Farrier, “boot doctor” keeping crafts alive

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	Farrier, “boot doctor” keeping crafts alive


	Former cowboy Matt Felke jokes that he shoes people by day and horses by night. Great Bend’s “Boot Doctor” five years ago purchased the shoe repair business he and his father used since he was a boy. View Larger View » < >

The smell of leather, glue, and polish and the sound of a quiet fan oscillating in the back of the store greet customers as they enter The Boot Doctor, the shoe repair shop of Matt Felke, a long time cowboy turned cobbler.

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