When you watch Steve Shutler pick up a horse’s hoof in preparation for a shoeing, you can tell he’s made the same practiced motions at least a thousand times. Shutler is a horse shoer, or farrier, as ...

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 ...

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 ...

It's hot, sweaty and sometimes dangerous work — the kind of work that usually gets the most attention when something goes wrong. But a farrier's job is indispensable to modern thoroughbred race horses ...

Occupation: Self-employed, full-time farrier based in Effingham County. Salary: "I would say a good, full-time farrier should be grossing six figures, like $100,000." What he does: "I try to maximize ...

Experience the soothing sounds of a professional farrier performing horse hoof restoration in this calming video.

We all know what it feels like to break a fingernail or toenail, and it is certainly not comfortable. Luckily for humans, we do not have to walk or stand on that nail after it has been cracked or ...

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.

Watch as a farrier transforms a neglected horse hoof into perfect condition in stunning. Enjoy the oddly satisfying ASMR ...