In the barn of Dry Ridge Farm, Greg Dortch strikes a bright-hot horseshoe with a hammer against an anvil. He shapes it, the heat helping to make the metal pliable, before raising it to eye level.
The first annual Chad Johnstone Memorial Contest was organized by the Weyburn Agricultural Society in Saskatchewan to raise money for a scholarship fund for farrier students.
A memorial service for Clifford D. Johnson, a Clovis, N.M., farrier, will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 11, 2015, at The Wayne County Veterans Memorial Park in Richmond, Ind.
A Florida farrier made the cut for the The History Channel's new series “Forged in Fire.” Jonathan Porter of Lakeland calls the experience “a little surreal,” after he was invited to New York for filming this year.
A Canadian farrier who was burned in a flash fire has been released from the hospital, but he still has a long road ahead before being able to return to work.
Final year farriery apprentices from the Irish School of Farriery in Kildare Town were approached by the Curragh Racecourse this year to create a piece of art to commemorate the 150th Irish Derby.
Besides being a farrier, Zimbabwean artist Chris Nurse also creates unique sculptures using old horseshoes. Since horses are a huge part of Arabian culture, Nurse says he likes to keep his creations cultural.
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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