Anvil, hammer, steel: Blacksmiths keep craft alive in Las Vegas — PHOTOS
Trey Green works the forge to create horseshoes during the World Championship Blacksmiths competition at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The event features over 100 competitors from around the world, and ends with shoeing horses on Saturday. Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Trey Green works to create horseshoes during the World Championship Blacksmiths competition at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. (Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Lester Nisley, left, and his striker Brian Buckner work to create horseshoes during the World Championship Blacksmiths competition at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The event features over 100 competitors from around the world, and ends with shoeing horses on Saturday. Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Shayne Carter, a certified journeyman farrier, judges horseshoes created during the World Championship Blacksmiths novice class competition at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The event features over 100 competitors from around the world, and ends with shoeing horses on Saturday. Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Lester Nisley, left, and his striker Brian Buckner work to create horseshoes during the World Championship Blacksmiths competition at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The event features over 100 competitors from around the world, and ends with shoeing horses on Saturday. Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Patrick Dutton works as a striker for Ashlee Dinges to create a pair of horseshoes during the World Championship Blacksmiths novice class competition at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The event features over 100 competitors from around the world, and ends with shoeing horses on Saturday. Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Brian Strelow places steel in a forge for Andrew Colton in order to create a pair of horseshoes during the World Championship Blacksmiths novice class competition at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The event features over 100 competitors from around the world, and ends with shoeing horses on Saturday. Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Andrew Colton, left, and his striker Brian Strelow work to create a pair of horseshoes during the World Championship Blacksmiths novice class competition at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The event features over 100 competitors from around the world, and ends with shoeing horses on Saturday. Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Shelby VanDenBrink works to create a pair of horseshoes during the World Championship Blacksmiths novice class competition at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The event features over 100 competitors from around the world, and ends with shoeing horses on Saturday. Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Lester Nisley, left, and his striker Brian Buckner work to create horseshoes during the World Championship Blacksmiths competition at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The event features over 100 competitors from around the world, and ends with shoeing horses on Saturday. Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Robert Reid works to create a pair of horseshoes during the World Championship Blacksmiths novice class competition at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The event features over 100 competitors from around the world, and ends with shoeing horses on Saturday. Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Andrew Colton, left, and his striker Brian Strelow work to create a pair of horseshoes during the World Championship Blacksmiths novice class competition at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The event features over 100 competitors from around the world, and ends with shoeing horses on Saturday. Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Brian Strelow places steel in a forge for Andrew Colton in order to create a pair of horseshoes during the World Championship Blacksmiths novice class competition at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The event features over 100 competitors from around the world, and ends with shoeing horses on Saturday. Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Shayne Carter, a certified journeyman farrier, judges horseshoes created during the World Championship Blacksmiths novice class competition at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The event features over 100 competitors from around the world, and ends with shoeing horses on Saturday. Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Robert Reid, left, and his striker Keston Denny work to create a pair of horseshoes during the World Championship Blacksmiths novice class competition at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The event features over 100 competitors from around the world, and ends with shoeing of live horses on Saturday. Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Robert Reid, left, and his striker Keston Denny work to create a pair of horseshoes during the World Championship Blacksmiths novice class competition at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The event features over 100 competitors from around the world, and ends with shoeing of live horses on Saturday. Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Shelby VanDenBrink works to create a pair of horseshoes during the World Championship Blacksmiths novice class competition at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The event features over 100 competitors from around the world, and ends with shoeing horses on Saturday. Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Trey Green works to create horseshoes during the World Championship Blacksmiths competition at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The event features over 100 competitors from around the world, and ends with shoeing horses on Saturday. Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Trey Green works to create horseshoes during the World Championship Blacksmiths competition at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The event features over 100 competitors from around the world, and ends with shoeing horses on Saturday. Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Lester Nisley, left, and his striker Brian Buckner work to create horseshoes during the World Championship Blacksmiths competition at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The event features over 100 competitors from around the world, and ends with shoeing horses on Saturday. Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Andrew Colton, left, and his striker Brian Strelow work to create a pair of horseshoes during the World Championship Blacksmiths novice class competition at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The event features over 100 competitors from around the world, and ends with shoeing horses on Saturday. Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Shawn Woodsum works to create horseshoes during the World Championship Blacksmiths competition at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The event features over 100 competitors from around the world, and ends with shoeing horses on Saturday. Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Andrew Colton, left, and his striker Brian Strelow work to create a pair of horseshoes during the World Championship Blacksmiths novice class competition at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The event features over 100 competitors from around the world, and ends with shoeing horses on Saturday. Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal
The World Championship Blacksmiths competition at the Silverton on Friday in Las Vegas was a trip back to the old West. The event, which featured more than 100 competitors from around the world, finished Saturday with shoeing horses.
