More from Missouri

Here are a few pictures from the competition in Madison, Wisconsin. The first day Mark had to make 2 front shoes from two 9 inch peices of steel. He had to draw them out to 12 inches and then shape the shoe, and then punch in the nail holes, and then draw clip on the toe. The second night it's the same process except he had to make 2 hind shoes. Just like people have a left foot and a right foot, horses hoofs are different between left and right as well as front and hind. The first night he had a stranger as a striker and the second night he had Chris as his striker.
Here is the first night.


Here is the second night.


As well as the competition they had a giant horse fair. Like the Round Up Center at the Stampede but all horse stuff. Sorry mom, no vegetable guy. They also had stables with show horses in it. Here is a picture of me with Jake, the world's tallest horse.


Here is Oza. We weren't sure about her name some days, but it has stuck and that is her name. What solidified it I think is this past weekend. We went to Truman Days here in Lamar, wasn't anything too spectacular (sorry no pictures), and there was the cutest little girl who was about eye level with the dog. She saw Oza and started petting her and asked, "What's his-uh-her-uh-hm-hm-e-a-his-a-o name?" I said Oza and then the girl went, "Oza! Good puppy! Hi Oza!" The name instantly became cute and is stuck. If a little girl can pronounce it right and instantly loved the name then we are sold on it too. haha. This is a picture of her sleeping after a long afternoon in the park. She also just lies down like this sometimes just to let you know that she is always open for a belly rub.


I was making some lunch and then walked into the other room to find these two. She is very cuddly!


She loves it when Mark comes home!

Here is a picture of when Mark and I drove down to Branson. We were only there for a little bit and went to a ribs place for dinner. Not as good as Grandad's, but good for the occasion. Branson really got hit by the tornado. About half of the shows are all cancelled till they can repair their buildings. It was pretty crazy to drive through and see some of the wreckage.

Here is the shoe that Mark made for his application for the Calgary Stampede to work as floor crew. I didn't realize how much of a beard Mark had till I looked at the picture. We are hoping that he gets picked to go. He would be around the best in the world and Chris will be there and there will be farriers in the area there either watching or competing. So all around it would be a great opportunity for Mark.