Bill became interested in becoming a farrier when he realized on his journey on horseback from New York to Florida how difficult it was to find farriers along the way. Blacksmithing and shoeing horses was an art, and during the last few decades it was becoming a dying art.

In the 70's, the United States decided to set up trade schools and colleges that would teach the art of shoeing and keep it alive.  Bill attended Okalohoma Farrier College.  After he received his diploma in 1973, he started his business.  He specializes in the art of balance and corrective shoeing, for which he is noted up and down the eastern seaboard.