A NORMAL DAY for Doug Nightingale would probably qualify as an adventure for most people.

AS TOM MARTIN pilots his shoeing rig down winding upstate New York roads on a cold February morning, a number of cars pull over to the side and let him pass.

HOOF GROWTH IS directly related to stimulation of the blood supply through concussion and movement.

FARRIERS HAVE SEEN many fads come and go. As new technology and materials filter down from medical, military and space programs, we face a variety of new adhesives and synthetic materials.