Richard Armentrout (North Canton, Ohio)
My lovely giant off-the-track Thoroughbred Jack started experiencing intermittent lameness two years ago after being rehabbed from near-death starvation and sustaining a massive injury in his previous home.
We took the normal route of hauling to the clinic to get flexion testing and radiographs. Our vet said everything looked fine and we followed his suggested shoeing changes with our farrier.
The shoeing changes didn’t affect anything and Jack was still off with no explanation.
Enter Richard. Within a few minutes of his initial consult he discovered quickly that Jack has LLD (I had to Google it after 30 years - limb length disparity)
With an orthotic application Jack’s body asymmetry was addressed and his movement was immediately improved.
We need more farriers in the world dedicated to ongoing education, progressive thinking, and mentoring those entering the trade.
In Texas, farriers are a dime a dozen. Anyone can use the term even if that means they took a 3-day barefoot trimming class. Finding an educated, accredited person isn’t as easy as it should be.
We are grateful to Rich for getting my boy sound, for his endless willingness to educate and for his passion and dedication to his trade.
— Elisabeth Corona (Liberty Hill, Texas)
It has been 
rewarding to see Richard grow in the farrier profession as he is providing a meaningful, valuable and needed service to the farrier industry.
— Esco Buff (Webster, N. Y.)