blog http://chuckgrimes.yolasite.com/blog.php Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:10:54 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://chuckgrimes.yolasite.com/blog/charles-grimes-horseshoeing-legend-and-horseman-extroidinaire <P>Charles Grimes.&nbsp; To meet him was to know him.&nbsp; The most honest and upright man I have ever known.&nbsp;&nbsp;You didn't&nbsp;look at Chuck and think, "He looks like a cowboy,"&nbsp; you just knew he was.&nbsp; It was in the way he stood, the way he walked, the way he grinned, the way he shook a man's hand and tipped his hat to a lady.&nbsp; He didn't just walk off from a conversation, he closed it with a smile, took one step back and pivoted away.&nbsp; Usually with one last glance and a nod of the head.&nbsp; Genuine was a title he wore within himself.&nbsp; It spoke volumns to all who saw him.&nbsp; His drive for a good, hard&nbsp;day's work always made him a favorite with people who liked to "challenge the tough guy."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;His appreciation for the good Lord's blessing of having a strong heart and a strong&nbsp;body and&nbsp;a stronger will,&nbsp;drove him to constantly challenge himself.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If he had a timed record of shoeing a horse, which he always did, &nbsp;it was only there to be beaten by&nbsp;his next best time.&nbsp; Any record for number of horses shod in a day, or number of horses shod in a certain amount of time during a given day, all made for the next challenge.&nbsp; Appreciation for the relationship God gave to man was a thread that was woven in every fiber of his being.&nbsp; He wore his constitution boldly inside his soul; and while it was never neon--shiny or flashing, it was clearly visible to all who saw him.&nbsp; He was one of the most thankful people I have ever known.&nbsp; He praised the Lord, his wife, his girls and his family and friends.&nbsp; He also praised his animal stock and let them know that he was thankful for their abilities and strengths.<BR><BR>He would just laugh when the younger men would call him old; to Dad, he never got old.&nbsp; He just became wiser.&nbsp; He told me the smartest person in the fracas is the silent Indian.&nbsp; He stood that role many times.&nbsp; He said, " You know, honey, when you get weaker, you get smarter; and I've 'bout decided that outsmartin' those horses is a whole lot healthier that tryin' to out muscle'em."&nbsp; <BR><BR>He had&nbsp;a lot of personal favorites, like automobiles, hair creme, chewing&nbsp; gum....&nbsp; Things&nbsp;that a lot of folks would probably think was kinda funny.&nbsp; And the odd part was when he had a favorite, it was generally that way till the manufacturer went out of business and he just had to switch.<BR><BR><BR><BR></P> Thu, 13 May 2010 03:10:59 +0100