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I was wondering who out there is self employed? I have always been able to find a way to make a living from things I am interested in learning, or enjoy doing.

At the moment i make the main portion of my living as a barefoot farrier. It came about mostly by accident. I had horses and couldn't find anyone to come out to trim them.

I took a class with someone that I found to be very interesting, just so that I could trim my own horses. A friend asked if I could help her severely foundered pony, I wasn't sure I could, but I said I would try.

You can read about the details on my web site.

I was so amazed that I decided I wanted to do it for a living. I continued my education and now I get to spend my working time with horses. This is a big deal for me because ever since I was a child, I wanted to do ANYTHING with horses.

So I guess I'm fulfilling a childhood fantasy.

Anyway, I really believe in trying to make a living doing something that you love.

As we begin to grow our homestead, a part of me is always considering how to earn even a small amount of money from the things we do on a daily basis.