PEPPERELL — Dave Edmonds sells shoes. He measures the client, adjusts the shoe to fit, and completes the transaction by grooming the area. His clients have four legs. Edmonds shoes horses and has been ...

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 ...

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 ...

A chestnut brown quarter horse with white markings leaned against Ernie Gaouette as he fitted snow shoes to the animal at Brigg’s Farm. The shoes, which have a bubble in the middle to pop out snow and ...

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, ...

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 ...

Proper hoof care is essential to any domesticated horse's overall comfort and health, but the question of whether a horse need shoes depends on the individual animal. Horse owners use shoes for ...

Blacksmithing is having a moment, with viral videos and easy-on-the-eyes farriers, who often like working with their shirts off. By Sarah Maslin Nir At the London premiere of the latest Marvel movie, ...