Here's What It's Like After 40 Years As A Farrier |

[@animeaunty]

Another crappy part of bein a farrier is a very poor Christmas. Alot of backyard horse owners like to put off spending the money to shoe their horses til AFTER the holidays. You can go from a full schedule at the beginning of November to maybe 1 stop a week halfway thru December. I remember yrs ago calling a friendly client crying & asked her to let us come shoe the horses for 30% off so we could get our boy a few gifts & something fun to eat. We don't have those kind of clients anymore. All our clientele now abundantly appreciate Lenny as their farrier. Thank Goodness!

[@stevesaratoga3787]

Has been shoeing my harness horse for over a year now, with 12 wins this year, Mike has done a great job with him no doubt

[@brianamaro5179]

hello, how can i contact this man?

[@stevesaratoga3787]

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[@sampathratnam6087]

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[@mikehooper4359]

He comes across with a sincere quality about the horses, his craft, and clients. The sincerity is what set them apart, track farriers on traveling farriers. I've met those that are just doing it because it is all they know and those who love it and the difference in the quality of person and their work is immense.

[@ElaineLiu]

I've no idea why this video is recommended on my front page, while it does not matter! The farrier is a super nice person and to the horses. I love horses pretty much while I never am able to ride a good one.

[@ColdB33r1]

LOVE THIS FARRIER.....HUMBLE AS HELL.

[@barbaradyson6951]

My old blacksmith started when he was 14, working for his father, his father shod all the mules and horses in Cambridge that were due for shipment to ww1 war front, after that he trained at Newmarket, did his bit during ww2 then went to work for Noel murless, then went free lance as well retired in 1985/86. His body though wasn't to worn. He died aged 96. He loved his job.

[@animeaunty]

Barbara Dyson What a wonderful legacy & story to have n ur family. Those cavalry farriers were the best there was. The US Army Cavalry Manual was THE book for shoeing horses for a very long time. My husband had to learn from it back n the 60s & he still claims that NO shoer should shoe a horse without learning it.

[@animeaunty]

D Billycheck Lenny swears by it cuz it puts on paper the fundamentals. When he was learning n the late 60s, there wasn't much literature yet. He still has all his students study it.

[@TightwadTodd]

@@animeaunty Been shoeing for 40 years and started learning from my grandad at 14..learned from several old Buckaroos when young and then attended a school at 19..the instructor was an old Cavalry Farrier and if i shoe,for the rest of my life,i doubt i will see his equal..

[@animeaunty]

@@TightwadTodd Then I wish u could meet my hubby. God truly made him, from from his flatish feet to his head of thick hair, to shoe horses. It's like he has x-ray vision & can c under the skin to the underlying structures & then dream up the perfect shoe for performance & appearance. He is simply a Master at his craft & still goin at 68. Long ago he even designed & built a shoe for a dude string horse that had his coffin bone fully rotated out thru the bottom of its hoof...totally exposed. He walked off & back n2 the string. That blows my mind! I think he hinged a thin steel plate to the shoe so it could b opened up for treatment & then closed so nothing would make contact with the bone. Apprenticing for 10 years would never b enuf to learn all he has. He's old...when he first moved to Arizona from Ney York, he charged $7 to shoe a horse...I've yet to meet another farrier that could hold a candle & that's sad.

[@daniellegilman6084]

Owning a TB, i have the utmost respect for the farrier.

[@aaronbrigham4743]

Amazing video I'm a equine business management student at Johnson Wales University I've been around horses my whole life and I always thought being a fairer was really good work it's tough work it's like the bronze and I've observed a lot of barriers it's not an easy job but I'm willing to take the first step.

[@roosterp.5662]

Im 26 and have been around horses maybe four times. I plan on going to school her in my state and only pray i can find an apprenticeship and learn the trade.

[@animeaunty]

Rooster P. If u r lucky enuf to find a good apprenticeship please stay with them as many years as u can. It's impossible to learn all u need n only 6 months or even 2 years. Back n the old days, apprenticeships lasted 5yrs or often longer. It's WAY worth it if u have to move to another town to work with a Master Farrier. U would never regret it. There r so few Masters left n the US.

[@fernandocufre4552]

American First man is like to see how u speak u got me pumped!

[@farrier8926]

Currently 2 years into my apprenticeship. I can only hope my body holds out for another 40 years

[@joshbrucks]

farrier 89 9 months into mine. we shoe for a retired farrier, he retired at 70. would be nice to last that long. the guy training me is 45 and he is already starting to have back issues.

[@Felale]

I have back problems from leaning over the sink in the morning jesus.

[@notafuckinpplperson8233]

Ictus he’s lucky if at 45 he’s only now getting back issues

[@animeaunty]

farrier 89 Oh, u will b on serious pain meds by the time u r 55. My husband is 67 & still at it but it hurts....ALOT. Shoeing horses is a labor of love. U can only endure if u truly LOVE what u do. Good Luck ☺

[@filly2299]

How's it going now?

[@shelby.grwms32]

I’m a farrier too. And my name is Mike Gentile! I live NC Small World ❤

[@dkroen17]

All that and a Packer fan!

[@robertanvilrm]

I feel you, man. im 43, and I've been a farrier for half of that, and i wouldn't trade it for any thing its who i am

[@dedwin8930]

You are a fantastic artisan!!! Train new people too !!

[@Christofferne]

Then there is my ferrier, he has 300 horses all to himself, while doing private customers next to everything.

[@cbsmitty7281]

Hi I actually work on lots of TB off the track , I would love to ask you a few questions on them and best way to keep them sound. There is terrible shape after their career is over and people pull there shoes and sale them for what ever, I'm having to come behind them and get their hoofs back in shape for mostly Hunt jump, and just pasture mates to others, but I live in south and my speciality is quarter horses , if you ever had a min I could pic your brain I would appreciate it so much. .. I actually rodeo up that way 4 months of year while on tour when I was a younger man. Upstate New York beautiful, painted pony .!. Lol

[@AlsFarrierServices]

what song is playing in the midddle of this video

[@rapskallion]

Word of advice: Lower the music volume or raise the volume of Mike's voice. Edit: The effect you're trying for is working but needs to be finessed so that it's not offensive to the ears.

[@commadanteflet]

What school did you go to?

[@nikkolettguyer4913]

Mike I know that man I am sure his name was Ray Smith I met him when I was at Cobleskill ag and tech

[@Goat67]

I love horses

[@antr7493]

what school in South Jersey? I would love to go there. I couldn't find one in South Jersey. Only : Peters Valley Craft Center 19 Kuhn Road Leyton, NJ 07851

[@michelbonneur4491]

d ont know this man but i like him [ selfmade master i think]

[@nolanriley9865]

Go pack go !!!

[@lynnehuff9659]

Appreciate the shots of the entire horse, not just the hoof.

[@jefferyschirm4103]

With all your skill with your work why not force yourself to learn to use a electric hoof knife ? After a couple month your job would be about maybe 50 per. easier

[@catherinepalmer4596]

Interesting man and good video - except for that horrible music. Please turn it down or off.

[@bradlyfan]

go packers!

[@Werthmkoo]

Music is annoying as f

[@40597]

Oklahoma, you need to get off the pot with this.

[@40597]

I know you wanna feature your doings with the media and all that whoreshit.