Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NORTH EAST ― The prospect of getting kicked or bitten might keep most people away. For Bill Spellman, it's all part of the job.

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 ...

Every job has its ups and down, but how many people absolutely love what they do despite the risk of getting kicked or stepped on by a 1,000-pound animal? In farrier Deanna Stoppler, horses have met ...

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 ...

A loud, crowded, smoky day at the annual World Horseshoeing Classic in Madison County. “It’s like when the horses come in, they’re coming for a spa day,” says Kimberly Thomasson, Campus Director of ...

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 ...

Julia Schamko Cronkite News Apr 24, 2024 Apr 24, 2024 Updated Jun 3, 2025 At 83 years old, George Goode describes every day as a “blessing” as he makes the two-hour commute to Sells to teach local ...