A close look at hot shoeing as the farrier works with heat and precision to shape and fit the horseshoe to the hoof.

Watch a satisfying horse hoof shoeing session performed by a skilled farrier, showcasing precision, balance, and expert care. This detailed process highlights the importance of proper shoeing for ...

What's a farrier? Fair question. It's a person who fits horses with shoes. A popular job a century or so ago when every farm had horses as part of the daily operation, farriers have seen their numbers ...

"When shoeing a horse, you want to first evaluate what the feet look like from a general, overall standpoint. But I know Jake quite well so I'll just get started," Rennie said. He bends next to the ...

The right pair of shoes can make all the difference. This is as true for horses as it is for people, according to new research from animal scientists and engineers from UConn. Sarah Reed, associate ...

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 ...

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 ...

With his long, curled hooves, the Arabian horse looked like a living rocking horse. But in the span of around an hour, he had the flat hooves of a healthy horse. The transformation occurred thanks to ...

When you watch Steve Shutler pick up a horse’s hoof in preparation for a shoeing, you can tell he’s made the same practiced motions at least a thousand times. Shutler is a horse shoer, or farrier, as ...