Five hoof-care professionals were honored for their outstanding careers during the Halls of Fame induction ceremony at the 21st annual International Hoof-Care Summit in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Farriers Henry Asmus, Billy Lewis, Derek Poupard and Patrick Reilly joined the International Horseshoeing Hall of Fame, while Ron Genovese was inducted into the International Equine Veterinarian Hall of Fame.

International Horseshoeing Hall of Fame

Henry Asmus

Professor Henry Asmus was the founding instructor at the Cornell University Farrier School in 1913. He studied under Anton Lungwitz in his native Germany and migrated to the United States after being recruited for the Cornell farrier position because of his extensive knowledge in remedial farriery.

Asmus was well known for his ability to shoe draft horses that were used for everyday transportation and keep them going with various unique horseshoe modifications. There is an extensive collection of these shoes in the Cornell Farrier Shop (see this month's "What's This?"). He published a listing of these horseshoes, which is titled, “Horseshoes of Interest to Veterinarians.”

“Having the privilege of being in the farrier shop at Cor­nell University and being under that awesome collection of shoes is very inspiring,” says Steve Kraus, head of Farrier Services and senior lecturer for large animal surgery at Cornell, while accepting the honor. “I wish I could have met and worked with him, but I feel his presence amongst those horseshoes in our collection.”

He also published “Farm Horse Shoeing,” and many bulletins about farriery for the U.S. Department of…