Farrier Donnie Karr (Loomis, Calif.) discusses shoe size, warning that using a small shoe to avoid lost shoes can lead to more serious problems. He then describes how he decides how big a shoe is needed.

When it comes to anvils, John Halko of Georgia Farrier Supply says he's actually calculated the cost of lifting one in and out of a rig all day long vs. having it mounted on a swing-out mechanism.

Much of the summer and fall, horses are racing on different tracks from one race to the next. Racetrack surfaces can vary greatly, requiring shoe changes. Sometimes two tracks that you think should be alike will fool you. For example, two limestone one-mile tracks are not necessarily going to be equal. Experienced trainers have raced all over North America and have learned the tendencies of each track. This knowledge is invaluable when shipping a horse to a certain track for the first time in order to compete in a big race.

Pennsylvania farrier Steve Teichman describies the final days of competition for the U.S. Eventing Team at the London Olympics

Steve Teichman, a farrier for the U.S. Olympic Equestrian Team, talks about traction issues as the U.S. Eventing team continues cross-country competition at the equestrian venue at the London Olympics.

Farrier Steve Teichman describes what he expects in the cross-country phasee of Olympic eventing competition.

Olympic farrier Steve Teichman shares some views of the equestrian cross-country course that U.S. and other Eventing teams will navigate.

New York farrier Taylor Keenan finds certain challenges that come with Icelandic horses, but likes the strict rules that come with the shoeing rules for the competing horse.

Farrier Steve Teichman offers an update as the U.S. Olympic Eventing team prepares for equine compteition.