Rachel Nydam (Northbridge, Mass.)
I would like to recognize my assistant, Rachel Nydam. She graduated from Mission Farrier School this spring and has been assisting me every week since. I have watched her develop her skills. She is fabulous at shaping shoes, along with helping me stay on time. She takes direction well and she will soon have her own happy customers.It's challenging being my assistant, as not only does she have to stay a step ahead of me, but she also has to balance between horses and my 1 year old Lucy who comes with us most days! Shoeing horses and raising any from barn to bars around New England isn't easy, but Rachel has done a fabulous job working with us. My clients are happy and the horses enjoy her horse handling skills.
— Beth Lewis (Rochester, N.H.)
