About the Farrier Industry Association

Have anvil, will travel.

Those words define a trade that has evolved over time into an industry serving horses and 7.1 million Americans whose lives are intertwined with theirs. The craftsmen who once traveled by buggy wherever horses needed to be shod now show up in customized vehicles with tools that are likely to include a laptop computer, portable anvil and propane torch.

And they are part of a network developed to enhance their profession and related aspects of it.

Founded in 1986, the Farrier Industry Association provides education about the horse industry, promotes sound business through training programs, and organizes trade shows. The FIA is also a corridor for communication within the industry.

We are horse owners, employees, service providers and volunteers. We are manufacturers, suppliers and retailers who sell farrier-related products. And we are friends.

Board of Directors
Emily Schwarz Bull Monetta Farrier Specialties PO Box 116 Monetta, SC 29105 Phone: (803) 685-5101 Fax: 803-685-5654 emily@monettafarrier.com		Tab Pigg Vettec, Inc. 7645 Anemone Azle, TX 76020 Phone: (817) 475-8198 Fax: (817) 444-0503 tabpigg@earthlink.net
Dave Erb Victory Racing Plate Co. 1200 Rosedale Avenue Baltimore, MD 21237 Phone: (410) 391-6600 Fax: (410) 687-4132 derb@mycomcast.com		Audrie Salsbury The Shoein' Shop 31740 Dunlap Blvd. Yucaipa, CA  92399 Phone: (800) 200-0031 Fax: (909) 794-8519 shoeinshop@aol.com
Committee Chairpersons
Business Conference Michelle Nicolaides Empire Farrier Supply Phone: (951) 296-0046 Fax: (951) 296-0045 empirefarrier@earthlink.net   Bylaws Dave Erb Victory Racing Plate Co. Phone: (410) 391-6600 Fax: (410) 687-4132 derb@mycomcast.com   Election Lee Green The Shoein’ Shop Phone: (909) 794-3455 Fax: (909) 794-8519 leegreen@pe.net   Membership/Information Alice Musser American Farriers Journal Phone: (262) 782-4480 Fax: (262) 782-1252 mussera@lesspub.com   MarketPlace Emily Schwarz Bull Monetta Farrier Specialties, Inc. Phone: (803) 685-5101 Fax: (803) 685-5654 emily@monettafarrier.com   Marketing Tab Pigg Vettec, Inc. Phone: (817) 475-8198 Fax: (817) 444-0503 tabpigg@earthlink.net
Regional Events
Bob Schantz Spanish Lake Blacksmith Shop, Inc. Phone: (636) 463-7211 bob@spanishlake.com
Account Executive
Jean Weiss 134 Fairmont Street, Ste. B Clinton, MS  39056 Phone: (601) 924-3495 Fax: (601) 924-0720 jweiss@farrierindustry.org
Webmaster
Dirt Road Media 762 Old Chalk Bed Road Batesburg, SC 29006 Phone: (888) 378-7623 Fax: (888) 214-7534 info@dirtroadmedia.com