When Walt Taylor kicked-off the presentation by Anvil 21 members at the American Farrier’s Association convention in Salt Lake City, Utah, he promised that the next four hours would cover “good, basic stuff.

As early as 1356, farriers joined together to better themselves and their trade.

ONE OF THE FARRIER INDUSTRY’S original nipper makers, Dale Everett Sprout, passed away on April 22. In 1960, he went to work with Adam Eckerich and George Earnest at G.E. Tools, building nippers.