Industry News

• In mid-March, organizers of the World Horseshoeing Classic announced that after a 10-year run they are ending the international competition. The contest was coordinated by the Kentucky Horseshoeing School and World Championship Blacksmiths not only drew more than a dozen teams of the best farriers from around the world, its judges were consistently among the most respected. Team Revolution won the competition in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic was taking hold around the world. The 2021 event, however, was not to be. Like many events before it, the World Horseshoeing Classic was canceled.
• The Victory Racing Plate Co. announced that Mark Hickcox, CF, of Naples, Fla. has been hired as sales manager. Hickcox has a bachelor of science degree in Business Administration from Colorado State University and more than 20 years of sales experience. He is a Heartland Horseshoeing School alumnus and a former full-time farrier in Red Lodge, Mont.