Forging Brains Podcast

Tom Willoughby is a well known, exceptional blacksmith. He was even a farrier for a large part of his career too. Tom tells some great stories in this episode and he has a sense of humor that can make anybody laugh! Riley & Gavine had a good time sitting down with Tom swapping stories. Enjoy

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We told you guys to send us some pictures of your work you wanted critiqued and we got some work to discuss! In this episode Riley & Gavine go over some questions and people's work they sent to us. If you have some work you'd like our feedback on email us at [email protected] or send a DM to our Instagram @forging_brains_podcast and we'll discuss them right here.

Patrick and Mckenzie Dutton are what we would consider a "power couple" in the modern day farrier world. Riley & Gavine got to sit down with the couple and talk about why they started shoeing horses, how they met and came to be a married couple, and as well some key points they want to see at the Ft Worth WCB Competition this fall. This was a really fun conversation between the 4 of us and think you'll enjoy it too!

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These guys know what it takes to get to the top level of being a farrier and competitive horseshoeing as well. Riley dives in with these 3 and finds out a little about their own personal history on how they got to where they're at and also, what it is like being on one of the highest leveled team in United States. The highs and lows, you can find out here on the Forging Brains Podcast.

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Before each episode Riley and I sit down and chat a little while before talking with our guests discussing what's been going on with our lives day to day. This is that conversation. We talk about some of the horses we shod this week and the feet we trimmed and sent each other in our group chat message as well. 

On this episode of Forging Brains we got to visit with our friend, Andrew Neilson. Andrew is a multi-generational farrier residing in Pennsylvania. He talks about how he became a farrier and then his trials & tribulations throughout to become a member of the World Championship Blacksmiths (WCB) Team for multiple years. Andrew is a hard worker and cares about improving the trade for years to come. Enjoy.

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We sat down with Team PNW-Brian Strelow, Troy Wood, Jesse Wilson and Riley Kirkpatrick after two days of competition had passed them to share their experiences as a team and their results of what they have done up to that point. Hurricane Ian was blowing past them at this point so they had no power in their hotel or surrounding areas so we decided to record a podcast to kill some time. The guys explained how each of their individual feet were done along with how the team performed in the Draft day and Pleasure day. In the video version on YouTube or Spotify I included pictures of the feet and shoes. They still had Tool & Fullered day yet to go but I included photos of their feet as well. This was a fun conversation with the guys and look forward to doing more with guys after a contest in the future.

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In this episode we sat down with the one and only, Robert Jukes! Robert gave us a lot of insight on what it was like growing up in Australia to then moving to the United States to shoe horses. He also shared what it's like to be on the WCB team and other 4-man teams, along with his famous fullers everyone loves. Enjoy the Podcast.

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In this podcast Riley Kirkpatrick & I sat down with Team PNW after they finished up a team practice where the shod a Draft Horse with Handmade Plain Stamp Horseshoes with a Masselot Toe Clip. They shared what it's like to be on a team together and a little back story of each on how they became who they are today. Enjoy!

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This is the introduction podcast between Riley Kirkpatrick & Gavine Cooper, getting to know each other a little more and giving you guys a little bit of our backgrounds and life story to become who we are today.