Bad name for both horse owners and farriers!

feisty_filly said:
now im married to a farrier i dont see the appeal any moor! there all smelly and hairy and there clothes need washing every day!
trying to persuade my hubbie to shoe / trim my horses is a nightmare! it takes me threatening to get another farrier out and make hubbie pay for it befor it gets done sometimes!
love him to bits but sometimes i wonder weather hes worth the hassel! (joke!) ;)
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OMG that would be the perfect insult to him, save it for when he really does wrong one day, get a farrier out to do your horse when hubby is due home.. muahh haaaaa evil I am! The when the farrier goes say to him they brought up a couple issues with your previous farrier haha.. god I am good!
 
Devonshire dumpling said:
OMG that would be the perfect insult to him, save it for when he really does wrong one day, get a farrier out to do your horse when hubby is due home.. muahh haaaaa evil I am! The when the farrier goes say to him they brought up a couple issues with your previous farrier haha.. god I am good!
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hehehe your a woman after my own heart lol
 
OP the key is not to think about it. Put it right out of your mind. Virtually all jobs involve men and women coming into contact with the opposite sex. My husband is a senior executive and has a couple of hundred women working for him. I am sure quite a few of them fancy getting their hands on his income (or him, who knows?) But if I sat at home thinking abou it, then it would do damage to my mental health. So I don't. You have to remember that if someone is going to cheat, they will cheat and there is nothing you can do about it. Nowadays with mobile phones and all kind of other communication methods, it is just too easy! So don't think about it. Be a good wife. That is the best you can do.
 
feisty_filly said:
now im married to a farrier i dont see the appeal any moor! there all smelly and hairy and there clothes need washing every day!
trying to persuade my hubbie to shoe / trim my horses is a nightmare! it takes me threatening to get another farrier out and make hubbie pay for it befor it gets done sometimes!
love him to bits but sometimes i wonder weather hes worth the hassel! (joke!) ;)
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I like this!!! Actually when I want mine shod/trimmed I just tell him that the vet is due in 2 days - lol. Pride would never let him leave them for the vet to see haha. I couldn't threaten him with using another as I really believe I couldn't match his skill. My hubby is a farrier - he absolutely loves and takes pride in his job and I have horses too.

The thought did cross my mind that there are a few professions I WOULDN'T want my hubby to be.......a stripper....... a gynaecologist.......a formula 1 racing driver...........famous.........a model, but farrier is fine for me. You need to trust your OH and there is a huge difference between having a banter and being unfaithful. Temptation is out there for anyone seeking it let's face it - it doesn't matter the profession.
 
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feisty_filly said:
now im married to a farrier i dont see the appeal any moor! there all smelly and hairy and there clothes need washing every day!
trying to persuade my hubbie to shoe / trim my horses is a nightmare! it takes me threatening to get another farrier out and make hubbie pay for it befor it gets done sometimes!
love him to bits but sometimes i wonder weather hes worth the hassel! (joke!) ;)
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Lol, it was so much easier when I could ring him up and give him the list for the week, and he would appear every Friday and shoe whatever needed it :rolleyes:

OP I'm a horsey farrier's wife. So's TGM on here. So are many of our farrier friends' wives. People have asked me if I worry about OH having mostly female clients and I tell them that he managed to shoe for me for about 10 years without anything happening, so I don't have any worries there :) And as OH says, we horsey women are all such gossips that if he did misbehave it would be round the county like a shot, so not worth the risk!:p;)

And I have to say I don't hear him complaining or bitching about his clients and I'm sorry your OH does - it doesn't sound as though he likes his job much, or that you like him doing it:(
 
YasandCrystal said:
I like this!!! My hubby is a farrier - he absolutely loves and takes pride in his job and I have horses too.

