Two men with local connection were among six individuals were honored for outstanding careers in hoof care during Hall Of Fame induction ceremonies at the 13th annual International Hoof-Care Summit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NORTH EAST ― The prospect of getting kicked or bitten might keep most people away. For Bill Spellman, it's all part of the job.

SAN ANTONIO-After a round of false starts, fire blossomed in a portable furnace hung from a work trailer. Gripping metal tongs, the teen slid a horseshoe into the oblong pit until gray metal turned ...

Sam's lips quiver as they move closer to the back of Jason's neck. Feeling Sam's heavy breathing, Jason, who's giving Sam a pedicure, wards off what might have been a slobbery kiss with a softly ...

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 ...

Bryce Burnett's hands tell you he doesn't spend his days in an office cubicle. Those hands wear a dark, grimy coating, a mixture of iron residue and dirt. Scratches and cuts decorate the skin, and ...

At 83 years old, George Goode describes every day as a “blessing” as he makes the two-hour commute to Sells to teach local Native Americans farrier education. It was 1972 when Goode started his ...

A loud, crowded, smoky day at the annual World Horseshoeing Classic in Madison County. “It’s like when the horses come in, they’re coming for a spa day,” says Kimberly Thomasson, Campus Director of ...

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 ...

Everyone knows the familiar “clip-clop” sound of a horse’s hooves on hard ground, either from real life experiences or from films. Yet, many might be surprised to find that it is a full-time job, and ...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - After a round of false starts, fire blossomed in a portable furnace hung from a work trailer. Gripping metal tongs, the teen slid a horseshoe into the oblong pit until gray metal ...