“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 ...

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 ...

METHUEN — The 10 draft horses surrendered to the MSPCA at Nevins Farm in late June took a big step forward in their recovery on Wednesday with a special visit from area farriers. Farriers are ...

Hesse Leiphart’s work as a farrier takes him from Zephyrhills in Pasco County to Manatee, Sarasota, Hernando, Hillsborough and Lee counties, where he shoes and trims the hooves of horses and cows. He ...

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 ...

JOLIET, Ill. (CN) - A woman says she had to euthanize her mare after it got a bad toenail trim from a bumbling farrier. Joann Postic claims that Jeff Chaffee of Farrier Services crippled her painted ...

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 ...