The thought did cross my mind that there are a few professions I WOULDN'T want my hubby to be.......a stripper....... a gynaecologist.......a formula 1 racing driver...........famous.........a model, but farrier is fine for me. You need to trust your OH and there is a huge difference between having a banter and being unfaithful. Temptation is out there for anyone seeking it let's face it - it doesn't matter the profession.
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Totally true! My husband is a firefighter and sometimes does homechecks for single parents etc , come to think of it sometimes he is gone a long time............................................... lol
 
Wagtail said:
OP the key is not to think about it. Put it right out of your mind. Virtually all jobs involve men and women coming into contact with the opposite sex. My husband is a senior executive and has a couple of hundred women working for him. I am sure quite a few of them fancy getting their hands on his income (or him, who knows?) But if I sat at home thinking abou it, then it would do damage to my mental health. So I don't. You have to remember that if someone is going to cheat, they will cheat and there is nothing you can do about it. Nowadays with mobile phones and all kind of other communication methods, it is just too easy! So don't think about it. Be a good wife. That is the best you can do.
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Perfect answer Wagtail!
 
Love it DD....

From where I am sitting, this is something that should never have had that effect on you OP, unless of course it hit a nerve.

This sort of senario happens in all sorts of area and dispite the fact it was on here doesn't mean that we should get involved and loose someone his livelyhood..... which is exactly what you are saying.

leave them be, they are not hurting anyone but themselves
 
although i do agree that some of horsey woman fling themselves at their farriers feet i think theese are the same people who would do it to any male!
All farriers i know are involved in horses in some way either wifes, girlfriends or kids horsey.
op seems the type that prob thinks "hiya how are you, would you like a coffee" as flirting. If thats flirting im guilty!
 
Is the OP for real?!?!??!

As said before it takes 2 to tango!

Also alot of carriers are really old and grumpy round here, so doubt it's all of them.

Also I have never flirted with my farrier even though he's not old, and would never offer to pay in kind!! :o

I just enjoy a chat as he visits many local yards and knows what others are up to. :)
 
MrsdipWCF said:
Keep your shoeing/trimming/remedial dates professional! It's about the HORSE![/QUOTE

AGREE!! I have just posted about a livery having an affair with a Farrier, I must say I have no knowledge of whether farriers are generally like this or not, having not had a horse of my own during my adult years until recently I've never been subject to any type of situation where this may have happened to me but I would be mortified if it was suggested, I am married and even if I wasnt they are there to do a job not to flirt with me! I'd rather them keep there eye on my horses feet as do I!

Glad my farrier is a lovely, excellent old man!

I really hope you are correct in that most farriers arent like the dog with 2 that I know (I also blame the woman! as someone else has said it takes 2 to tango!)

At the end of the day the farriers and woman are all grown adults - its up to them I suppose just wouldnt get into it myself!


ETA - The posts that you are refering to, although I dont agree with the situation - they were quite funny!
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I can't believe this is serious! :o

I used to find it hilarious reading the posts, I can't remember who it was that posted them but on what can (sometimes) be quite a moany forum it really used to make me laugh, and judging by the number who replied, many others were amused too! :)

I think it's irrelevant whether the man in question was a farrier or otherwise, he could have been in any profession, someone in soapbox could have easily posted the same sort of thing about a work friend in the office! It was the tongue and cheek element of it and the brilliantly amusing way it was all written which made it funny.

I highly doubt that the threads OP would have considered, in all seriousness, taking it any further if the opportunity had arisen - I think it would take a very heartless person to do so and from what I remember she seemed quite lovely from her posts.

I'm sorry you've got so pent up about this OP, but I think it would do you good to see it from the funny, harmless way that it was all intended :)
 
feisty_filly said:
now im married to a farrier i dont see the appeal any moor! there all smelly and hairy and there clothes need washing every day!
trying to persuade my hubbie to shoe / trim my horses is a nightmare! it takes me threatening to get another farrier out and make hubbie pay for it befor it gets done sometimes!
love him to bits but sometimes i wonder weather hes worth the hassel! (joke!) ;)
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hahahaha brilliant! LOL
 
Ashleigh_ said:
I can't believe this is serious! :o

I used to find it hilarious reading the posts, I can't remember who it was that posted them but on what can (sometimes) be quite a moany forum it really used to make me laugh, and judging by the number who replied, many others were amused too! :)

I think it's irrelevant whether the man in question was a farrier or otherwise, he could have been in any profession, someone in soapbox could have easily posted the same sort of thing about a work friend in the office! It was the tongue and cheek element of it and the brilliantly amusing way it was all written which made it funny.

