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Thanks for coming to the site.  I am taking over the reins of running this site, and I hope to do a little blogging.  Over the last 16 months or so, I have spent any additional time working on Gregory’s Textbook of Farriery, so maybe I can donate some of those hours to this website.  Anyone who has any questions that they would like me to address, please don’t hesitate to ask.

This is a trade like no other that we know of.  You will find farriers that have shod horses for a living for 30 plus years, yet they still have a love and desire to get up every day and shoe another horse.  Some travel around the world to pay for the fun of shoeing a horse at a contest.  For many, shoeing horses is not what they do, but who they are.  Chris is famous for asking, “Do you know what I like about shoeing horses?”  The answer he gives is, “Everything!”

    Monday, Tuesday and Friday are usually spent in the field, shoeing horses at neighboring farms and horse ranches.  Wednesday is generally spent at the school doing horses that...