A Whimsical look at the Horsehoeing Profession

You might be a farrier if.....
.....If you think of getting kicked, bit, stepped on and repeated close encounters with horse manue as " Just another day at the office"
.....If your chiropractor invites you to be the guest of honor at the opening of his new state-of-the-art office.
.....If your wife/husband finds the smell of burning horse hair kind of sexy.
.....If you seem to see things more clearly when your eys are just a few inches from your feet.
.....If you can't remember the name of the most recent Kentucky Derby Winner but know exactly what brand and weight of racing plate he was shod with
.....If your idea of a day off is going to a horseshoeing clinic.
....If you think the average horse is alot smarter than the average horse owner.
....If going to a farrier supply store is your idea of a family outing.
....If your idea of Heaven includes a feather light anvil, a full-sized shoeing rig that gets 40 miles to the gallon and nails that never bend.
....If you've ever seriously considered trying to teach a horse to lay flat on its back with its legs straight in the air.
.....If you didn't know that founder had anything to do with the ocean.
.....If you've ever found yourself picking your teeth with a hoof knife.
....If you've ever used horse liniment on your own wrists, elbows, and shoulders.
....If you find your self thinking "horse sense" is a condradiction of terms
....If you see every horse you pass on a Sunday afternoon drive as a potential customer
....If the most horses "behinds" you run into on a given day actually belong to horses.
By Pat Tearney