Tad Coffin
Olympic Gold Medalist, inventor, saddle designer and manufacturer · Charlottesville, Virginia
Farrier Hall of Fame member Ada Gates is a national treasure! For years she has been, and continues to be, a gifted resource for horseman and farriers in need of advice or assistance in matters of shoeing.
Ada has been instrumental in helping my horses in collaboration with the farrier I work with. The results have been astounding. Along with some of America’s best horsemen, I am ever grateful for her help!
Tad Coffin
Olympic Gold Medalist, inventor, saddle designer and manufacturer · Charlottesville, Virginia
Tad Coffin won individual and team gold in eventing at the 1976 Olympic Games and has spent the decades since designing and building saddles — work that turns on the same question Ada asks of the foot: what is this actually doing to the horse underneath it?
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- Ongoing collaboration with Coffin’s own farrier
Ada consults privately, in clinics, and internationally through live online platforms.