Why Choose East Coast Horseshoeing School?

Joey White
Farrier

The head instructor, Joey White, is a second-generation farrier who has experience in all breeds and disciplines of horses. He has been self-employed full time shoeing horses for 27 years. Joey is a hands-on learner and he wants to teach the same way. 

He started helping his dad, Bobby White, when he was 10.  He attended Danny Ward's School in 1997.  He started his own business in North Carolina in 1998. 

In 2000 Joey started shoeing standardbred race horses in Delaware.  He had a successful career fo 12 years.  After this we came to Virginia and started with a new group of clients.  We continued traveling to shoe the race horses up until the school was opened in 2023. 

Joey travels to shoe the standardbreds that go to Pinehurst, NC in the winter.

Joe Marotta
Farrier

Joe Marotta would tack on lost shoes at his families standardbred training farm.  When the horseshoers would come to the farm he would work closely with them and eventually picked up the tools himself and he was on his way.  He became the farrier for his families horses.  

Later Joe became a member of the Journeyman Horseshoers Union which allowed him to shoe at the tracks in the Detroit area.  He had a successful career for 35 years.

Joe now helps in Pinehurst and comes to the school a couple of times during every class to give borium and forge welding instruction.

Kasey Carnes
Teacher

Kasey Carnes has a Bachelor's of Science from Averett University in Equestrian  Studies with a concentration in Dressage Instruction.  She has been the Barn Manager for a number of facilities.  Where she was not only responsible for the daily care of the horses but also for injuries and rehab they needed.

Kasey enjoys giving riding lessons and learning as much as she can about the equine industry.  She teaches the anatomy and business part of our program.  

Her excitement and passion is a perfect match to our school.