Former Mountain Top, Pa., farrier and blacksmith Michael John Kaminski III of La Vernia, Texas, died peacefully in his sleep Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015. He was 56.
The world’s top-ranked dressage competitor donated a number of equestrian memorabilia to a charity auction that benefits working equines around the world.
A dozen southeastern Wisconsin farriers gathered recently on for an exchange of ideas with several veterinarians at the Wisconsin Equine Clinic & Hospital.
A South Carolina farrier who was acquitted in the 2013 death of a racehorse is suing the county, a veterinarian and the horse’s owner for blaming him for the animal’s demise, according to court records.
As open land disappears and development sprawls, horse owners are having to confine their equine activities to smaller and more urban spaces. With this comes a host of challenges.
Townsville-based Equine Solutions has filled a niche previously unavailable to northern horse sport enthusiasts with the introduction of a farrier supply service which is the first of it’s kind for the region.
Organization installs leadership and recognizes its top members
December 13, 2015
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) installed its leaders and recognized its top members at the 61st annual convention in Las Vegas, Nev.
Quarter cracks are relatively common among Thoroughbreds, and while they can take time to heal, they don't necessarily put a horse on the shelf for months, the way a soft tissue injury can. In many cases, the farrier may be blamed when a horse develops a quarter crack as a result of hoof shape, but experts say it's not that simple.
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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