Dave Duckett

Farrier Tips

Remember, it's Not the Horse’s Idea

By Jeff Cota posted on July 12, 2019 | Posted in Trimming

Three decades ago, Hall of Fame farrier Dave Duckett offered Jim Quick some sage advice. “He told me, ‘When you walk up to a horse with an idea in your mind, remember that it’s your idea, not the horse’s,’” recalls the Niwot, Colo., farrier. “Looking back, I think I wrecked horses’ feet for years, and I don’t like it.”

Online Extras: December 2016 Issue

December 27, 2016

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

Videos with Steve Norman discussing Thoroughbred racehorse shoeing
Best hoof-care tips of 2016
Insight from Dave Duckett
Video of forging techniques with John Williams
Dave Farley recollects his farriery career

35 Great Debuts

Here’s a look at when some of the greatest farriers first contributed to American Farriers Journal

By Pat Tearney posted on July 1, 2010 | Posted in Business Practices

While working on this 35th Anniversary issue of American Farriers Journal, I've been paging through back issues. At times I can almost feel the heat of the forges and hear the distant echo of hammer ringing on steel.

Shop Talk

Hall Of Fame Member Bob Skradzio Passes Away

May 1, 2010

International Horseshoeing Hall Of Fame member Bob Skradzio, Sr., passed away in late February at the age of 79. His wife, Aleen, three daughters and seven grandchildren survive the certified journeyman farrier from Ambler, Pa.