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Travels - 1st Trip to Argentina

Travels - 1st Trip to Argentina

We had a lot of students come from Argentina in the mid and late 1990’s. Then it kind of dried up because of the political landscape of that country. With their last election, things in Argentina are changing, and we were finally able to make a trip to that great place that we had always wanted to see.
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Feature in Rural Missouri Magazine

Feature in Rural Missouri Magazine

July 2016 Issue of the Rural Missouri Magazine – available at this link: http://ruralmissouri.coop/digitalrm/index.php
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HHS 20th Anniversary - Clinic, Contest and Fits Exam

HHS 20th Anniversary - Clinic, Contest and Fits Exam

Heartland Horseshoeing School’s 20th anniversary clinic, contest and FITS Exam. It is going to include a hog roast, and we have some great buckles to give away. Everyone welcome.
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Hoof Knife Salesman Supreme

Hoof Knife Salesman Supreme

If you are just shoeing horses and loving the farrier trade, then you are where I was for many years. In 1992, I did my first clinic, and came on board as a Mustad clinician in the late 90s. However, it wasn’t until my book came out in 2011 that I really got a taste for what it is like as a supplier, printer, manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, etc.   That is another thing altogether, and I sometimes miss the days where I didn’t know about it.
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HHS Diaries - April 2013

HHS Diaries - April 2013

This has been a banner year.  Cody is on the WCB Team and doing incredibly well.  We finally got Kirsty down to the US, and Cody and her are going to be wed on June 1st.
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National Certification Course, Fall 2012

National Certification Course, Fall 2012

The week off between classes and the National Certification Course has flown by.  Kelly and I went to Louisiana to help Jacquelyn with remodeling of her new house.  Cody is still in England competing with the American Farrier Team, and we have not heard how he has done.
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HHS Diaries - 2012 Season End

HHS Diaries - 2012 Season End

We have come to the end of the regular season for HHS in 2012.  It has been a remarkable year, again.  Seems like the way lives change around here is par for the course, but it is still amazing to be a part of.
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HHS Diaries - September 2012

HHS Diaries - September 2012

The season is quickly coming to an end.  Half the class left the school yesterday en route to Connecticut for the WCB Competition.  Cody and I fly out this morning, and Kelly will be working with the remaining students under horses for the next few days.  Hard to believe how fast time is going.
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The New Knife & Knife Bugs

The New Knife & Knife Bugs

Hi Friends. As with almost every new product, there is bound to be a bug or two to work out. Unfortunately, that is true with the new Chris Gregory Collection of Hoof Knives from Frosts Mora in Sweden.
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HHS Diaries - July 2012

HHS Diaries - July 2012

The year is flying by.  Old-timers used to tell me that every year got faster.  Now I’m and old-timer, and I have to agree that they were right.  8 more weeks of the school season, and it will start on the 30th of July.
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HHS News - February 2012

HHS News - February 2012

The last week of my winter off is about over.  The Farrier Blacksmith Course begins on Monday, then we are off to the WCB in Kentucky, straight to the AFA Convention in Alabama, and home just in time to start the main courses here at the school.
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HHS News - December 2011

HHS News - December 2011

Hello friends. I have been on a whirlwind tour over the last 5 weeks or so. From the WCB contest in Louisiana, to a contest and clinic in Vermont, the Training and Standardisation Day for the Worshipful Company of Farriers in Stoneleigh, UK, and from there to conducting the Farrier International Testing System (FITS) Exams in South Africa. I was home a week, and then went back to the UK for the WCF Diploma exams at Hereford and Myerscough. Good to be home now, but needless to say, I am way behind. I will be home until Thursday, when Cody and I head to New Mexico for the WCB clinic at Craig Trnka’s place in Edgewood. This off season is going fast, and does not feel like much of an off season.
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