I highly doubt that the threads OP would have considered, in all seriousness, taking it any further if the opportunity had arisen - I think it would take a very heartless person to do so and from what I remember she seemed quite lovely from her posts.

I'm sorry you've got so pent up about this OP, but I think it would do you good to see it from the funny, harmless way that it was all intended :)
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Didn't read the original one, but lol you don't think they were talking about her husband do you? Now that would be funny!
 
I too enjoyed the way the threads were written, and they were more about the poster's lack of luck with her farrier than anything else, but yes I did used to feel sorry for his girlfriend - more because he sounded a real rat anyway! A lot of people could see that anyway, and the lovely thread writer found that out in the end anyway...

I've had farriers when I was younger that were lecherous gits - especially in Italy, where you wouldn't go into a stable with them even. I've had farriers that were absolute gents - they're just humans, same as any other profession - some behave, some don't. Same goes for their clients. Some will throw themselves at anyone most won't!

I can understand why the OP feels the way she does. Perhaps it has happened to her. It happened to me once, and it hurt me a lot to see people at work misbehaving (I'm a stewardess - so change blacksmith for pilots in my world... Some are good, some are rats!) When you've been through the mill its hard to look at something joking about the whole issue in a light way. Doesn't make the OP bitter and twisted or need telling off for not having a sense of humour.

By the way my farrier won't come if theres nobody there - I wish he would! As for the marrying a farrier and then not getting your horses shod, I sympathise - I'm married to a mechanic, and my car has had unimportant things wrong with it for years - he fixes things that would kill me, but the car hasn't locked for two years or had interior lights!
 
Devonshire dumpling said:
Didn't read the original one, but lol you don't think they were talking about her husband do you? Now that would be funny!
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Who knows!! :)
I mean I can sort of sympathise if it was her husband, my boyfriend is more likely to morph into superman than become a farrier but if I had been the wife/girlfriend and read the post then I might have felt a bit weird about it I guess. The original posts were hilarious though, and since I look at it from this perspective I can only see it as being funny and harmless. I'm pretty sure OP would have outed the fact it was her husband if that was the case, judging by the gusto of the post! :)
Keep that quiet!? ME THINKS NOT! :D
 
Honey08 said:
I too enjoyed the way the threads were written, and they were more about the poster's lack of luck with her farrier than anything else, but yes I did used to feel sorry for his girlfriend - more because he sounded a real rat anyway! A lot of people could see that anyway, and the lovely thread writer found that out in the end anyway...
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This is what I wanted to say but always say it wrong and ramble! LOL Thanks Honey08 - what she said! xx
 
I would like to take a moment to comment on this thread.
I know both the girl and the farrier that are the source of this thread.

Firstly, the farrier is an exceptional farrier who is always professional and very dedicated to his work. I have known him for years and he is a very good friend. I know his situation and he would be most u[set that there was mindless gossip flying about on the internet about him by people who dont even know the situation. He is well respected as one of the best lads in the area. He works damn hard and is good at what he does, why does this mean he should be reported!!!

Secondly, the girl in question is also a friend. She has had a rough time recently and if you actually knew the situation I am sure that you would be saying such judgmental things about a poor girl who has had a life threatening condition for the last 6 months. She and the farrier have resolved their problems and are friends again.

This sitiuation is not rare, we are all young and have fallen for people that perhaps we shouldnt have done in the past but the ability to move on ins within us all, which my two friends have demonstrated.
Please get the facts before you judge people on these forums it is unfair and nasty.

Both of my friends are wonderful people and would be horribly upset to learn this.
 
Affairs are one thing i cant frikking stand. They are unfair to everyone involved and how the hell do you trust someone who would do that to their loved ones.

Cant stand women who go after married men also, ive had girls try it on with OH and first its a 'look, im his girlfriend, stop trying to flirt' second warning is usually alot nastier and third warning has resulted in physically picking said girl up by their hair and kicking them out of a pub.

