Mike and Erica are both natives of Florida that share a love for the great outdoors. Erica is from Islamorada and Mike grew up in Boca Grande. He Graduated from Charlotte High School and attended Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College in Tifton, GA.  After which, he went to sea on sea-going tugs. He began shoeing horses professionally in 1999 and was certified as a Journeyman farrier by the BWFA in 2003.