NORTH EAST ― The prospect of getting kicked or bitten might keep most people away. For Bill Spellman, it's all part of the job. Spellman, 40, has spent nearly 15 years as a farrier, trimming hooves ...

Keith Warner, owner of KW Horseshoeing based out of Great Barrington, is a second-generation farrier who learned the historic craft nearly 30 years ago while he was still in high school from his ...

Should horses and similar animals wear horseshoes or go “barefoot?” It’s not a facetious question. Horse owners have strong ...

HAVILAH, Calif. (KERO) — Robert Head teaches the art of trimming horses hooves, which involves working with the horse, not against it. Video shows the process of trimming horse hooves on a ranch in ...

His clients have funny, unusual names — Kokakoka Ocean, Teambdancing and Half Foxy — but they also have four feet and wear aluminum shoes. For Hutch Holsapple, 42, of Rolling Meadows, the horses with ...

Thoroughbreds are born to run. But to satisfy this need for speed, the horse must have a strong foundation on which to gallop—we're talking about his hooves. South African farrier Robbie Miller, ASF, ...

Without regular trimming, a horse’s hooves will continue to grow, eventually becoming so long that each hoof curls at the toe. In the wild, horses are constantly on the move and cover varying terrain, ...

Keith Warner, owner of KW Horseshoeing based out of Great Barrington, is a second-generation farrier who learned the historic craft nearly 30 years ago when he was still in high school from his ...

When Mike and Melissa McNally need work done on the hoofs of one of their six horses, they know exactly who to call. Farrier Nick DiFranco, 41, has been pounding hot steel horseshoes for 16 years ...

We all know what it feels like to break a fingernail or toenail, and it is certainly not comfortable. Luckily for humans, we do not have to walk or stand on that nail after it has been cracked or ...