Lyndel Meikle
I would like to thank Lyndel Meikle for motivating me in my Tucson practice. I recently retired after 34 years in business. Lyndel wrote for a feature called “The Scrap Pile” in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s for American Farriers Journal.
(Editor’s Note: As a historian, Lyndel did a lot of research into 1800’s newspapers and took to noting any references to blacksmiths. We featured her findings in “The Scrap Pile.” Some items were news, some were jokes and some defy description. Below is a list of her appearances in American Farriers Journal.)
- (December 1986) The Trade Of A Lifetime: Anvil Stories From The West
- (December 1987) The Scrap Pile
- (January/February 1988) The Scrap Pile: The Nailless Horseshoe
- (March/April 1988) The Scrap Pile: Rachel Yent, Farrier
- (July/August 1988) The Scrap Pile: Training The Horse For Shoeing
- (November 1988) The Scrap Pile: Hoof Picks
- (January/February 1989) The Scrap Pile: Shoeing Oxen
- (March/April 1989) The Scrap Pile: Lucky Horseshoes
- (July/August 1989) The Scrap Pile: Scraps From The Files
- (September/October 1989) The Scrap Pile: How Long Can You Last?
- (November 1989) The Scrap Pile: Horseshoe Materials
- (December 1989) The Scrap Pile: Hoof Remedies
- (January/February 1990) The Scrap Pile: Farrier Associations
- (March/April 1990) The Scrap Pile: Variations of "The Village Blacksmith"
- (July/August 1990) The Scrap Pile:Theories On The Origin Of Horseshoes
- (September/October 1990) The Scrap Pile: Strange And Elaborate Shoes Of Old
- (November 1990) The Scrap Pile: Hoof Stands Of The 1880s
- (December 1990) The Scrap Pile: Blacksmiths Show Off
- (January/February 1991) The Scrap Pile: Treating Split Hooves
- (March/April 1991) The Scrap Pile: Shoeing To Prevent "Hocking Over"
- (July/August 1991) The Scrap Pile: In Praise Of The Smith
- (September/October 1991) The Scrap Pile: Treating Contracted Feet
- (December 1991) The Scrap Pile:Blower Vs. Bellows
- (January/February 1992) The Scrap Pile: Blacksmiths Vs. Farriers
- (January/February 1992) The Scrap Pile: Long-Lost Keg Of Mule Shoes Stores A Lot Of History
- (March/April 1992) The Scrap Pile: Galoshes, Remnants And The Hitching Post
- (July/August 1992) The Scrap Pile: A Hammering Legend
- (September/October 1992) The Scrap Pile: Don't Let Those Horses Slip Or Slide
- (January/February 1993) The Scrap Pile: Ingenuity, Skill Help Blacksmiths Survive
—Louis Hirsch
