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Ross'  Credentials
Farrier Education:

  • 1985-Graduate of Oklahoma School of Horseshoeing

  • Oregon Farrier Association member #36

  • Certified AFA Member

  • 1986 OFA Contest Winner

  • Certified in Glue-on Shoe Technology

  • Certified Equithane Technician

  • Continuing Education Clinics:

  • Hart Bar Shoes
         Burney Chapman-Pioneer in Hart Bar Shoeing and Hoof Resection- Instructor.           And Equine Insurance Claim Specialist

  • Therapeutic Shoeing
         Myron McLean -Farrier Clinician of Somerset, Mass, Equine Insurance Claim             Specialist who employs a full time veterinarian.        

  • Gait Faults and Corrections (3 clinics)
         Scott Simpson -Instructor at WWCC Farrier School,
         Author of  Horseshoeing Simplified and Gait Faults and Corrections

  • Concave Shoe Making for Jumpers (2 Clinics)
         Bob Marshall - World Champion Forging from Spruce Meadows BC, Canada

  • Efficiency in Horse Shoeing

  • Eagle Eye  Horse Shoeing
         Lee Green-World Champion Speed Farrier from Bishop CA

  • English Forge Techniques
         Edward Martin- World Champion Draft Farrier

  • Basic Shoeing Simplified
         Doug Butler  -Author of Horseshoeing text book

  • Equine Acupuncture in relation to Movement
         Dr Marvin Cain - Pioneer in Equine Acupuncture 
         Author of Veterinary Equine Acupuncture text book

  • Equine Osteopathy And Gait Correction
         Dr Dominique Ginneaux - Pioneer in Equine Osteopathy France

  • Shoeing Reiners
         Rod Harny- Bobby Avila's farrier until retirement

  • Mustad Glue-On Shoes

  • Vettec Glue-on system Certification
         Mustad Shoe Company

Ross Maynard had a full service Farrier Business in Northwestern Oregon for 19 yrs. 

His Past Clients include:

  • 11x world champion calf roper Ricky Canton as Summer rodeo circuit farrier

  • GLV-VFM Miniature and Morgan Horses -Regional and National Champions

  • Howard Stables Miniature, Shetland, Gaited Harness and Pinto- Regional and National Champions

  • ABRA Buckskin National Champion -Chris Dinsmore

  • Coleman Corrals- National High School, Collegiate and Circuit Champion Rodeo horses- Steve, Kathy, Bridget and Mitch Coleman

  • Jake Price Stables- Grand Oaks Farms- Morgan, Saddlebred and Tennessee Walking Horses including  National Champions Mr Generator, Sun Eden's Super Sonic,  and Triton Ryan

  • Special T Hackneys -Regional and National Champions

  • Kelvin Grove Farms -World Champion AQHA horses

  • Too many to list-WPRA Columbia River Circuit Finals Barrel horses

  • Coalys Steel Cutter-
2000 Montana Circuit Champion Barrel Futurity horse
2001 Montana Circuit Champion Barrel Derby horse

  • Tuffen Up-
1991-26 in the NFR World Standings Barrel Racing
1987-1991 CRC Circuit Finals Qualifer

  • Tern Fast-
1993-23 in the NFR World Standings Barrel Racing
1992-1999 CRC Circuit Finals Qualifer

  • Dats Bourbon Street -$50,000  Dollar Winning AQHA Race horse

  • Straight Sage Bank -the Oregon Champion 2 yr old AQHA running horse and   Portland Futurity Champion

  • Ross and wife Leslie are the Owners and Breeders of
          WPRA World Champion Barrel Futurity horse LRM Lightning Watch

Ross Maynard has had the pleasure of working on horses for:

  • Zsa Zsa Gabor,  Owner of Fine Tennessee Walkers

  • Rich Skelton -NFR Roper

  • Rod Lyman -NFR Bulldogger

  • Joe Beaver -NFR Roper

  • Fallon Taylor -NFR Barrel Racer

  • Amy Dale -NFR Barrel Racer

  • Cindy Woods,  17 in the NFR World Standings Barrel Racing

  • Martha Josey -World Champion Barrel Racer

  • Kay Blandford -World Champion Barrel Racer

  • Tonia Wright -NFR Barrel racer

  • McKenzie Miller -NFR Barrel Racer