Q: How do you deal with a quicked foot when you’ve actually drawn blood with your hoof knife or from driving a nail?

As a farrier and a veterinarian, we have a unique working relationship. Over the past several years, we've treated and rehabilitated rescue horses at the Grace Foundation in El Dorado Hills, Calif. Our work provides the students at the Pacific Coast Horseshoeing School with a view on how a good working relationship between vet and farrier benefits the team and the horse. Also, because many of the horses are in poor condition, the students get to see some of the most devastating hoof conditions that horses can suffer.

In the 35 years since the first issue of American Farriers Journal was published, there have been many advances in farriery and hoof care.