Getting It Right
If there’s one thing that matters to me in this line of work, it’s this:
Getting it right for the horse.
Not just getting by.
Not doing what’s easy.
And not doing something just because “that’s how it’s always been done.”
Getting it right.
That’s what drives me to keep learning. To keep studying. To look back at cases and be honest about what worked and what didn’t. It’s why I take on the tough ones—because those are the horses that force you to grow whether you want to or not.
I spend a lot of time working with veterinarians, learning from other farriers, going to clinics, hosting clinics… anything that helps me get better at what I do.
And I’ve made it a point to step outside just farrier work too. I’ve spent time learning from the rider’s side — working with clinicians like Josh Lyons/Lyons Legacy — to better understand how what I do under the horse shows up in movement and performance. Because the hoof doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It all ties together.
This year, I had an opportunity that honestly meant a lot to me.
Jeff Cota Jeff Cota and the folks at American Farriers Journal offered me the chance moderate at the 2026 International Hoof-Care Summit.
They gave me two topics:
* Managing Backyard Horses and Their Owners
* Managing Hoof Wall Separation
That’s something I don’t take lightly.
To be in a room full of farriers from all over the world — and be trusted to speak into that space — was humbling.
Plain and simple.
But more than anything, it lit a fire in me.
Because this trade… it’s bigger than any one of us. And if we’re going to do right by these horses, we’ve got to keep pushing ourselves, keep learning, and be willing to share what we know along the way.
At the end of the day, I don’t have it all figured out.
But I’m going to keep showing up, keep doing the work, and keep chasing getting it right—one horse at a time.
Foundation First,
Horsemanship Always
