Jeff Cota

3 weeks ago | americanfarriers.com | Jeff Cota

High-low feet are disproportionate in that one foot is higher than the other. Since the feet are so dissimilar, each have their own characteristics. The low foot typically is a broader, more rounded, fuller hoof. Its characteristics might include:Bull-nosed dorsal wall. Crushed, under-run heel. Posterior bruising. Broad, prolapsed frog. Collapsed bars. Preferred lead. “The horse will often have a broad, bulbous frog,” says Hall of Fame farrier Danvers Child. “Some people refer to it as a prolapsed frog.

3 weeks ago | americanfarriers.com | Jeff Cota

A bipartisan trio of Congressional members introduced legislation that would repeal and replace the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) if enacted into law. Sen. Tom Cotton, an Arkansas Republican, Rep. Clay Higgins, a Louisiana Republican, and Rep. Don Davis, a North Carolina Democrat, introduced the Racehorse Health and Safety Act (RHSA) to improve the integrity and safety of racehorses, as well as resume state sovereignty.

1 month ago | americanfarriers.com | Jeff Cota

“The quality of shoeing is really good [in the San Francisco Bay area],” says Somerset, England, native Mike Hayward. “You have to bring something to the table that the others don’t. Everyone gets along pretty well. A lot of people try to come into the area because you can make a very good living.”Hayward primarily shoes performance horses and therapeutic cases in the Bay area with his team, Esteban Narez and Fernando Roman, on a 5 to 6-week schedule.

1 month ago | americanfarriers.com | Jeff Cota

A Kentucky circuit court dismisses a lawsuit alleging Hot Rod Charlie was wearing illegal horseshoes while winning the Lukas Classic by a head over Rich Strike. Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Annie O’Connell granted the defendants’ motion for dismissal after determining the alleged rule violation fails to warrant a private legal claim. In addition, O’Connell ruled the plaintiffs have not fully pursued relief through the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corp.

1 month ago | americanfarriers.com | Jeff Cota

After a day of shoeing, Henry Heymering huddled at his kitchen table in early 1975 putting together the first issue of American Farriers Journal. There was a resurgence in the horse population and farriers, yet there was a void in sharing knowledge. The Arcadia, Fla., farrier wanted to change that. Heymering filled 8 pages with a case involving a tunnel he found while trimming, product reviews, tire maintenance and a tool modification. AFJ collected 54 paid subscriptions in the first year.