We were all at Riley's shop one weekend wanting to do some forging and after that we decided to do a podcast. Earlier that day the four of us forged out a Leg-Hold Trap from scratch and that made our conversation so much better for the podcast! We talked about how Butch runs a farrier school in Oregon and maintains a business for himself. Kurt has a real interesting story of how he became the farrier he is today in Bend, Oregon. Along with, talks about contests, feet, hobbies and fox hunting(believe it or not!). Enjoy this episode of Forging Brains Podcast

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In this podcast we sat down with Craig & Christine Trnka, the founders and owners of the World Championship Blacksmiths. These two know a thing or two about hard work. As they say in this episode, there is no down time when it come to putting on the best Farrier Competitions in the world. They're on their 16th full season not including the first two Road Runner Classics they put on, which is an accomplishment in itself to be devoted to this trade they love! Not only have they created the beast we call the WCB, they have created a community amongst a lot of people throughout our country and even the world, that people cherish and appreciate.  We enjoyed sitting down with them and hope you enjoy this podcast too.  

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Chris Madrid, also known as, "Money", is definitely known as a top competitor in the farrier world. Most guys we've talked to on the podcast have even attributed their success from Chris helping them along the way. Not only is he a fierce competitor, but he is their to help people out. Chris let us know where he gets that drive that fuels him to be the best and continue being the best in this episode. Definitely worth the listen!

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This was probably one of my favorite episodes yet, you don't want to miss it. Andrew Wells has an interesting and quite different story about how he became the successful farrier and competitor he is today. Andrew shared with us his whole story and what he chalks up his success to. We talked for 2 hours and barely scratched the surface! So we'll have to get with Andrew again and do another episode. Enjoy

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We sat down with Jake Engler and talked about how he got into shoeing horses, competing and much more. Riley and I laughed quite a bit in this one and think you will too. Enjoy!

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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.