Three young farriers who have made exceptional professional progress within 3 years of graduating from farrier school were honored at the 21st annual International Hoof-Care Summit in Cincinnati, Ohio

Julia Lundeen of Anoka, Minn.; Javier Jiménez Lorenzo of Richmond, Ky.; and Rachel Herrington of Universal City, Texas, were recognized as the 2023 recipients of the Rising Shoeing Star. Each winner received registration to the 2024 International Hoof-Care Summit, a plaque, a 1-year subscription to American Farriers Journal and the American Farriers Journal “Kitchen Sink” package (a footcare library with more than 3,500 pages of reference material). The schools that produced the three winners also received plaques and copies of the Kitchen Sink package.

The award, which was created in 2009, is co-sponsored by Pyranha Animal Health, Victory Racing Plate Co. and American Farriers Journal.

Julia Lundeen

Julia graduated at the top of her class from the 24-week Advanced Professional Farrier Program at Minnesota School of Horseshoeing. She apprentices with Mark Thorkildson, as well as with a previous Rising Shoeing Star Allen Rynda. She has honed her forging skills under Thorkildson and Rynda, developing her style…