Showing posts with label Bob. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bob. Show all posts
Monday, February 14, 2011

Silent Anvil: Bob McCarthy

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  Bob McCarthy, the senior statesman of Boston-area farriers, has died. Farrier friends: The late Allen Smith, left, with Bob McCarthy, rig...
Friday, December 31, 2010

What Might a Horseshoer's Front Page Funeral and Your New Year's Resolution Have in Common?

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If you've never been to a horseshoer's funeral, now you can say you have been. On this last day of the year, it's time to refle...
Friday, February 19, 2010

Bob Skradzio: The Horseshoer's Horseshoer

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19 February 2010 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog at Hoofcare.com Bob Skradzio at one of his last farrier clinics, at Skidmore College'...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010

The Strong Man Hangs On

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17 February 2010 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog at Hoofcare.com Maybe you could take a minute and think a few kind thoughts for a very stron...
Monday, May 04, 2009

Holy Horseshoes! Bob Baffert's Bold Backstretch Blacksmith Burn-On

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by Fran Jurga | 4 May 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog "Hey, dude, you're setting my horse's foot on fire!" Trainer Bob ...
Monday, September 29, 2008

Friends at Work: "Good Hands" Are Part of the Job Description

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I always say that farriers are "two-faced". Not dishonesty-wise, but literally. Farriers who have spent their lives on the job usu...
Sunday, June 15, 2008

Friends at Work: Father's Day Off

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Today is Father's Day in the USA, and perhaps other places in the world. By coincidence, I think, I received an email today from my frie...