Bob Skelding

- Born: ca.1959Times-Gazette.com: Bob Skelding Is Getting to Know the United States From the Seat of His Homemade (November 25, 2008)
- Has two college-age childrenTimes-Gazette.com: Bob Skelding Is Getting to Know the United States From the Seat of His Homemade (November 25, 2008)
- Began a cross country expedition with four horses and a homemade wagon in July 2008FOXNews.com: New Hampshire Man Traveling Cross Country in Horse... (February 11, 2009)
- Wrote about a blog about his journey on Wagonteamster.comCommercial Dispatch: 2 Horses Die, Wagon Destroyed in Wreck with Cross-... (February 11, 2009)
- Used a GPS to navigateTimes-Gazette.com: Bob Skelding Is Getting to Know the United States From the Seat of His Homemade (November 25, 2008)
- Traveled at about 3 miles per hourTimes-Gazette.com: Bob Skelding Is Getting to Know the United States From the Seat of His Homemade (November 25, 2008)
- Was hit by a tractor trailer near Meridian, Mississippi, on February 10, 2009FOXNews.com: New Hampshire Man Traveling Cross Country in Horse... (February 11, 2009)
- The tractor was going between 65 and 70 miles per hourLJWorld.com: Wagon Teamster Recovering (February 11, 2009)
- Accident occurred on Highway 45 SouthCommercial Dispatch: 2 Horses Die, Wagon Destroyed in Wreck with Cross-... (February 11, 2009)
- Skelding sustained internal injuries and had surgery at the Rush Foundation Hospital ICU, in Meridian, MississippiLJWorld.com: Wagon Teamster Recovering (February 11, 2009)
- Two of Skelding's four horses were killed, Doc and DollyCommercial Dispatch: 2 Horses Die, Wagon Destroyed in Wreck with Cross-... (February 11, 2009)
- The two horses that survived, Joyce and DeDee were being treated for injuriesWTOK.com: Tanker-Wagon Collide on Highway 45 (February 10, 2009)

Bob Skelding, of New Hampshire, set out for a cross country trip on a home made wagon, pulled by four horses, in July 2008. On February 10, 2009, Skelding's wagon was hit by a tanker truck near Meridian, Mississippi. Skelding underwent surgery to repair internal injuries. Two of Skelding's four horses were killed.LJWorld.com: Wagon Teamster Recovering (February 11, 2009)Commercial Dispatch: 2 Horses Die, Wagon Destroyed in Wreck with Cross-... (February 11, 2009)
Bob Skelding Quote

"A life, like a journey in a horse drawn wagon can be as rich and fulfilling as you make it. You can take more then one trip in a wagon, but you only get one chance at life."—Bob Skelding, posted to blog on January 25, 2009Official Site: Reflections of a Wandering Man