Confessions of a Horseshoer
ISBN: 9781574414615
Platform/Publisher: Project MUSE / University of North Texas Press
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Chapters; Download: Chapters
Subjects: Fathers and sons.; Horseshoeing; Horseshoeing; Horseshoers; College teachers; Horseshoers;

Confessions of a Horseshoer offers a close and personal look at the mind-set of a professional horseshoer (farrier) who also happens to be a college professor. The book, an ironic and playful view of the many unusual animals (and people) Ron Tatum has encountered over thirty-seven years, is nicely balanced between straightforward presentation, self-effacing humor, and lightly seasoned wisdom. It captures the day-to-day life of a somewhat cantankerous old guy, who has attitude and strong opinions. Tatum provides a detailed description of the horseshoeing process, its history, and why horses need shoes in the first place. The reader will learn about the dangers of shoeing horses in OC Injuries I Have Known, OCO whereas in OC Eight Week SyndromeOCO Tatum demonstrates the close, often therapeutic, relationship between the horseshoer and his or her customers


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