as Harvey H. Powell gave her a pedicure, one hoof at a time. Bracing a foreleg between his knees, protected by worn leather chaps, ...