Dave has been taking care of our farrier needs since
2001. Always on time, always on schedule. One of the
most professional farriers I have met. We do
competitive trail riding (NATRC) and endurance
riding. Soundness and way of going are the key to
success, and that starts with the feet. Dave knows
his craft well. His expertise and skill have
contributed to National Championships, 1st place in
the nation awards, and finishing the toughest
endurance ride in the nation, The Tevis Cup.
Jonni Jewell
David has worked on my dressage horses since I moved
to Texas in October 2012. He shoes my private horses
as well as my training and competition horses
ranging from four year olds to seasoned FEI horses.
David does an incredible job balancing each horse's
feet and addressing any issues that may arise to
keep the horses sound and comfortable. As a result
I have had no soundness issues related to any of my
horses' feet nor do they rarely throw a shoe. In
addition to being an amazing farrier, David is also
a very empathic horseman and treats the horses well.
He has put on shoes on many green horses that have
never been hot fitted or worn any shoes. They all
respond very well to David's calm and reaffirming
attitude and I don't have to worry about any of them
being afraid or developing bad habits in the cross
ties. I highly recommend David!
Benjamin Pfabe
Dressage Trainer
David Edens has been shoeing my horses for almost
twenty years. Not once in those years have I had to
call him to schedule a shoeing. My farm is on his
schedule and he calls or texts me to set up our
appointments. David's kept all my horses sound, the
Percheron, the Trakehners, the Thoroughbreds with
terrible feet, a paint, and grade horses. Shod or
trimmed, they all get the same great care. When I
got my first off-the-track Thoroughbred we lost a
few shoes before her hooves grew strong enough to
keep them on. One call to David and he'd come by my
farm to nail it back on within a day or two at the
most. Once he came to the farm to replace a shoe but
I was at my trainer's 8 miles up the road. David
found me at the training barn and re shod the mare.
Once he met me on a Sunday in a parking lot so I
wouldn't miss my lesson. I've never met another
farrier who would do anything like that. He's
simply the best, most reliable farrier I've ever
known.
Kate Morgan