The International Horseshoeing Hall of Fame is the crown jewel of farriery. We know, because you criticize it.

As a farrier, chances are there was someone who helped you find your footing in the industry, a mentor who changed your life or a friend who got you through hard times. Now is a great time to honor that person.

American Farriers Journal (AFJ) is among three Lessiter Media publications that won National Awards in the American Society of Business Publication Editors’ 2025 Azbee Awards of Excellence.

The International Hoof-Care Summit is proud to welcome back Hoof MD as a Bronze Level Educational Partner for the 2025 event set to take place in the Cincinnati metro area.

American Farriers Journal offered activities and advertising at different levels for any size business. It was a good place to connect farriers, veterinarians and businesses in the industry.

When I’d be out on the road driving a tractor trailer, I had the opportunity to retrieve outdated copies of AFJ. It was my joy at the end of the day to read some of it! They were always read cover to cover.tract

American Farriers Journal is seeking up-and-coming farrier nominations for our Rising Shoeing Star program by September 24, 2025.

In the early days, the AFJ staff’s belief in me and my ability to write allowed me to push forward and publish over 100 AFJ articles, and eventually a textbook that dramatically changed our lives.

American Farriers Journal is celebrating its 50th anniversary and we’re reflecting on the relationships and partnerships we’ve forged, the milestones and the lessons we’ve learned along the way. In the famed Christmas movie “It’s a Wonderful Life,” protagonist George Bailey gets to see, via a dramatic intervention by an angel named Clarence Oddbody, what the world might have been like had he never been born. Hoof-care professionals share their thoughts on what the farrier industry would be like if AFJ never existed.