Jim Keith has been a horseshoer and blacksmith for close to 40 years. He developed and taught a Farrier Science course through a vocational school for 15 years before beginning his own horseshoe manufacturing business.

In the spring of 1999, Jim sold the horseshoe manufacturing business to Greg and Sandi Hudson, but has retained his tool manufacturing business. Jim knows his stuff - he won the title of "World Champion Horseshoer" at the 1991 Calgary Stampede and has competed at other international competitions as a member of the elite American Farriers Team.

Jim is well-known for his therapeutic shoeing methods for crippled horses and has presented several seminars and lectures on the subject. With several horseshoeing customers who ran barrels, Jim developed the Performance Shoe to fit their needs. However, it has caught on by others using it for various applications of horsemanship.