I am a farrier who prides herself on quality, taking the time to evaluate each horse and address it's needs. Shoeing is a science that you never stop learning. Every day I strive to learn more and become a better farrier.
After doing research on schools, I found one of the top farrier schools in the nation right here in my backyard, Pacific Coast Horseshoing School. I had already lined up an apprenticeship and rode on the weekends while attending school. This helped put what I was learning at school immediately into perspective. With the education at PCHS and the guidance under the apprenticeship, I have established a well rounded education to grow on.
F.A.Q.'s
What education do you have as a farrier?
I attended Pacific Coast Horseshoeing School in the fall/ winter of 2008. During and after school I apprenticed with Patrick O'Hara for six months. I have attended several clinics and am constantly searching to further my education. I have also competed in competitions. The first competitions and clinics I attended were before I went to farrier school in 2008. I also was working on my own horse before I attended school.
Why did you become a farrier?
As a horse owner I was disappointed in the lack of qualified farriers with business skills in my area. I saw a need in my community that I felt I could fill and enjoy.
In all the time I have had my horse Tuck, only two farriers have successfully trimmed or shoed all four of his feet. Those two farriers are Patrick O'Hara and myself.
Spanish Mustang
Cayuse Choctaw Blue SMR # 3376 AKA Tuck
Born April 14 2003
Sire: Choctaw Three
Dam: White Squaw
Tuck was born on the Cayuse Ranch in Wyoming. He was sold to Many Ponies in South Dakota as a colt where he received his brand of MP. From there his history is unknown untill I ran into an add in the Sacramento Bee in January of 2006. The add was for an unregistred Shire paint cross for $700. I don't know why but I had to go see him. On January 15, 2006 I brought Tuck home and our story began.
My beautiful Spanish Mustang is slowly turning me into a mustang. He has shown me how to love and what is required for all love to succeed.
I would not be me today with out him. I would have never become a farrier or found peace and happiness. I owe him my life and he owes his to me. I found him and restored his heritage as he found me and restored me to living. I truly believe God has sent him to me as a beacon to show me my way.
Links
The Spanish Mustang is a direct descendant of the horses brought to the New World by the early Spaniards. Confused by many with the feral horses currently managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), there is a vast difference in both appearance and ancestry.
The word Mustang means mixed. These horses are no longer mixed, they are a breed.
Spanish Mustang Registry
Cayuse Ranch
Many Ponies