Sometimes it doesnt take two. We had a local skank who found it quite funny to chase after the local attached keepers and farmers. fortunately she is one of the uglyiest women i have ever met and men would run miles. did that stop her, no, next she would follow them around, sit and stare at them for hours, spread rumours that she had in fact slept with them. She was a dirty little tramp who caused alot of issues between relationships because she had nothing better to do because she is ugly with a nasty personality and found it funny. You say it takes two, i havew atched her stalk a freind of mine around town on a night out, trying to put vodkas in his drink etc etc. A guy is more or less powerless.

you get thousands of women like this, not in the horsey world alone.
 
aimsymc said:
what happened to harmless banter?
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There are a certain amount of women that a man cant even say, you look well today, without them thinking this is a chat up line and becoming obsessed.

My friend is the worst for it. Our mutual friend boyfriend commented that she looked like she had lost weight and zoe turned to me two days later declaring she was in love with him and she thought he felt the same way... from this exchange...

''hey girls, how are you.. wow Zoe you look like you've lost weight... *looks around, is **** finished yet, im taking her out.... *gf turns up* hey gorgeous *kisses gf* come on, im taking you out... bye girls *waves at us*...
 
aimsymc said:
what happened to harmless banter?
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Depends doesn't it, if that 'harmless banter' happened to be about your OH you may just take exception to it!

I don't agree that the thread in question gives a bad name to horse owners and farriers alike, it's one situation! I'm sure there's people who've had a fling with their vet, their accountant, the tax man, the milk man, the local barman, boss, co-worker, you name it, it doesn't just happen in the horsey world. The thread was one persons perception of that particular situation, and I can understand how upsetting it must have been for the wife of the farrier in question to have read it to be honest.

What I would say though is it's pretty stupid or perhaps niave to write about a supposed affair, or wishful affair on a public internet forum which is open to be viewed by the whole cyber world! Especially if you are talking about a professional in the horsey industry on a hugely popular horsey forum.

There's probably something to be learned here though isn't there? If you are going to talk about someone on a public forum who shares a common interest whether it's horsey or whatever, be prepared that whatever you say could very well get back to that person and or people close to them! It isn't rocket science for people to work out who you are either, so be careful what you say folks, you might just land yourself face down in the muck heap.
 
If i have got this correct, the farrier in question was single at the time, yes he had recently split from his girlfriend but was single.
With young lads out dying in afghanistan i think in the grand scheme of things this is a minor issue and people should make up their own opinions and keep them to themselves. As i mentioned before both the girl and farrier would be so upset that if they knew they were being gossiped about. The girl talked openly and honestly to people she considered friends, i dont see a problem with that. No one did anything wrong
 
I have known many farrier's over the last 23 years,all have been the biggest whore and flirt I have ever come across be they married, involved or otherwise, and more than one that has been known to accept sexual favours in lue of payment!!
OP I do beleive that you are also known as 'MrsD123' who everyone has declared to be a nut case and therefore so are you, now Bugger Off!
 
mmel001 said:
What I would say though is it's pretty stupid or perhaps niave to write about a supposed affair, or wishful affair on a public internet forum which is open to be viewed by the whole cyber world! Especially if you are talking about a professional in the horsey industry on a hugely popular horsey forum.
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Agree with this entirely! And not the first time it has happened either!
 
Omg you are insecure and jealous aren't you!

At the end of the day I don't see why you find the need to rant on a horsey forum like this. If you trusted your husband then you have nothing to worry about do you.

I have an OH who works in the city and I know for a fact secretaries flirt with him. I know he has had relationships with secretaries in the past (he married one!), but do I feel the need to rant about flirting, manipulative secretaries on the Internet?

No. Guess why...

I trust him!

If he choose you, you have nothing to worry about do you, even if girls do flirt.

And for the record most farriers I know do date clients, one even admitted to me he had, had 4 affaires! Just like a lot of men have affairs with their secretaries.

You need to look at your relationship before ranting on here.

I think your quite possibly a troll actually.
 
Oh an I never flirt with my farrier. I like him, he's a nice guy but that's it because 1. Im in love with my OH. 2. He has a GF. 2. He's not my type anyway.

In fact I've never fancied any farriers or anyone elses men actually. I was capable of finding my own amazing man.

I didn't find the sharzaan or whatever her name is posts offending though, I thought they were funny! The farrier was faithful wasn't he.
 
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