Let me start off by saying what a wonderful website this is. All of you are very informative. I am blessed to have found this.

I was wondering if someone might be able to point me in the right direction. I live North of Pensacola on the Florida/Alabama line. Does anyone know a skilled farrier I might be able to get ahold of. I would like to ride around to see if this is something I truley want before I spent money to attend a school.

Thanks in advance

Kevin

go to school. if then this is not something you wanna do, that was just some money spent. you´ll get over it. there are not many farriers that i know of, who are willing to take a guy who hasn´t shod at all.

of course you can propably call someone and ask him if it would be ok to just come and watch him work, but however you put it, you´re slowing him down...

school would be my #1 choice. or go to some weekend class. there you´d be able to atleast try to trim some cadavers.
what ever you decide, welcome to the world of farriery. this is a complex trade, and day after day, you´ll realize that you know less than yesterday...

bit like my english. i hope you understood my post....