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The horse is a beautiful creature So proud and so bold This we can see for ourselves No need to be told

A beautiful creature Right down past his knees I look and behold! What are these???

For his feet are contracted Wry-footed, quarter-cracked And bent Without good feet He’s not worth a cent

For to see a horse limp Gives me grief untold And if Someone’s at fault I’ve been known to scold

Through sandy desert And over rocky trail A horse can’t do his best If his feet they should fail

Though it’s been said before I’ll say it once more A horse can’t do his job well If his feet are sore

A horse should be shod With a sense of panache If he is to run A 300-yard dash

A horse should be shod With a certain sense of style If he is to carry his rider For many a mile

The horse is a beautiful creature Of fine symmetry and form And so should be his feet This should be the norm

It only makes sense That his shoes be made neat So that they only enhance His already beautiful feet

So farriers please endeavor To learn your craft well If you don’t, you’ll cause Many a horse living hell.

Mike Bromley, The Blacksmith Poet