Jenn Thiele has been a farrier for 20 years and says she loves the collaborative and creative nature of her career. Thiele says the best part of being a farrier – other than the horses and the money – ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Every job has its ups and down, but how many people absolutely love what they do despite the risk of getting kicked or stepped on by a 1,000-pound animal? In farrier Deanna Stoppler, horses have met ...

"No foot, no horse" is the motto of the American Farrier's Association. The slogan acknowledges the importance of feet to an animal that essentially walks and runs on its version of fingernails. And ...

The Chinese lunar year has turned and 2026 is designated as the Year of the Horse. And with the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair ...

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 ...

Sweat beaded on Craig Harrison’s forehead and soaked through his T-shirt yesterday as he hammered away on the aluminum shoe he was nailing onto the hoof of the huge horse next to him. “Easy, boy,” he ...

On a balmy morning in mid-July under a tent in the middle of a field in Litchfield, the flies taunting his horses, Jason Spieth is crossing his fingers that rain would stay away so he can teach his ...