Outside under a big yellow tent at the Massachusetts Equine Affaire trade show was a World Championship Blacksmiths competition. Farriers from all over the US competed. The rules and whatnot are explained in the video below. Generally, everyone competing has an hour to make a specific kind of horseshoe. Share on Facebook
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Video of bookstore booths at Equine Affaire I was in a sassy mood when I shot this video at the Massachusetts Equine Affaire. I needed to be stoked up because the equine trade show is always the same weekend as the New England Crime Bake. I planned to attend both in successive days. Good thing [...]
I’m still unpacking and sorting through all the material I picked up on my multi-purpose blog/book/research/networking/fun/neck-patting/hand-shaking/shopping weekend in Massachusetts. Thursday and Friday were spent at Equine Affaire at “The Big E” in West Springfield. Toward the middle of Friday afternoon, I headed across the state to Dedham for the New England Crime Bake, a conference [...]
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Video of Metheringham Upton Isaac, owned by Ox Kill Farm of Schoharie, NY Maybe you can hear it on the video, maybe not, but the question every one seems to ask about Isaac is, “How tall is he?” Share on Facebook
Equine Affaire, the big traveling regional equine trade show, is this upcoming weekend in West Springfield, Massachusetts, about an hour away from my house. The show is so big that you need to go in with a plan. Over the years, I’ve seen various articles about how to navigate Equine Affaire, including this one from [...]
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Take a state fairgrounds. Add experts running several tracks of programs. Present exhibitions. Include a building full of breed group information. And have three exhibit halls full of sales booths of horse-related items ranging from gourmet chocolates to horse trailers. A Giant Horsey Mall Welcome to Equine Affaire, the traveling trade show that stops every [...]
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