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 ...

Sam's lips quiver as they move closer to the back of Jason's neck. Feeling Sam's heavy breathing, Jason, who's giving Sam a pedicure, wards off what might have been a slobbery kiss with a softly ...

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 ...

Two men with local connection were among six individuals were honored for outstanding careers in hoof care during Hall Of Fame induction ceremonies at the 13th annual International Hoof-Care Summit ...

At 83 years old, George Goode describes every day as a “blessing” as he makes the two-hour commute to Sells to teach local Native Americans farrier education. It was 1972 when Goode started his ...

Horseshoes traditionally mean good luck, but not always for the people who work with them. Nervous animals weighing upward of 1,000 pounds can easily cause broken bones, cracked ribs or muscle ...

For people who aren't familiar with horses, the job of a farrier is somewhat of a mystery. "When I tell people I'm a farrier, they nod and smile and have no idea what I'm talking about," Peter Kolacia ...

This is the second in a two-part series about Pegasus Riding Academy and the individuals who make it work. You can read the first part here. Workers’ compensation claims happen all across the country.

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 ...

In the shade of a small A-frame barn, the only structure visible from the road on 50-plus acres of farmland just south of Inverness, Mark Rikard pulls a piece of glowing hot steel from his forge and ...

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 ...