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 brother 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