There's much more to the job of a farrier than simply nailing shoes on a horse's hooves. A farrier is responsible for the horse's foot health, so some veterinary knowledge is required. Many farriers ...

A Newmarket farrier who received a PhD for his research into horseshoe making has written a book on the craft. Simon Curtis is an experienced farrier having spent more than four decades mastering the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — When it comes to horses, the Derby City and the Bluegrass is in a category of its own, and so are those who compete behind the scenes. The Derby City Classic happened on ...

Sweat dripped from Sonny Pistilli’s nose and evaporated on the red-hot horseshoe he’d taken out of a burning forge. He’d been pounding steel with a mallet for two hours, his hands like anvils from a ...