February

Hi everyone. Well, I said I would post again when there was something to tell you and there just hasn't been much going on except for snow, ice, wind, and cold. I thought I'd put up a few pics for you to see (that's Jazz and Scotty on the left), and I wanted to let you know that Bruce went to the farrier's conference in Cincinatti and did his presentation on Scooby. I think the conference lasted a week and his presentation was either the 1st or 2nd day. Bruce emailed me and this is what he had to say about it...

"Everyone loved Scooby and the work we did on him. Folks bought me lunch, I lost count of folks who shook my hand and thanked me for presenting a case of this type and what we did with this horse. I had 100 % positive reaction and compliments. It was AWESOME to say the least. Veterinarians, Farriers from all over the world shook my hand and said thank you for working on this animal."

Bruce posted the following on one of the farrier's websites:

"I learned there would be somewhere between 800 to 1500 farriers and veterinarians and folks from all over the globe attending. I kept telling myself, they all won't be there when I speak. It will be a small section of folks who like drafts. WRONG!!! The talk was held in the first general session and EVERYONE was in the audience, all 800 to 1000 of them. When I got up behind the podium and looked out into the rows of folks my knee's were knocking so hard I am sure they heard them way into the back rows. I started to speak and I could feel my voice quiver. I apologized to the folks and ask for their indulgence. But once I started talking, the thrill and honor to share a story about a Percheron I worked on took over and I forgot my insecurity and told them about an amazing Percheron named "Scooby". I went through the slides/pictures and as I spoke I began to realize everyone was paying total attention to me. I just knew someone was going to throw a shoeing hammer at me for sure. I was ready to duck but it never happened. All these farriers and veterinarians and people applauded. Now I was surely going to pass out or fall. My knee's were mush and I could barely walk off without holding onto something. I couldn't believe I had made it through this. The number of folks who came up after the power point demonstration and shook my hand and spoke with me was unbelievable.It was a very humbling experience and one I will treasure for ever."

Way to go Bruce!!!

Below is everyone hanging out - bored - in the snow, and Dolly rubbing on the poor tree!