Benjamin Franklin Talbert (Dunkirk, Ind.)
Mr. Talbert was one of the farriers (then known as horseshoers or blacksmiths) that mentored my father, Don Hobson. He moved home to Pennville, Ind., in 1944 and opened a blacksmithing and welding shop, where he worked until his death in 1959.
You can learn more about Mr. Talbert by reading a blog post about him on The Hoof Blog.
—Kim Hobson (Pennville, Ind.)