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The Art Of Perspective
Kelly and I recently drove the dodge to New Mexico to pick up the ’69 Gladiator Jeep that I had learned to drive in as a boy. The “Green Machine”. My dad was the second owner from 1975, and my folks gifted the truck to me. I have never been a huge “car guy”, but there...
POST-PANDEMIC PROFESSIONS: FARRIER FACTS
Who could have ever seen how the world was turned upside down by COVID? Lots of lessons to be learned, and if you are a businessman, you should take notes and make plans. Scratch that, if you are a human, you should take notes and make plans. Like: when it comes to...
PREPARING FOR HORSESHOEING SCHOOL: THE MINDSET
“I have made my career by setting unrealistic expectations for my students, and then fully expecting them to accomplish them.” Chris Gregory Getting ready to learn farriery can be a daunting task. Your mind wonders: What will the school be like? How will I get...
A Dab Of Flight School And The Slow Rasper
The power of language. We all know how important punctuation is. You have probably seen the meme that’s been around for a while. Why Punctuation is Important: Lets eat, Grandma. Lets eat Grandma. No argument. Very different results there, and funny until someone loses...
Clinic and Contest with Joe Nygren, October 4-5 in the Heartland.
There is a lot about to be happening at Heartland Horseshoeing School in October. On the 4th and 5th, we are going to have a clinic and little contest with Heartland graduate, Joe Nygren. Joe will be judging a head-to-head double elimination tournament style contest...
DePlano Italy United Farrier’s Show – Italian Farrier Congress, 2018
I am at the end of another trip. As I sit here in the Bologna international airport, I cannot help but reflect on the blessing this life has been. I spent the last couple of days surrounded by farriers that were intent on becoming better at their craft. The sheer...
Payden “The Mountain Man” Talbott
This blog is about Payden Talbott. Payden is a mountain man, having been raised in Buffalo, Wyoming. He currently calls the Billings, Montana area home, and his heart is definitely in the Rocky Mountains. Pretty much everything that he does for fun requires a mountain...
Mikey Spickard from Ozark, Missouri.
This blog is about a young Christian man from Ozark, Missouri, named Michael Spickard. Better known as Mikey, partly because of his real name, and partly because of Mutant Ninja Turtles. He came to Heartland Horseshoeing School with that nickname, and it fits him...
GQ American Joe Richer
In a rare change of pace this year, the next bio is from a male student. I write them in the order they come in, and the girls beat the boys when it comes to handing in their bios. This one is named Joe Richer, and I have taken to calling him GQ Joe. Since there are...