A treasured hoof-care industry quilt continues raising money in the farrier industry years after being auctioned off at the American Farrier’s Association (AFA) Convention.
Alice Musser, a retired American Farriers Journal advertising representative, made the queen-size quilt. It is composed of several squares representing hoof-care industry companies.
The late International Horseshoeing Hall of Famer Lee Liles submitted the winning $7,000 bid and displayed it at his National Museum of Horseshoeing Tools and Hall of Honor in Sulphur, Okla. Fellow Hall of Famer Terry Stever acquired the quilt after the museum relocated to Oklahoma City. He donated it to the auction at the 2024 AFA Convention.
Scott Colson, another Hall of Fame farrier, contributed $1,000 toward the quilt and then returned it to the auction for another round of bidding. Bobby Salsbury, owner of California Farrier Supplies, won the second round of bidding for $650 for a total of $1,650. In total, the quilt has raised $8,650.
“I’m excited that the quilt continues to raise money for the AFA,” Musser says.