Remnants of an old forge near Castle Dermot in Kildare, Ireland. "Welcome, O life! I go to encounter for the millionth time the...

 Irish Farriers at the Barracks, Waterford, 1909 You don't need to wear a funny cap and carry a magnifying glass to be able to appl...

One of the remaining forges in Kilkenny, Ireland. This one is in Kilfane. It has three bays; the center one has a horseshoe-arch doorway...

Have you ever been to Ireland? Just click on the "play" icon and you can go there, for a half-hour or so, at least. But hang on ...

If you can't be at a St Patrick's Day parade today, you can feel the spirit of the day with a few great Guinness commercials. It mig...

England's Uffington Horse is a 3000-year-old iconic carving into a chalky hillside. Was it designed by the ancient Celts as a sign t...

When Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth set her royal foot on Irish soil last week, it was the first of her family's to do so since t...

If you're ever been to the races in Britain or Ireland, especially National Hunt races, you know that the interview with the winning jo...

Irish farrier Damien Gallagher let some sparks fly when he learned he would be coming to America as the guest of Alltech to attend the Wor...

by Fran Jurga | 2 September 2009 | Fran Jurga Hoof Blog I had an idea for this blog post: Everyone turn the sound off when you watch this ...

Seamus Brady, center, at a celebration in his honor held in Wellington, Florida in March 2006. That's Canada's Larry Rumsby on t...

County Carlow in Ireland is home to this skeleton of a once proud forge. Double-click on the image for a larger view. Photo kindly loaned ...

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