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 ...

He hammers one shoe into shape, then checks it against Jake's hoof. After a few more blows, he goes to cool the shoe in a bucket of water. "The water bucket serves two purposes: To cool down the shoe ...

HANCOCK COUNTY — The twists and turns of life landed Brandt Walden exactly where he is supposed to be — making a living taking care of horse hooves. While Walden, 21, Wilkinson, had visions of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sometimes, horses need laces to go with their shoes. Farriers Hoyt Foster of Abilene and Kirk “Smiley” Roda of Baird on Monday ...

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 ...

Steve Sermersheim, a certified journeyman farrier, files down a horse’s hoof while shoeing it at the University of Illinois’ horses-only clinic, Midwest Equine, in Farmer City. Steve Sermersheim, a ...

Tobias Ellis, head farrier at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, trims a horse's hoof while prepping it for a new shoe at the college in Urbana. Tobias Ellis, head farrier at ...

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 ...

EL PASO COUNTY — It’s mid-morning on a hot July day and Todd Weeda is bent over in the blazing sun, his case of tools resembles a cross between what you might find in an auto shop and a kitchen. His ...