Warren Williams

Warren has done an unparalleled job in keeping my horses sound and healthy. I have had competition horses (hunter-jumper and dressage) most of my life and have had much experience with farriers (40-plus years). Warren is far and away the best farrier I have ever had. He is a true professional: reliable, prompt, timely, efficient, courteous, extremely knowledgeable and very, very patient with horses and owners.  He sets a high bar for himself and even with all of his years of experience; he continues to seek continuing education. It is obvious all round that he loves his work and receives much gratification from helping horses be the best they can be.  Just today, he trimmed a 3-month-old filly for me (her second trimming). It was completely non-traumatic for her because he is so skilled at handling and reading horses. In addition, I have a Dutch Warmblood 4th level mare, Haflingers and a miniature horse…all with very different types of feet and specific needs, but all doing very well from a shoeing perspective.
 
I found Warren via a trainer/friend to whom I had gifted a difficult, but very talented German-bred Hanoverian. This horse was not easy to handle and was challenging from a shoeing perspective. After Warren began shoeing him, his God-given gaits returned (missing for several years due to his tricky feet and less than optimal shoeing). After seeing his improvement, I knew Warren was the right farrier for my horses and me.
 
Bottom line, I am grateful to have found Warren.

— Beth Sorensen (Argyle, Texas)


I would like to honor him for all his hard work, his vast knowledge, his patience and understanding of the mechanics of the equine hoof. He has a great passion for our equine family and stays committed to keeping them balanced and sound with the work he does. He does not just stop with the knowledge he has gained over the years. This man continues to grow in his knowledge of the equine and the ever-changing mechanics to the hooves through continuing education through clinics, seminars, etc.  He keeps up with the ever-improving technology with managing horses with hoof problems. He is a very open minded individual something that you do not find in the majority of farriers today. Whether it is just through a basic trim to the most difficult and complicated situations of getting a horse sound and keeping it that way. I have two gaited horses that I almost lost had it not been for the knowledge, patience and attentiveness of my farrier Warren Williams. The following is my story.

We have a 13-year-old Spotted Saddle Horse Mare that foundered in 2001. She was brought back sound without further episodes from the initial founder. Thanksgiving 2010 my beautiful mare suffered a severe laminitis attack. She under went a battery of blood test, hormone essays, radiographs and venography that resulted in her being diagnosed as Insulin Resistant in December 2010. Through the testing it revealed she had suffered significant rotation in both front feet. There is rotation in all four hooves. During this time I utilized several vets and farriers none of whom were able to get this mare comfortable again and out of pain.

The lengthy time she spent on pain and anti-inflammatory medications produced stomach ulcers. I was horrified watching our mare lay in her stall day in and day out praying that the next day would be the day she would stand again. Heartbreakingly, that day turned into weeks then months with minuscule improvement. I steadfastly sat with her while she lay in her stall breathing heavy and moaning. Our hearts were breaking. One of the most unnerving statements made was from a vet who said, "She is a chronic laminitis case. She is never going to get well. She will have good days and bad. When her bed sores get to be the size of a dinner plate then it is time to put her down if the heat this summer doesn't get her first.” Our calls for help stopped being returned. The silence spoke volumes. Our frustration with each passing day continued to grow.

We utilized the services of several local farriers, which only maintained her hooves with them getting no worse but no better. I was assured by one farrier that her soreness came from the fact that she is older now than when she initially foundered. Just as it takes us longer to heal as we age it is the same with the horse he told me. I continued to watch as our mare lay in her stall moaning and hardly able to walk and stand. Her suffering became unbearable for us. We had been able for months to leave her stall door wide open. Hoping that she might feel good enough to go outside. She would never leave her stall she was in that much pain. We prayed so hard for someone to help us get this mare comfortable again. She had been through so very much. In desperation, I Googled farriers in North Texas specializing in laminitis. It was then that I found North Texas Farrier Service. I knew nothing about this farrier service other than we were desperate for help. I sent a email to them outlining our situation. Within a matter of hours I received an answer back from Warren Williams.

He asked me what our current farrier was doing and what had been done. He requested the radiographs, venography and pictures of what appliance she had on at that time to be emailed to him. He seemed to be truly concerned, interested and willing to help us. He reviewed the information and told me that the pain was coming from sole pressure. He told me that she needed frog support and immediate sole pressure relief. Within days Warren Williams was at my barn with a plan of action to help my mare. Warren is very kind, knowledgeable and patient with this mare. He paid attention to her pain level allowing her breaks to rest as he worked on her. When Warren left the mare was very sore but felt good enough to stand up longer than she had been in quite sometime.

Warren continued to call me checking on her progress for the next month or so. Within a week she was returning to her old self. The spark returned back in her eyes. The tight-drawn appearance that had been in her face for so long started to soften. She stood taller and her personality returned. She felt good and wanted to go out into the pasture with her buddies. After a couple of weeks she was gaiting to me through the pasture as I called to her. To see this mare comfortable enough to gait again simply took my breath away. Warren Williams gave our mare back to us. He was able to do in a day what many professionals had not been able to do for her in almost a year. Our mare continues to progress every day and we could not be happier. She is now off all her pain and anti-inflammatory medications. It has been a little over a year now and she is sound again without pain. Just to watch this mare turn and gait through the pasture at will now is an awesome feeling especially considering where we were a little over a year ago now.

If it were not for Warren Williams, North Texas Farrier Service, we would have lost this mare. He has been an answer to many prayers for us. We will never be able to thank him enough for all that he has done for her!

I also have a young Tennessee Walker gelding that was born with a club foot. He just turned three this past spring. I followed all the vets advice, had surgery done to cut the check ligament. Followed numerous farriers as they worked on him trying to get him to grow a hoof to no avail. This young horse spent most of his young life in a great deal of pain. From surgery to a great deal of soul pressure, which had rendered him lame. My vet told me that he had no idea if this young horse would ever be sound enough to ride or would ever live a life without pain in that hoof. Several farriers applied various appliances, which would stay on for about 48 hours before coming back off. There was no hoof wall to attach anything to. 

When Warren came to the barn for our foundered mare he also came for this young club footed horse as well. He advised me that this young horse was allowed to walk on his sole and again sole pressure was what was keeping him lame. After working on him a little over a year ago he has not taken another lame step. He is out of pain. He was even sent out to training this spring and did fantastic and his hoof was never an issue thorough out the training process.  He has been able to grow that hoof that we so desperately wanted him to do with the assistance of Warren Williams. You can barely tell the difference in the clubfoot and his normal hoof now.  We owe his progress and soundness again to Warren Williams.

Our farrier day is no longer the dreaded stress filled packed day that it once was. My horses are not nervous and upset when Warren is at the barn as they have been in the past. The mood in the barn is now a calm relaxed one. When your horse shows no fear and gives its trust to someone you know in your heart that person is a true horseman, a good person. That horseman is our new farrier! We tell every horse person we know or come across that Warren Williams, North Texas Farrier Service, is by far the best farrier service that Texas has to offer. His compassion, ability, hard work, knowledge and the care and concern he gives not only to the equine but to educate the owners as well regarding hoof care and maintenance.

It is from my experience working with Warren Williams/North Texas Farrier Service for a little over a year now that you would be hard pressed to find a more dedicated knowledgeable farrier. He never puts you off nor is he ever to busy to answer a question. If you loose a shoe it doesn't take an act of congress to get him to come put it back on either! That is an extra bonus!

— Debbie Crosthwait (Royse City, Texas)