Pablo Calderon (Bloomington, Calif.)
Pablo has been my farrier for over 15 years. He has helped me with every type of situation. He has also helped me through rehabilitation and has done a lot of the work himself. He does not get offended by any of my questions, good or bad. He will stop by if he’s in the area just to see if anything needs attention. I can usually get him to come by that day if I have a situation. He will let me try new things just so I have to turn around and say he was right. After 15 years, he’s more like family than a farrier that I see every 7 weeks.
— Janese Makshanoff (Grand Terrace, Calif.)
Pablo Calderon is an amazing farrier. He does his best to help educate others for the betterment of their horses. He shares information on taking care of the horses’ hooves and shares issues that can accompany the troubles of owning a horse, such as canker. Watching Pablo work is very rewarding, since he is quite educational and does his best to teach and inform everyone about what and what not to do. His ability to handle horses and keep them safe in the stocks, as well as save his back, is a fascinating feat. I wish we had more farriers who knew how to do this. Pablo is a wonderful farrier and a hard-working man who deserves the recognition and honor of being in the Farrier’s spotlight. Congrats.
— Annamarie Thomas (Yakima, Wash.)
Pablo is one of the best farriers I have ever had the joy of watching. His videos are very informative, not only with farrier services but with training, etc. I really wish I'd had someone with his knowledge in my area when I owned horses.
— Blanca Marquez Bello (Stockbridge, Ga.)
Pablo is an awesome farrier, and deserves to win this recognition.
— Kelly Dehnel (Wausau, Wis.)
Although we are across the country from him, Pablo has been a tremendous help to us in treating several of our canker-ridden horses. He knew from the beginning that there was no monetary benefit, since we were so far away. Yet he never hesitated to offer extremely helpful advice and called several times to check on our progress. The horse world is full of snake oil salesmen who promise to cure diseases if you only pay them enough. Pablo has proven that there are still a few good souls out there willing to do what is right, not what makes them the most money.
— Jennifer Luttrull (Muskegon, Mich.)
Pablo is by far the best farrier we have ever used. He is kind to our animals and great with our horses. We have draft horses and the work he does with them is fantastic.
— John Dennis Palmer (Colton, Calif.)
I had the pleasure of meeting Pablo Calderon at the Lucky 7 Ranch, located in Ontario, Canada, in 2011. My horse was a 7-year-old Thoroughbred mare. She had suffered and survived the H1 virus, and it left her with paralysis, causing her to drag her back hooves. I was impressed with the way Pablo gently handled her, as well as the quality of his work. Since then, I have followed Pablo’s postings on Facebook. His work and treatment of canker sores on draft horses has been very educational. I would recommend Pablo Calderon as a very experienced farrier who is passionate about his work and is truly an animal lover.
— Lisa Zintel (Ontario, Canada)
Well, I’ve been showing, helping and teaching people about how to take care of their horses’ feet and also how to handle canker. I’ve also shown people how they can better feed their horses.
— Pablo Calderon (Bloomington, Calif.)