08 February 2009
Ya gotta start somewhere
I started this blog because I needed an outlet. What happened was I was posting on a popular farrier bulletin board and I just got tired of arguing endlessly about different things so I decided that I would serve a self imposed ban on posting on that site and I am actually happier. Horseshoeing is a funny business, it's a small community no matter where you go, your own route, the type of horses you shoe, even bumping around on the Internet you eventually become part of a community where people get to know you and develop a perception of who you are. So this is who I am
I have been shoeing horses all of my adult life, longer than half of it now. I started shoeing because I thought it would make dad happy, something I learned later that I could have done anything and he would have been just as glad. Who knew? There have been several huge influences in my life outside of the gimmes, mom, dad, my maternal grandparents, my step mom, and people your going to need to know if your going to be interested in this blog I s'pose. You gotta know the Big guys, big Roy, not so little Roy, Big Les, Big John, Fat John, You gotta know the big iron guys, Monte, Kelly, Gordon, and David. The old guys who will probably resent the fact that I call them old, Andy, Bruce, George, Sam. The platers, Dad, David, Keith, Bernie, Robert, Todd, Perry, Bob, Donnie and Boltcutter . The Hunter guys, Chuck, Chuck, Bob, Bob, Jeff, Merle, Kevin and the World Famous Jack. The country guys Michale, Bert, and Dave. The city guys, Sammy, Kevin, Duke, and Jerry. There are quite a few more that I am sure that I will get to in future posts. I'll tell you about everyone I know because I think they deserve the "props".
Keep in mind that I am a full time farrier, part time dad, I'm a husband with a honey do list that ends somewhere around the turn of the century, so this blog is my hobby, so there might be a post a week sometimes, but I will try to post at least once a month. So till then thanks for looking.
Well welcome. Check back, every once in a while who knows.
I have been shoeing horses all of my adult life, longer than half of it now. I started shoeing because I thought it would make dad happy, something I learned later that I could have done anything and he would have been just as glad. Who knew? There have been several huge influences in my life outside of the gimmes, mom, dad, my maternal grandparents, my step mom, and people your going to need to know if your going to be interested in this blog I s'pose. You gotta know the Big guys, big Roy, not so little Roy, Big Les, Big John, Fat John, You gotta know the big iron guys, Monte, Kelly, Gordon, and David. The old guys who will probably resent the fact that I call them old, Andy, Bruce, George, Sam. The platers, Dad, David, Keith, Bernie, Robert, Todd, Perry, Bob, Donnie and Boltcutter . The Hunter guys, Chuck, Chuck, Bob, Bob, Jeff, Merle, Kevin and the World Famous Jack. The country guys Michale, Bert, and Dave. The city guys, Sammy, Kevin, Duke, and Jerry. There are quite a few more that I am sure that I will get to in future posts. I'll tell you about everyone I know because I think they deserve the "props".
Keep in mind that I am a full time farrier, part time dad, I'm a husband with a honey do list that ends somewhere around the turn of the century, so this blog is my hobby, so there might be a post a week sometimes, but I will try to post at least once a month. So till then thanks for looking.
Well welcome. Check back, every once in a while who knows.
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Welcome to blogging, Tom. You will do a great job and you are off to a terrific start! It is like anything else, though, and you just have to get into the habit of doing it.
I look forward to reading your posts!
All the best,
Fran
I look forward to reading your posts!
All the best,
Fran
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