PROBABLY NO OTHER TOOL in horseshoeing can generate such widely differing opinions as hoof testers.

WHEN BOB SCHANTZ buys a new hammer, he doesn’t just head for the shop and start pounding away.

AS ALUMINUM SHOES rise in popularity and find their way onto more horses, it becomes more likely that farriers will eventually find themselves needing to modify one of these keg shoes with a bit of welding.

IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE that the rig Mike Rogers recently displayed at the first annual International Hoof-Care Summit in Cincinnati is actually a 1996 Chevrolet pickup with 75,000 miles behind it.

WHEN DRIVING NAILS, Lee Green relies on his fingertips to determine where a nail should exit the hoof. He says it’s a time-saving idea that he’s used effectively over the years.