He is also co-author, with his wife Cherry Hill, of Horse Housing, Maximum Hoof Power, Chapter 6, "Shoeing for Soundness" in Dr. Ted Stashak's Horseowner's Guide to Lameness, and hundreds of magazine articles on hoof care and horsekeeping facilites. His articles, illustrations, barn designs, and how-to tips have appeared regularly in magazines including Western Horseman, Horse & Rider and The Chronicle of the Horse. He has provided photos and illustrations for many of Cherry Hill's books.
Richard is the creator of the "SPARKY" series of steel horse sculptures, and of many innovative and useful forged hardware items for the home and stable including The Blanket Bar and The Swinging Blanket Rod System and The Ice Breaker.
Richard is a Certified Journeyman Farrier in the American Farriers Association and during his farrier carreer was a Registered Journeyman Farrier in the Guild of Professional Farriers and a Master Farrier in the Brotherhood of Working Farriers. For 11 years Richard provided therapeutic shoeing for some of the world's top veterinarians at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Colorado State University . His innovations include CVP Gasket Packing, for treating hoof diseases and to keep the hoof healthy when using full pads, and the Contiguous Clip Shoe for treating coffin bone fractures. Richard was a pioneer in the use of the wire-feed welder for making quick, effective horseshoe modifications for therapeutic and everyday use. His practical method for welding clips to horseshoes is explained in detail in his video "Welding Clips with a Wire-Feed Welder".
Richard's shoeing experience includes many riding disciplines including, dressage, cutting, reining, barrel racing, roping and endurance riding. He's also shod hunter/jumpers, police horses and the Budweiser Clydesdales.
Richard and Cherry live on Long Tail Ranch
in Rocky Mountain foothills south of Laramie,
Wyoming. |
Richard
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