For more than 20 years Gary Werner has been shoeing horses for high profile customers, including the New York City Ballet, Radio City Music Hall, David Letterman, the Metropolitan Opera and numerous Broadway shows.
The most recognizable brand of running shoes, and definitely the fastest running shoes at the Rio Olympics are not on the track and field athletes. They’re the shoes on the only four-legged athletes at the Games — the horses.
A few weeks ago, I learned Karene Topp had passed away. She had served for more than 4 decades as secretary/treasurer of the American Cream Draft Horse Association.
More than 200 people packed a Murfreesboro, Tenn., hotel meeting room for a public hearing on proposed rules that are intended to combat soring, according to WTVF News in Nashville.
When a farrier embarks on this remarkable career, it’s common that he or she will shoe horses commonly referred to as backyard horses.
In fact, according to the latest American Farriers Journal Business Practices Survey, 92% of United States farriers work with backyard horses.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Monday announced proposed changes that are intended to eliminate soring.
Heidi Mello can’t recall the number of times she’s been horse-kicked over the course of her career. But the FEI-sanctioned farrier says she’s learned which ones to treat with caution.
The House Ethics Committee has found that U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield violated House rules when he didn't prevent contact between his staff and his wife, a lobbyist for an animal rights organization. The committee found that Constance Harriman-Whitfield gained "special privileges" because of her access to the staff.
We sat down with Mark Ellis, a Wisconsin farrier who learned the ropes with Renchin and went on to enjoy a 38-year career in hoof care.
In this episode sponsored by Life Data Labs, Ellis details how he started working for Renchin.
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