What Is a Percheron Horse? Percherons are among the largest and oldest breeds of horses. They are draft horses, bred for size and strength. Other types of draft horses include Clydesdales and Shires.

O wing to the fact that horseshoes are both a game and a good luck charm, most people know what horses’ “shoes” look like.

Retired police horses require routine care to ensure quality of life. If Gov. Meyer signs this bill, the state will help owners cover the costs.

At the Pacific Coast Horseshoeing School in Plymouth, Calif., Amanda Smith, 35, the lead instructor, has noticed an uptick in enrollment of students with zero horse experience, something she ...

The breed is the focus of a four-day event in Iowa Falls as the American Cream Draft Horse Association celebrates the 80th anniversary of its charter July 10-13. The anniversary will include an expo, ...

Keith Warner, owner of KW Horseshoeing based out of Great Barrington, is a second-generation farrier who learned the historic craft nearly 30 years ago while he was still in high school from his ...

Bill Spellman, a North East farrier, has trimmed and shoed horse hooves for nearly 15 years. To him, it's a job he's always been naturally good at.

Shoeing horses, he said, is a competitive, demanding and sometimes dangerous job. “Every day could be your last,” he said. But he said he’s more comfortable working on a horse than anywhere ...

Hundreds of heavy horses will fill the Keystone Centre next week for the 2023 World Clydesdale Show, where spectators can watch five days of the draft horses in various competitions. “The local ...