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Mike Hayward

There's Just a Little More to Balance

New farrier finds similarities to former career training and trimming elephants
By Toby Raymond posted on March 1, 2009 | Posted in Clients
Even in a profession known for unlikely beginnings, Mike Hayward’s route to becoming a farrier is unusual. Before he turned to shoeing horses, Hayward, a native of Somerset, England, was the head elephant trainer for the Blue Unit at the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus.
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Three-Ring Farrier

Shoeing for a circus provides farrier Steve Wiberg with the chance to get out of the norm and meet farriers throughout the nation
By Jeremy McGovern posted on March 1, 2009 | Posted in Education
Any boy worth his salt in snips and snails and puppy dog tails has dreamed of running away with the circus. For most of us, mortgages, car payments and other lackluster adult concerns eventually replace any aspirations we had of joining the circus.
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Living the American Dream

Given the right tools, Mateo Gonzales overcame a physical deformity to become a successful farrier
By Jeremy McGovern posted on January 1, 2009 | Posted in Business Practices

When Mateo Gonzales arrived in the United States with a green card for agricultural work, he only looked for employment cleaning horse stalls. While growing up in rural Mexico, that was all he could aspire to be.


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Remembering Red Renchin with Mark Ellis: Part 3

Remembering Red Renchin with Mark Ellis: Part 3

In this episode, Mark Ellis, a Wisconsin farrier who learned the ropes with Renchin, recalls Red’s relationships with area veterinarians, his legacy and the second career as American Farriers Journal’s technical editor.

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