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day:. hearing: ath-
letes ` exp essing
awareness for the
needs of their bodices is not
unusual.. .. but Doug. Ciark is
not. an athlete in the true
, .ai= the. word.
Clark shires horses for a
it v ,ttgx He is a. psolessiopal
farrier; •
Hunched over in ` an
unnatural position...
c atlling a- horse's lower
leg on his thigh while trim..
mug its ,hoof; he is the
first' to admitthe prates-
slog is physically grueling.
"Basically what you:'e
are doing is prostituting
your body for .a.,buck,
Although some people
still associate the Jab of
shoeing horses: witkt • a.
blacksmith's . work, Clark.
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30, who studied in the
United. States to. lei his
trrade. saidthat is no. .
the COO..
Today he said. black-
smiths, while using similar.
tools and pwcedtues, do—
most of
o--inostof their work making
ornamental ironworks
while farriers work almost
osclusiveiy with horses.
In. 1994; Clarke spent
11weeks lo, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma.:: studying;
at. a centre that he said
att s,ts'students from all
over the world,. In. addition
-to, his 'diploma from, . .
Oklahoma, Clark.is a.grad-
nate of ' Ridgetown
Agricultural- •College. He
said°he could have taken a
horseshoeing course at. a
community college
Ontariobut opted to go to.
the tt.. because: of the
sehook's ` 000titila ' for
hands -out training with •a." •
viety. of horses, inclutd.
ing mustangs From
ranches.
The Coursewas every-
' thing he hoped for, but:
admitted in the early going:
he had doubts ;about his
das-aeeisio,fau:ct'aetor. pursue a: career
ont
rl ale. first; mh.
so, t"Ihe'totgls didn't seem qr tco,
feel right in toy' hands sari ,
to °work with na few
`rank" !wises;'acr'
renteoabei , thinking 1
h'ae a lot of n1oriey. invest;-
71 hope this is going, to
work
17espite, Mics •' €u ly appt'c
hension,' Ciaik graduateri
He said the. t oerse,
iri4lttdcng< tools he purr
chard while :atiendi g
classes, edit $ 10,E ...
Clank carries: all.• the
tools,cif his trade On a plan
farm, which, When•rpulled''
extends.Outthe;hac:k of his.
pickup truck
I,Tse . of the; 'platrdrtn,
Which is. ii nett d cin
rollers, :allows hatri Gast'
a:gess,. to .a' .welder,, drat:
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