tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post7228329853933352670..comments2023-07-03T11:31:43.687-04:00Comments on Fran Jurga`s Hoofcare + Lameness: Farriery: More Than Meets the Eye to Duckett's Blindfolded ShoemakingFran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-24699316748508737192013-03-25T11:17:28.577-04:002013-03-25T11:17:28.577-04:00I remember being told the same thing, "a deaf...I remember being told the same thing, "a deaf man could not shoe a horse". While it sounds sensible, we do use sound as a guide when driving nails. It is not true.<br />In my first class I had a young woman who was deaf and mute. She spent a year with me then started her own business. I was very skeptical about her ability to first be safe around horses and then do the job. She proved Gerard Lavertynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-2193773738885037792013-03-23T03:01:09.007-04:002013-03-23T03:01:09.007-04:00Thanks for these words of wisdom. We humans are so...Thanks for these words of wisdom. We humans are so visually dominant that taking away the sense of sight renders us helpless, though it shouldn't. I can see how blindfolding can be such a transformative practice in different ways. After all, blind people have more well-developed auditory and other senses for a reason.<br /><br />The point he makes about seeing the negative is so true. Keithhttp://www.thefarrierguide.comnoreply@blogger.com