Showing posts with label Smithy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Smithy. Show all posts
Monday, January 04, 2021

For Auld Lang Syne: New York's forgotten landmarks of hoof history

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I have always wanted to organize a tour of New York City for horse and hoof history, but this might be as close as I can come until life g...
Friday, January 27, 2017

Hoofcare Holocaust History: Jan Liwacz, the Blacksmith of Auschwitz, and the Smell of Burning Hooves

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"Work will make you free" promises the sign above the gate at the entrance of Auschwitz in Poland, the site of one of the worst...
Wednesday, November 09, 2016

Political Cartoons: Public opinion was forged with humor from the blacksmith shop

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How would Joe Biden look at the anvil? Traditionally, political cartoons have portrayed US Presidents as blacksmiths and, sometimes, farrie...
Monday, March 17, 2014

Ireland Lists 49 Farrier Forges and Smithies on "Registered Buildings" List

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Remnants of an old forge near Castle Dermot in Kildare, Ireland. "Welcome, O life! I go to encounter for the millionth time the...
Monday, September 23, 2013

Could You Carry Scotland's Smiddy Stane?

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If your idea of fun is seeing how far you can carry a 363.8 pound stone, Scotland has an event for you. Just don't expect to tie up ...
Monday, July 30, 2012

London 2012 Farriers: Tending the Other Olympic Flame

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Once there was a peaceful park on the edge of London... The Opening Ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympic Games were pretty spectacular....
Sunday, February 19, 2012

A Slip of the Anvil on Downton Abbey: Did you catch the reference?

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Here's some trivia for a February Sunday afternoon: how closely are you paying attention when you watch television? Notice the ...
Tuesday, December 27, 2011

War Horse Hoofcare: Holy Horseshoeing at an Anvil Altar in France, 1918

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Today we salute some holy horseshoeing. During the long battle in World War I to take (or defend) the Argonne Forest, American transport hor...
Saturday, August 21, 2010

Next Stop on the Pub (Art) Crawl: The Old Smithy in Ivybridge, Devon, England

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The Old Smithy Pub Sign (street) in Ivydale, Devon, England by Tim Jenkinson on Flickr.com I imagine a scene something like this: the pubke...
Thursday, December 31, 2009

The Place to be Tonight

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by Fran Jurga | 31 December 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog Here's a peek inside the Smiddy in Dundonnell, Scotland, which is almost...
Wednesday, September 02, 2009

The Universal Farrier Apprentice

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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 ...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Ireland's Fine Horses Once Passed Through This Arch

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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 ...
Saturday, June 06, 2009

D-Day in the Forge: Invading Troops Found a Farrier in Normandy

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When allied forces landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944 and fought their way inland from the beaches, a couple of soldiers on a detail with ...
Saturday, February 14, 2009

Who was the real "Village Blacksmith"? Meet Dexter Pratt, Longfellow's inspiring neighbor

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People sometimes ask for names of famous blacksmiths and farriers. There are too many, history is full of them, from the gods of antiquit...
Sunday, January 18, 2009

Sunday Entertainment: Why Did Donald Duck Have the Blacksmith Blues?

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by Fran Jurga | 18 January 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog     Welcome to a lost classic of hoofcare humor, this time from our frien...