“The Lameness Connection” has three Farriers in its group, working closely with three different Veterinary clinics.

David Hesseltine is a Certified Journeyman Farrier [#2943] with the American Farriers Association and has over 30 years experience. Most of his experience has been with lame horses and balance problems. Bill Wilson is a Farrier with 3 years working with David Hesseltine.  Matt Motley has been apprenticing with David Hesseltine for a year and a half. Matt comes to us, from Novice, Texas, with considerable understanding of western style ranch horses.

    We work as a team regularly. David and Bill service most of the Veterinary referrals. We do a considerable amount of laminitic horses, “Navicular syndrome” horses, as well as a broad range of balance problems. We regularly attend seminars & clinics to further our education and try to stay up to date on the latest information and techniques in our field. We also putt on clinics our selves, for Farriers, Trainers & owners as a way of sharing and exchanging information.

    We “STRONGLY” believe in the “TEAM” effort between Vets, Farriers, and Owners and/or Trainers.  Our successes have largely come from this belief.