Christmas is coming....

[Welly Boot]

Do you get your farrier or vet a small gift / token of appreciation for their support throughout the year? I need some inspiration...

 

[rabatsa]

My farrier has a standing invite for a coffee on Christmas day. Some years he takes us up on it and others he doesnt, it depends on his children and how they arrange their Christmas.

 

[Pinkvboots]

Farrier I do it's normally a keg of ale from the brewery next door and a bottle of malbec.

Vet I don't

 

[SEL]

Not the vet but my farrier gets an Xmas card with a tip in it, chocs and dog treats

 

[Barton Bounty]

I buy my farrier every year, last year he got a litre of vodka, this year he got dead mans fingers

 

[asmp]

You’re all very generous! I give my farrier a tin of M&S shortbread. I feel it’s something he can share with his family.

 

[94lunagem]

Vet no, farrier gets half a dozen bottles of his favourite cider and a card

 

[Barton Bounty]

Any present is good for them. Mine didnt charge me for visits with the abscesses or anything thats why im good to him

 

[94lunagem]

This has actually just reminded me I last see my farrier before Christmas is something like 28th November so I ought to add it to my shopping order!

 

[Squeak]

I give my farrier a box of beer - I checked with his family and that's his favourite alcohol.

My vet it depends on how much I've seen them that year - I'll do mine this year as she's been brilliant.

I'll also give my trainer something and the horses chiropractor - wouldn't always do the chiro but she's done the horses every 3 months for the past few years and been very good about squeezing us in.

I usually buy some champagne when it's on offer for gifting - I figure unless you know someone doesn't drink or prefers something else then it's always nice/ feels generous to be given a bottle of champagne.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

Do you get your farrier or vet a small gift / token of appreciation for their support throughout the year? I need some inspiration...

No I never have done this.

 

[WuzzBred]

Nope. My farrier is treated well all year round and I don’t have a regular vet

 

[holeymoley]

Eek. Not really. I did once- it was a chocolate gift set shaped in various tools- hammer, rasp, horse shoe. I don’t know what I’d get him. He likes expensive whisky and seems pretty comfortable!

 

[dottylottie]

i feel awful now, i won’t see my farrier again until just after xmas but a card or something didn’t occur to me in october

 

[dorsetladette]

Mine gets a few bottles of beer. He's become a friend of my OH over the years so he normal sorts something.

 

[Pinkvboots]

I get my hay man something as well normally a box of beer.

 

[Welly Boot]

I need to find out what mine drinks! I usually get a crate of beer for them.
My vet has been on speed dial this year and the ladies at the equine hospital have been great so will def get them something this year.

 

[Lucky Snowball]

Not the farrier or vet as they seem well off. I always tip the feed delivery man as he’s probably min wage and always carries in and stacks carefully. He rings if running late and is always chatty.

 

[Pinkvboots]

I need to find out what mine drinks! I usually get a crate of beer for them.
My vet has been on speed dial this year and the ladies at the equine hospital have been great so will def get them something this year.

Maybe M & S biscuits in a tin for the vet office staff they always go down well.