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 ...

BOZEMAN (AP) - In a blacksmith shop in a field on the edge of town, Tom Wolfe is teaching a dozen men to transform cold chunks of steel into horseshoes. Thirty years of heating metal to a glowing ...

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 ...

OCEANPORT — Al Gomez doesn’t need to prove to anyone how valuable his job is. Horsemen know. “You don’t have no hoof, you don’t have no horse,” he said, with a right rear hoof between his legs, as he ...

Watch this incredible hoof transformation as a skilled farrier brings neglected horse hooves back to life! ✨ The trimming, ...

Horses have been central to human transportation and agriculture for centuries. These symbols of power and speed require hoof care and new shoes every four to six weeks to stay on the job. But why?

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, ...

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 ...

Should horses and similar animals wear horseshoes or go “barefoot?” It’s not a facetious question. Horse owners have strong opinions on both sides. Sometimes it’s hard to imagine that nature’s own way ...

FORT HOOD, Texas - On a narrow road off to the right, just before you enter the post's Bernie Beck Gate here, lies the 1st Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry Detachment, a place that has been keeping the ...