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Could Forging Steel Save A Life? | Steve Hotz Ep. 3 | People You Should Know

2025-05-31 Entertainment
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Hot Yoga has nothing on Steve Hotz….Bending Medal at Black Horse Forge is an activity that brings a community together with positive results. There ought to be a Black Horse Forge in every town. Please give the episode a look, and if you agree, share the heck out of it. PS. Big thanks to Pure Talk for helping us surprise Steve with some much needed assistance, to help grow the Forge. #america #military #mentalhealth Black Horse Forge instructs veterans, active duty military, first responders, and their supporters in the art and craft of blacksmithing with the goal of providing a sense of accomplishment, mental and physical well-being, and the knowledge and experience to continue the craft in their own communities. Support Black Horse Forge: https://bit.ly/BHFhowtohelp Support veterans and switch to America’s wireless company: https://bit.ly/PureTalkRowe Subscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/@therealmikerowe Subscribe to my new shorts channel for those of you with a short attention span: https://www.youtube.com/@therealmikeroweshorts I have a new show! Subscribe to my new show's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PYSKshow If you like me, and even if you don't, follow me. Much obliged. http://instagr.am/mikerowe/ http://fb.me/TheRealMikeRowe http://twttr.com/mikeroweworks 00:00 Cold open 00:50 COMING UP...in this episode 01:15 Arriving in Fredericksburg, VA 02:00 Updating Sarah on my current injuries 02:47 Talking about veteran suicide rates 04:00 Who is Steve Hotz? 04:49 What is Black Horse Forge? 06:17 My first time in a forge 06:57 Meeting Steve 07:58 My stab at blacksmithing 09:29 How Black Horse Forge started 11:13 Steve’s injury 12:46 Steve’s knife company 13:24 The Beast of Bladenboro 15:52 Steve’s master bladesmith book 16:30 Receiving gifts from the veterans 17:25 Meeting veterans John and Saleh 22:32 The impact of Black Horse Forge 24:48 Setting up the surprise for Steve 25:56 Meeting Steve’s wife, Amy 26:35 Surprising Steve 31:12 A special thanks to Black Horse Forge 33:21 Show outro

Top Comments (10)

@Stacey505 2025-05-31

I am the chairperson delegate in St George Utah I'm going to share this with my team and see if we can get a program started, thank you for sharing and your service, God bless you 🙏

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@Some_who_call_me_Tiim 2025-05-31

I heard "women socialize face to face, men socialize shoulder to shoulder" so honestly forging together makes perfect sense as a therapy.

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@larryczerwonka5125 2025-05-31

this is what we envisioned social media would be. so thrilled to see a show like this and truly hope it starts a revolution, and social media becomes the community builder we know it was meant to be. keep making this amazing, uplifting content!

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@AdamSchniper 2025-05-31

I’m a first responder of 25 years and started blacksmithing a couple of years ago. The benefits are literally life changing. For any brothers or sisters interested in trying blacksmithing, most states have Forge Councils broken into areas. It’s a great way to get started in the community. Hope you have one near you and can experience what so many of us have. Thanks Mike for highlighting the therapeutic subset of blacksmithing. You’re awesome brother.

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@darlajohnson9762 2025-05-31

Thank you to all of the Veterans who have served to give us the freedom we should never take for granted! God bless you all 💝🇺🇸

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@slow88LX 2025-06-03

Restricting videos that encourage therapy and recovery has the opposite effect of the warnings. YouTube limiting the reach of this video about improving outcomes for veterans is criminal and shameful.

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@tiljeng 2025-05-31

donated to black horse forge, thank you for helping our veterans

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@justjeff3107 2025-05-31

Mike, you are the dude of dudes.

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@isechico 2025-05-31

Ive been coming to Black Horse since 2020, Steve is a Godsend! This is the BEST forge in the nation, great group of guys and gals!

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@doctorprepperisprepared 2025-05-31

Thank you Mike for introducing us to this man and his journey in his life assisting those who his efforts can and do help. Hand Salute!

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