Trimming a horse's foot and nailing on a shoe aren't the only duties of a farrier - it's about ensuring that the hoof is healthy, comfortable and can perform optimally.
Horses' hooves are seldom perfectly uniform. If you took the right front shoe and nailed it on the left front foot, you would normally have to make at least a small adjustment to the shoe.
Earlier this year, horseshoers gathered in College Station, Texas, for the Texas A&M University Farrier Conference. Some came for the clinic itself, while others made the trip for the American Farrier’s Association certification exams that were held over the weekend.
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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