{"product_id":"9781479733606","title":"Genuine Blacksmith","description":"\u003cp\u003e                  What I accomplished in my life was almost impossible, but the fact that I loved horses so much, sure helped. I loved the way they looked. I loved the way they smelled. I even loved the way their feet smelled.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e                All odds were against me, and my father told me that fooling with horses was a waste of time. He said that I would never be worth a hill of beans.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e                When I started riding horses I learned very well, and I had a lot of talent. When I got my first job in Lexington, Kentucky, my boss couldn’t believe that I could ride so good, since I had only been riding races at the county fairs. I guess that is where the talent come in.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e                As I went on working, I would talk to people about wanting to be a blacksmith. Everyone I talked to told me the same thing. “You don’t want to be a blacksmith.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e                I spent ten years learning how to shoe a horse before I went to the race track, and the extra time sure did pay off. When I first started shoeing horses at Churchill Downs, I run into a lot of horses with foot problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e                Some of the trainers doubted that I could fix their horses’ feet, so I would bet them, double or nothing, that I could. After I took several of the trainers’ money, they quit betting with me.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e                That was the way that I got a lot of my business. It was never easy, but there is one thing that I know for sure. I had five apprentices that I helped get started, and they all turned out to be super blacksmiths.\u003cbr\u003e                                                                                                                                 David Wilson\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141749391600,"sku":"9781479733606","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781479733606_p0.jpg?v=1763617402","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781479733606","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}