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Farrier Service - Shoe A Horse, Save A Cowboy!

Shoe A Horse, Save A Cowboy. Okay, I didn't really know what title to use for this image besides what it was. A professional farrier shoeing a horse in the rain. The Save A Cowboy part is meant to say, when you have a happy horse who isn't lame, you have a happy cowboy.

This image was the only one that came out. I really liked it. You can't see in the image but it was pouring down rain!! I pulled out the camera, afraid to get it wet and snapped this first image. Captured two more images, and those didn't turn out as the lense fogged up and it looked bad. So the camera did get wet, but it survived and this image was the result of the risk. I like how the big draft horse is so big in such a droppy position (its drugged) and the farrier is behind working on the hoof. Some of the horses we had were quite a bit shy about people working on them like this. Give them a magic 3cc shot and they don't move for a couple hours, saving the cowboy from getting kicked or worse when doing this tough work. These farrier guys were hard workers, this is not an easy job by any means.

If you are looking for a farrier service, may I recommend you visiting the Farrier Association website to find one.