Craig Trnka is one of the most sought after clinicians for farrier education. Through his experiences of traveling around the globe to educate farriers, he says the clinician should focus on helping the audience keep the horse their No. 1 priority.

“In the horseshoeing industry, what is good for the horse isn’t necessarily going to benefit your checkbook or make you popular in society,” the International Horseshoeing Hall of Fame member from Edgewood, N.M., told attendees at a Wisconsin Farrier’s Association contest and clinic in early summer at NEW Farrier Supply in Pulaski, Wis. “We’re discussing form and function, not popularity. I wouldn’t tell you what to do if it isn’t good for the horse. Making lots of money, a fancy rig or owning a home earned from your work as a farrier shouldn’t be your moral compass for what is right or wrong. It should be what’s good for the horse.”

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