In a message dated 2/1/2005 11:44:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: What's a horse shoer's life like? Different than a blacksmith? OH YEAH <G> you nowdays must travel to shoe, you deal with sometimes nasty critters, you spend the day bent in half holding the leg of same nasty critter [but if you are good, really good you tell them to retrain or no shoeing *G*] you are out in all weather, hot or cold wet or dry it is a good living but hard. Eliz