Resident Farrier, Ken Norman is a graduate of the Kentucky Horseshoeing School, and a member of the American Farrier's Association, as well as a founding member and current Vice-President of the Vermont Farrier's Association. He attends clinics yearly to keep
up with the latest technologies, and get together with other Farriers to discuss ideas for various equines.
Ken provides both hot and cold shoeing services to his clients. He particularly enjoys shoeing the Dressage, Eventing, and Pleasure horse; and also likes the challenge of finding a "comfort zone" for equines suffering from Laminitis, Navicular, and other hoof problems.
Summer shoes may be lighter weight aluminum, regular steel shoes, specialty shoes (eggbars, glue ons, plastic, etc.) or others. If pads are needed there are a variety to choose from. Shoes can be drilled for studs, clipped, rolled and/or squared at the toe, and so forth.
Winter shoes can include borium or studs for grip on icey roads, trails, or outdoor rings; and a choice of snowball or rim pads to keep the snow from packing into the hoof.
Although there are a variety of shoeing and corrective shoeing possibilities today, a good trim to balance and level each individual's hooves, done on a regular basis (every four to ten weeks depending on the equine), is still the foundation of them all.
