I’ve known Ken Norman, our farrier, for a long time. He has seem me through good times and bad, he could write the true memoir of my life on my Bedlam Farms. He has cared for our donkeys for as long as I’ve had them, he was the first one called when Simon was taken off his farm, he has worked on his legs and body for several years now. He came to the farm today to celebrate the Open House, Simon’s recovery, and the publication of “Saving Simon.”

No one deserved to be at the farm today more than he does, he took some questions, talked about his early work on Simon. He will be coming back tomorrow. Ken is in pain much of the time right now, his hard physical work has left him with two knees that will be replaced a year’s end. He lives his wife fully with his wife Eli and daughter Nikolene, the Bedlam Farm Barn Fairy, they have devoted their lives to the care and rescue of horses and donkeys. He took questions from the people at the Open House and will return on Sunday to talk again about his work.

Ken is one of the people that make living here so special and worthwhile, I was honored to have him at the Open House. Ken is not one to talk much about himself, I am happy to say how much I respect and admire him.