All the schooling and book learning in the world can�t compare to real, in the field experience. The more you see, and, the more you do the more you learn. This is the way it has been for Mike. 

A bad farrier can ruin a good horse but the right farrier can give a questionable horse a long and useful career. Understanding the inherit conditions of a particular horses hoofs and the use to witch the horse will be put should determine what kind if any shoes are required. 

Before Mike came along a few of us trail riders had decided that what was best for our horses was barefoot. Unfortunately after having to put up with a few days of ouchy feet after being trimmed we also decided the best trim was no trim or the rasping we did ourselves. Then along came Mike and now we have a farrier who understands the barefoot trim. And when Mike tells us he thinks we should put shoes on � we know our horses NEED shoes! 

Mike�s not afraid to refuse to put shoes on a horse that he knows has been over shod and needs time for his hoofs to heal. Dare we say that Mike cares more for the horses well being than he does for his own monetary gain. We do!

View some pictures of hoofs Mike has worked on: