Lee Lyles of Sulphur, Oklahoma, forged a love for heavy metal as a kid and blazed a farrier career that earned him an induction into the International Horseshoeing Hall of Fame. He’s shod horses for Elvis Presley and Loretta Lynn and amassed one of the world’s largest collections of blacksmith tools displayed at his National Museum of Horse Shoeing Tools and Hall of Honor at his ranch located eight miles north of Sulphur.

Originally published in This Land, Vol. 6, Issue 1, January 1, 2015.