At my wits' end - horse losing shoes, please any help/ideas much appreciated!

[bumblelion]

Thanks for the replies all - was thinking about two clips on the fronts before, may suggest that to farrier.

My boy also has quarter clips on his front shoes, doesn't seem to help with the casting situation but it does stop him tripping!!

 

[Trish C]

Hehe! Will look into the F4F - have seen it mentioned a few times. His feet have been improving on what he's on atm, and they were a million times better than when i got him... until he started tearing bits of them off with the shoes. Idiot!

Problem is the knobber, who is actually normally very well behaved to shoe, was a prick last week to have the fronts back on. I don't normally make excuses for him but he genuinely was in quite a lot of pain with his feet, and he pulled back at one point as a clench was going in and apparently the farrier is now feeling that and can't work

So got to try the other local farriers now, who all seem to be completely unable to ever answer their phones or call back from voicemails... I only ever leave one voicemail but I do try them several times, have never managed to get hold of a single one of them!

Next question - any tips for actually getting in touch with a farrier?!! Desperate to have them back on by tomorrow evening a) because he gets so sore and damages his feet without shoes and b) I've got a lesson and I don't want to miss it for the second week in a row because of his shoe-pulling antics... lovely new instructor woman will think I don't like her!

 

[Meowy Catkin]

Search here

http://www.farrier-reg.gov.uk/findafarrier.asp?page=findafarrier

and if possible use an AWCF (medium level of training) or FWCF (highest level of training) rather than a DipWCF (basic training).

 

[Trish C]

Thanks Faracat... just managed to get hold of one of the lads from a little further afield (he's on that list, good to see his has a good qualification ). Feel a little guilty not using one of the very local boys but if they won't answer their phones/get back to me, then they don't get the business!

 

[Meowy Catkin]

Wonderful, I hope that he can come before your lesson.

PS. I think that you should change your siggy to the one with the red wellies.

 

[Trish C]

He's coming at 1pm tomorrow, which gives Knobhead plenty of time to lose the shoe again before lesson at 7pm

Hehehehehe...!