Posted by Ray Miller on June 26, 2003 at 20:03:45:
In Reply to: Re: Who are the top ten farriers in the US? posted by Eric Wilt on June 19, 2003 at 23:35:19:
Who are the top ten farriers in the US.
I feel the top 10 are the hundreds who go to the task of trimming and shoeing horses day in and day out for years on end for a living. The names you never see in print. Those who keep the horse sound under many types of conditions. Those who put time in from early morning to late at night, weekends and holidays. Cold and hot days, wet and dry days.
I don't mean the part-timers, the weekenders, the iron hangers.
I mean those that have the knowledge and keep working at trying to understand more and more about the movement of the horse and the effect that shoeing and trimming has on the horse.
Those who are good enought to make their living at what they do. Those are the true professionals and belong in the top ten.
Just my thinking.
Ray Miller