Blacksmithing is having a moment, with viral videos and easy-on-the-eyes farriers, who often like working with their shirts ...

Watch the amazing transformation as this horse gets new shoes after ten long weeks—deeply satisfying farrier work.

The farrier must hold the horse's foot up in the air while the glue cures, and the application can be ruined if the horse yanks his foot away before the glue is mostly dry. Since the glue affixes the ...

Don’t Blame The Farrier Quarter cracks can be treated with patches placed over top of the hoof, which may include metal stitches designed to stabilize the hoof wall on either side of the crack.

Reynolds is a farrier, or “horseshoe-er,” as he sometimes ... and not because the animals get sick frequently or need new shoes. Rather, hooves, like human toenails, grow continually and ...

What does a farrier do? A farrier makes horse shoes and puts them on the horses' feet. They also trim the horses' hooves and keep them in good condition. Did you always know you wanted to be a ...

Amid the rhythmic clang of hammer on steel and hiss of hot metal meeting water, Gisborne’s John Hawthorne is keeping an ancient trade alive. For nearly three decades, he’s been shaping steel and ...