#Fernando the Farrier

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Bruno gets his shoes on by Fernando the Farrier.

So I don’t really do many original characters for the reason that it takes so much time to figure out what they will look like without making them look like anyone else. I’ve always struggled with this!

Sorry I’m like all over the place drawing random things. Hope the recent inconsistency is alright.

Anyways, the terrain of Colombia is hard on a horse’s feet so it only makes sense for them to wear horseshoes so they don’t wear down so bad. Fernando is the local Farrier for the Madrigals and the horses, so he’s good friends with them!

Bruno also needs shoes for comfort and his joints since he’s a bit old haha! It can get painful and sore walking on stone and rocks all the time in town.

[rhianna]

#23 (p.xvii)

INTRODUCTION xvii

The heads of these nine families were João da Costa Ramos , called João do Reino , with his son , Fernando da Costa Ramos , and his wife , Dona Eugenia ; Luis Rabello de Aragão ; one Ricardo Frago , who went to Minas ; Antonio Laço , with his wife , Jacintha Laço ; the Count of Cantanhede ; Manoel Cabral and Antonio Curto , who settled in Bahia , accompanied by daughters - in - law , sons - in - law , and grandchildren , as well as by wife and sons . They applied them selves to metallurgy — were tinkers , farriers , braziers , and goldsmiths ; the women told fortunes and gave charms to avert the evil eye . 

Source:  Groome, F. Hindes. (1899). Gypsy folk-tales. London: Hurst and Blackett, limited

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