For several decades the Martin family put on a world class draft horse shoeing competition in their village of Closeburn. Farriers travelled from all over the globe to compete against each other on the massive Clydesdale horses of the area. It is in the same spirit that the Edward Martin Perpetual Competition is held every September at the Draft Horse Classic in Grass Valley, CA. Following the same guidelines as in the Closeburn contest, competitors shoe draft horses using coke forges to build shoes from straight bar stock. Sparks fly and smoke boils as a line of horses are shod against the clock.
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