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The first leg of the Southeastern Triple Crown was held this past weekend in Odenville, Ala.

After 35 years, the dissonant clang of hammers striking metal will fade into deafening silence at the World Championship Blacksmiths' Competition at the Calgary Stampede.

ENGLAND celebrated victory on home turf as they romped to victory in the British Farriers and Blacksmiths Association's (BFBA) International Team Horseshoeing Championships. They were one of 15 teams competing at Stoneleigh Park on Saturday and Sunday for the 34th year running. Read more: England romp home in Horseshoeing Championships | Coventry Observer

They're often called blacksmiths because they work with iron. They usually call themselves farriers or horseshoers. Whatever you call them, David Varini of Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland, is the 2013 World Champion. He first came to the Calgary Stampede's World Championship Blacksmiths' Competition (WCBC) presented by Mustad in 2004, Varini remembers, and then didn't return until 2008. That year, he was Reserve Champion.

In this video, museum director Lee Liles talks about Bruce Daniels, and reminisces about the earlier days of conventions and competitions. Begun as a private collection, the National Museum of Horse Shoeing Tools and Hall Of Honor (Sulphur, Okla.) features one-of-a-kind items and memorabilia that has been gathered over many years. Now, in one place is an unprecedented and never-before-seen collection that contains both the conventional and the unusual — the contemporary and the obsolete.

Steve Teichman, a farrier for the U.S. Olympic Equestrian Team, describes the final shoeing as horses and riders prepare for the upcoming games. that will compete in the 2012 London games.

Farrier Steve Teichman describes Day Two of the Olympic 3-Day Eventing Tryout, as well as what he expects in the days ahead.