Record Type: |
Electronic resources
: monographic
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Author: |
TatumRon, 1955- |
Secondary Intellectual Responsibility: |
Project Muse |
Place of Publication: |
Denton, Tex. |
Published: |
University of North Texas Press; |
Year of Publication: |
2012 |
Edition: |
1st ed. |
Description: |
1 online resource (272 p.). |
Series: |
Number 8 in the Western life series |
Subject: |
Fathers and sons - |
Subject: |
Horseshoeing - Oregon - |
Subject: |
Horseshoeing - California - |
Subject: |
Horseshoers - Social life and customs - |
Subject: |
College teachers - Biography - Oregon - |
Subject: |
Horseshoers - Biography - Oregon - |
Personal Subject: |
Tatum - Ron - |
Online resource: |
http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781574414615/ |
ISBN: |
9781574414615electronic bk. |
ISBN: |
9781574414530hbk. |
Content Note: |
Reflections before charging ahead -- The first horse -- Starting out -- What do horses in the wild do? -- Recalcitrant horses -- Other ways to get the job done -- A Wyoming cowboy -- Druids, Celts, and blacksmiths -- Horses and marines -- Going it alone -- The job -- The tools ofthe trade --Forges -- What the well-dressed horseshoer wears -- Weather -- Injuries I have known -- Different kinds of wrecks -- Exercise --Disclaimer -- Another disclaimer -- More injuries and violence (why horseshoers are always late) -- Ponies -- Welsh ponies -- Insensitivity? -- Flies -- The Marin County rodeo -- The newspaper reporter -- The badjob? -- A different kind of bad job -- Crime in a small town -- The bird man -- Culinary aspects -- People and their animals -- Nicky, miscellaneous dumb dogs,and other animals -- Nicky, my regular horseshoeing dog -- Lucy -- German shepherds, ducks, cats, and wild turkeys -- More dogs -- The dog clmed Gus -- Even more dog stories -- Other kinds of creatures -- The donkey and the spearcarrier -- Chickens -- Rabbits -- People and three cats -- The pig whothought he could -- More pig stories-- Youth rodeo -- The youngest cowboy -- Graduation -- Dad -- The eight-week syndrome |