Shanks, a farrier from Hawaii, uses these techniques to get a horse to a state in which he can work with it. This should not be a substitution for fully training a horse.
Moving targets are nothing new to seasoned farriers. Many, if not most, try to apply a shoe on one every day. Yet, those who care for the feet of endurance horses might be considered sharpshooters while trying to keep these athletes competing.
It’s not often you hear about farriers being treated as celebrities, but one who received at least a degree of “star treatment” is part of what got Bob Lanners interested in a shoeing career 41 years ago.
Farrier Bob Lanners from Carol Stream, Ill., discusses various aspects of shoeing Saddlebred horses including types of shoes he uses and his method of shoeing.
Farrier Bob Lanners from Carol Stream, Ill., discusses the specifics of shoes,shoeing packages and equipment he uses when working with Saddlebred horses.
When you finish with school, you may want to dabble with a variety of horses and disciplines, working under experts in the fields and also learning from your own mistakes. However, you may eventually find a specific discipline or breed that you want to focus your practice on.
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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