Wisconsin farrier Lyle K. Kirby passed away on May 14, 2024. He was 79.

Canadian farrier Pierre "Beets" Joseph Arsene Brassard passed away in Wasaga Beach, Ontario, on July 25, 2023. He was 78.

Beatrice Lazarski is a Junior from Wauwatosa, Wis., studying Life Sciences Communication, Spanish and Psychology with a certificate in History. "I am so appreciative of the opportunities this scholarship has given me," Lazarski says.

George Goode, an 83-year-old member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, founded the Native American Horse Education Foundation to teach Indigenous youth how to care for and shoe their horses, giving young farriers the tools to start their own businesses.