Prescott Forge & Farriery, LLC

12/25/2024

05/25/2024

When we talk about horses there are so many things that go on that we are completely ignorant of.

04/11/2024

2024 Summer Clinics in Midland, Texas!
We are excited about the new opportunities and knowledge we will be sharing this summer!

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03/09/2024

This was written (very well I might add) by a farrier to other farriers. This is a great example of this industry answering questions and trying to keep the education moving forward. Thank you for letting me share your piece Douglas Hogue!

Farrier post:

I read something yesterday that i wanted to comment on. It was mentioned that this individual decided that certification wasn’t necessary or he wasn’t interested in it because after the certification horses had to be re-shod. He said they had to be re-shod because someone told him that the AFA standard was bad or that they would fall off or something like that…. Allow me to address this…. And gladly open the topic for discussion.

Let me start by saying I am a Certified Journeyman farrier. I Am a Tester… I am also part of the folks in Texas that will re shoe a horse after certification .

That is in fact a true thing. It’s real, we will go behind you after you’ve taken your certification and re shoe the horse. This is not because you have achieved the standard and that standard is so crappy that they have to be fixed but the opposite. It’s mostly because the candidate has failed to achieve the standard and we the body of the TPFA do not want horses that just got shod in a certification to go back home with a sub par job. People work really hard to get horses for these events and besides it being a “free” shoeing it’s also supposed to be a good one. This is being done so that we don’t all the d***s that need to be drugged… the bad footed ones… the kickers etc … the effort put forth by the body is such that when a person is nice enough to allow their horse to be used for certification it’s a damn good job.

So ….. after certification work often times looks like re clinching (the candidate ran out of time and wasn’t able to properly clinch). Re fitting/nailing… the candidate didn’t fit appropriately so the nails are low and the fit is off. Re shoeing the horse completely happens when the candidate was stopped and the testers have to go back and make sure everything is ok.

What about the horse that showed up in a package of some kind. Stands like a statue so he’s used… doesn’t have much foot so he’s great for a candidate … after the test the shoes are pulled and the package is re applied. That’s a thing….. what about a horse that was used for a CJF run and the owner uses it for say trail riding… maybe the horse needs traction behind… i don’t usually see that but it could hypothetically happen.

So you see my friend the horse wasn’t redone because the standard had been achieved , but rather the standard was missed.

I hope this clarification would shed light on what it is you witnessed. During the next test feel free to scribe for any number of testers and that would really offer insight into the process.

As I’ve said before i stand firmly behind the certification process as well as competing. I firmly believe that those of us who choose to overlook those aspects of this profession are doing a disservice to themselves and the horses they shoe. People say they have too many things going on… don’t have the time… thank goodness Doctors took the time to go to medical school and then TEST OUT TO BE A DOCTOR ! Thank god our nurses , lawyers, barbers, electricians , plumbers, carpenters , engineers , mechanics, HVAC, welders…. All have to test out to work in the upper levels of their professions.

Ive never met a competitor or a certified (properly certified ) person who didn’t say they benefited greatly from the process. So if you’ve not done it then you really have no opinion… contest or certification , either one.

Lastly on this matter i read something that said the competitors were egotistical … that may be somewhat true but phrased misleadingly. When i Roped as a young man i felt really strongly that i was a pretty good hand and i felt that if you didn’t rope you weren’t handy. I kinda felt that way until my number got high enough and i wasn’t insecure or i got old enough i wasn’t insecure. Either way it applies here. As far as competition goes i think in many ways it’s similar. Insecure behavior oftentimes shows itself in many forms. Ego is definitely one of them. But i ask this of the gentleman that said that us competitors are egotistical …. Is it the “top” guys that you feel that way about? Or is it the folks that maybe have some of their own insecurities and it just comes off as ego.

As a guy that’s really good at rubbing folks the wrong way let me tell you that insecurity can affect us in many ways. I often times have behaved badly because i was insecure. If your an older person that enters this career in your late 20s and watch as guys 10 years younger whip your ass it will definitely put your back up. That’s not their problem it’s yours… sort that out… if your an older guy that’s earned your way into the open and these younger guys whip your ass cause they’re good then that’s ok too! It’s all ok… my point about the ego thing is that it’s often times insecurities that are coming out. And that’s ok….

I hope this long winded Saturday morning post gets to the folks it was aimed at… enjoy your day.

02/11/2024

Thank God for good lights, good horses, and patient wives!

02/07/2024

Happy to be a small part of a bigger dream!

MIDLAND, Texas – Double Diamond Equestrian Center in Midland aims to teach kids about responsibility and discipline through a student work program. The director of Double Diamond Equestrian C…

09/05/2023

Waiting on the next one!

08/18/2023

Well, the transmission went out on the work truck so we went and upgraded to a shoeing trailer! We just completed our first day shoeing out of the new rig! Thank you Texas Farrier Supply for helping us get this great new Stonewell Bodies Middy Trailer. Full with all the new toys we could use!

05/10/2023

Farrier created and farrier recommended! So glad we got a sample in a box from FarrierBox a while back! We have been using this brand of fly spray for a couple of years now and have had good success with it! It's not going to stop all of the flies but it sure helps to keep the horses quieter while we are working on them!

02/08/2023

If you ever wondered how similar we were to our equine friends.

04/08/2022

This or That!!
This (Jessie James GLITTER) or That (Punchy Pink)
Which style fits you better??

10/05/2021

Just some interesting information.

10/05/2021

Some interesting information.

09/21/2021

Just FYI!