From The Farrier: 8 Tips For Safer Shoeing By providing your farrier a safe space where he or she can work effectively, you can ensure your horse gets the best shoeing job possible Arnd Bronkhorst Arnd NL Photo Farriers and horses are at each other’s mercy, but only one can be an outspoken advocate for both
The Greatest Farrier In The World - The Chronicle of the Horse A farrier will most certainly not be in the greatest category if they rob a foot of its natural protection, weight-bearing, force-dampening, impact-resisting properties with an overly aggressive trim
SEAMUS BRADY - The Chronicle of the Horse Seamus Brady, former farrier for the U S Equestrian teams, died on July 27 in Whitehouse Station, N J He was 77 Mr Brady was born in County Cavan, Ireland, and trained at the Irish Army Equitation School in Dublin He immigrated to the United States more than 50 years ago to work for USET Director Arthur McCashin at his Four Furlongs Farm in Pluckemin, N J Mr Brady was then drafted into
Farrier Spotlight: Chris Martelli Has Forged His Own Five-Star Path When Team USA heads to Italy for the FEI Eventing World Championship next week, four of the equine athletes will share at least one thing in common: their farrier While excited for the entire team, Ocala, Florida-based Chris Martelli of Fox Hill Forge will be cheering extra loudly for clients Off The Record and his direct reserve, Dondante, ridden by Will Coleman; Vermiculus, ridden by Lauren
I Want To Fire My Farrier. The Problem: She’s My Friend. Over the past two years since my farrier—let’s call her Jill—has been doing my horses’ feet, we’ve become really great friends Chatting for hours while she worked turned into grabbing happy hour margaritas, which spawned the brilliant idea that we should take up kayaking, which has led to semi-regular cabin getaways with our two
Farrier And Eventer Coltrin Has The Best Of Both Worlds As she worked her way through farrier school and an apprenticeship, Coltrin kept eventing, and now she runs two successful businesses from Harvard, Illinois, Iron Rose Forge and Iron Rose Eventing, where she gets the best of both worlds on her own schedule
Nobodys Fault But Mine - The Chronicle of the Horse Each farrier has in their bag of “tricks,” shoe types, placement and modifications, including adjustments to balance, which hopefully alleviate an issue Following these changes, if the problem persists, then one must shift to questions regarding a horse’s level of fitness, potential weaknesses, movement asymmetry, compensatory mechanisms
Three Days Three Ways Interviews Sean Crocker, Part 1 Three Days Three Ways Interviews Sean Crocker, Part 1 I had the luck to sit down with Sean Crocker (as some have said, Farrier to the Equestrian Stars) in the kitchen of his and his wife’s “Just Enough” Farm in Middleburg, Va , right after he’d flown back from Wellington, Fla
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