Author Archives: Dan

  In this article, we will look at the use of the drift and pritchel in the completing steps of the shoe punching process. We’ll use the 5 City nail and 5/16×3/4″ barstock for the discussion. Figure 1 depicts the … Continue reading →

Guest Blog from Katie Burnett   Each year, when it is time for the Derby, I am reminded of how my grandparents enjoyed the celebration of this race – and how much I love the memories of my grandparents. Mark … Continue reading →

Every year, I look forward to spending time at the track as everyone prepares for the Kentucky Derby. While everyone is enjoying all of the festivities, the farriers are hard at work making sure the horses are ready to run. … Continue reading →

Guest Blog from Sara Vanderpol Travis Buck, Dan Corkery, Sara Vanderpol, Randy Brassard and alternate Johnny Edwards arrived in Birmingham, England this past September for the 37th International Horse Shoeing Championships. We spent three days at Derek Gardner’s shop in … Continue reading →

Guest Blog from Rob Logsdon of FPD It’s that time of year, traveling throughout the Southeast and Midwest, attending Clinics and Contests. I started this recent trip by attending a clinic in Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee, hosted by Tennessee Farrier Supply … Continue reading →

Everyone at FPD has enjoyed following the progress of the 2016 Canadian Farriers Team this summer. Under the Kerckhaert/Liberty brands we are proud to participate as a sponsor of this talented group of farriers. Led by their team manager Sean … Continue reading →

Guest Blog by Rob Logsdon, FPD Josh Johnson and I had the pleasure of visiting Butch Colbert at Green County Horseshoe Supply Inc. in Greenville, New York on our way to Saratoga Springs recently. Butch delivers farrier supplies to several … Continue reading →

Blog by Dan Burke, FPD When FPD was asked last year if we would sponsor a new farrier demo tent for the ABANA conference in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2016, we didn’t hesitate to say yes. We were excited … Continue reading →

Guest blog by Rob Logsdon, FPD Recently, I was able to visit with Todd Boston at Churchill Downs, where Todd and his assistant, Kevin Howard were shoeing Tepin, Queen of the Turf, for trainer Mark Casse and owner Robert Masterson. … Continue reading →

Guest Blog by Josh Johnson of FPD Recently, I attended Meader’s 27th annual Farrier’s Day Event; an event spread over three days and including a contest, blacksmith clinic and farrier clinic. Roy Bloom and Tom Willoughby were the AAPF sponsored … Continue reading →