And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Way it was told in my neck if the woods, have half with the shoes facing up and rest down, and your supposed to reverse them time to time, so the new good luck caught can pour out and the empty ones get a refill. Using one shoe over your door is highly prized, or two, one down one upwards, reverse them once in a while works well also.
While stationed in Germany I saw a lot of cars with a horse shoe fixed to the grills of cars. They were set at a 45 degree angle so that the luck would pour out in front of their car as they drove. I guess they just took their chances while backing up.
All I have left is one mule shoe and one workhorse shoe with caulks on for winter use. Like comparing a size 8 shoe to a size 14. Likely more shoes around here buried somewhere on the farm since every once in a while some piece of farm history is unearthed.
I've had a horse shoe nailed to by house for decades. I got it while visiting my uncle in Payette, Idaho. All the menfolk were out in the barn talking, and I noticed he had a box full of them. Since at the time I'd just bought my first house, I asked him for one, and he then offered me the whole box (they were worn out - and he had several horses). I took one, kept it upright all the way home, and nailed it to the house right side up to keep in the good luck. It has followed me ever since, and right now I can look out a window and see it in all it's used, rusty glory still nailed to the house I'm in now, still right side up to keep in the luck.
Good examples of "corrective shoeing", shoes. Some for odd shaped hooves, partial shoes, front and rear hoof shapes. Several look hand made from flat bar stock in a fire. Corrective shoeing takes time, it can be months of custom shoes before things get back to normal. (Licensed Farrier / Blacksmith since 1975, they called me 'Hoofer' for a reason.)
Way it was told in my neck if the woods, have half with the shoes facing up and rest down, and your supposed to reverse them time to time, so the new good luck caught can pour out and the empty ones get a refill. Using one shoe over your door is highly prized, or two, one down one upwards, reverse them once in a while works well also.
ReplyDeleteWhile stationed in Germany I saw a lot of cars with a horse shoe fixed to the grills of cars. They were set at a 45 degree angle so that the luck would pour out in front of their car as they drove.
DeleteI guess they just took their chances while backing up.
All I have left is one mule shoe and one workhorse shoe with caulks on for winter use. Like comparing a size 8 shoe to a size 14. Likely more shoes around here buried somewhere on the farm since every once in a while some piece of farm history is unearthed.
ReplyDeleteI've had a horse shoe nailed to by house for decades. I got it while visiting my uncle in Payette, Idaho. All the menfolk were out in the barn talking, and I noticed he had a box full of them. Since at the time I'd just bought my first house, I asked him for one, and he then offered me the whole box (they were worn out - and he had several horses). I took one, kept it upright all the way home, and nailed it to the house right side up to keep in the good luck. It has followed me ever since, and right now I can look out a window and see it in all it's used, rusty glory still nailed to the house I'm in now, still right side up to keep in the luck.
ReplyDeleteGood examples of "corrective shoeing", shoes. Some for odd shaped hooves, partial shoes, front and rear hoof shapes. Several look hand made from flat bar stock in a fire. Corrective shoeing takes time, it can be months of custom shoes before things get back to normal. (Licensed Farrier / Blacksmith since 1975, they called me 'Hoofer' for a reason.)
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