AFJ Robert "Red" Renchin Leadership Award

Sponsor:

  • American Farriers Journal & Lessiter Media

Qualifications:

  • Recipient must be a current member of IAPF.

  • Recipient may not be a current member of the IAPF Board of Directors, but may have been a former member of Board.

  • Recipient must have displayed qualities similar to the exemplary leadership demonstrated by Robert "Red" Renchin CF APF, including:

    • Well-respected by, and able to work hand-in-hand with, area veterinarians and other farriers on critical horse care cases,

    • A willingness to share his/her knowledge and train future hoof-care farriers,

    • A continuing desire to learn more about all aspects of hoof-care and evaluate new techniques in the farrier field,

    • A willingness to go out of his/her way to help fellow farriers, and

    • A strong believer in the need for highly effective customer service.

Honorees:

  • 2016 - Robert "Red" Renchin CF APF of Mequon, Wisconsin (Awarded Posthumously)

  • 2017 - Frank Gravlee DVM MS CNS & Linda Gravlee of Cherokee, Alabama

  • 2018 - Robert "Bob" Schantz CJF APF of Foristell, Missouri

  • 2019 - Donald R. Jones CJF APF of Pleasant Garden, North Carolina

  • 2020 - David Birdsall CJF APF of Water Mill, New York

  • 2021 - Joseph Yoder APF of Fredericksburg, Ohio (Awarded Posthumously)

  • 2022 - David D. Farley CF APF-I of Loxahatchee, Florida