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"A Family Tradition"
I'm a second generation horseshoer along with my brother Robert, who also lives in northern California.
Dad forging shoes about 1963, with my brother Robert watching from the pickup
Of course in those days, Dad didn't have the advantages of modern power tools. Trims back then went for a whopping $2.00 and shoes cost $3.00!
Working with a hand crank coal forge
My brother Robert and I have been known to work together occasionally... and who says a horse needs all four feet.
Robert on the hind while I do the front
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