Meet the shoer

No one ever says farrier on the backstrecth. When a horse's feet need attention, trainers call their shoer, or for old timers, possibly their plater. Regardless of your choice of terms, it's the same occupation and at Northern California racetracks, that man is Denny Francis. He was kind enough to find some time to talk about his job and a few of the different shoes worn by the racehorses we love.

If you have any questions about horseshoes or a shoers duties, send me a note or leave a comment and I'll ask. If you're feeling particularly ambitions, send a video question a la the recent YouTube presidential debates and I'll splice it in with the response.

**here's a slightly higher res version for those that prefer windows media files.