Farrier inquiry.

[SirFarrier]

Hello guys.

I’m a UK farrier who has been working overseas for over the last decade. I will be relocating back home very soon. There seems to be quite a lot of farriers in the country these days, I’m reaching out to see if there are any particular areas in the country where there is a shortage of farriers? Or good farriers? I hold myself to a high standard of work with confidence and humbleness at the same time.

Thanks again you response is very much appreciated.

 

[nagblagger]

I like your humbleness with your user name "sir" .
A good farrier will always have full books by word of mouth, sorry I can't answer your question on area.

 

[Horseysheepy]

I overheard a farrier at a show the other day say that the student intake for his local Agric college's Farrier training course has really reduced over the past few years.
Maybe less wanting to go into the industry?
Three farriers I've used over the years are no longer trading, they are all aged under 50, so still young. Not an easy occupation with bad backs and getting kicked and pulled about though.
Not really answered your question, but there is less competition now perhaps?

 

[holeymoley]

Very north of Scotland was struggling a year or so ago. Not sure if they have that covered now. I know my farrier travels over to the islands.

 

[Rowreach]

The west of Northern Ireland, you would have a host of grateful horse owners swooning at your feet, and enough work to keep you plenty busy enough. They are even coming to terms with having to pay a realistic price for a set of shoes now, so you could name your price. All anyone here wants is a decent farrier who actually turns up when they say they will.

Also, it's a lovely place to live.

 

[FieldOrnaments]

Loads of farriers in se England

 

[Tiddlypom]

Lots of farriers in Cheshire, but by no means could all of them be considered to be good farriers.

 

[spacefaer]

Lots of farriers in Cheshire, but by no means could all of them be considered to be good farriers.

Same here in Shropshire. There would appear to be an abundance but there are very few I'd actually want anywhere near my horses!
When we were in the Highlands, there was a distinct dearth of farriers there. What there was weren't very good either!

 

[lynz88]

I suspect you could go almost anywhere and I think most farriers get their work by word of mouth. The huge problem that I see is that even where there are a lot of farriers to choose from, finding a GOOD farrier / trimmer / whatever is next to impossible. What's even trickier for horse owners is when they know that their farrier is no longer meeting their needs, it's very scary to switch to another one as it's far too easy for a single trim to go incredibly wrong.

 

[Highmileagecob]

Any farrier who can competently trim a barefoot horse, help the owner to transition a horse to barefoot, and rehabilitate through slow and patient trimming will have clients beating a path to the door. So many of us are turning to trimmers because the 'hands off' approach is so difficult for a traditional farrier.

 

[Britestar]

NE Scotland is always short.

2 more are retiring this year.

 

[SirFarrier]

The west of Northern Ireland, you would have a host of grateful horse owners swooning at your feet, and enough work to keep you plenty busy enough. They are even coming to terms with having to pay a realistic price for a set of shoes now, so you could name your price. All anyone here wants is a decent farrier who actually turns up when they say they will.

Also, it's a lovely place to live.

Hi there. Thanks for your reply this sounds very interesting to me. Is there anymore info you can give like particular areas, horse numbers or a fair price to charge?

 

[SirFarrier]

NE Scotland is always short.

2 more are retiring this year.

thanks for your reply! Scotland has been a thought for me. Can you give me anymore info as in areas, horse numbers?

Thanks

 

[Rowreach]

Hi there. Thanks for your reply this sounds very interesting to me. Is there anymore info you can give like particular areas, horse numbers or a fair price to charge?

Send me a pm

 

[Britestar]

thanks for your reply! Scotland has been a thought for me. Can you give me anymore info as in areas, horse numbers?

Thanks

Send me a pm and I'll expand on it

 

[SirFarrier]

Send me a pm

Send me a pm

I’m not sure how to pm any chance you can message me?

 

[I'm Dun]

I’m not sure how to pm any chance you can message me?

You can't PM till you have made 10 posts, not sure if people can PM you though. I'll try now for you.

 

[I'm Dun]

Nope, I can't send you a PM either, so your going to need to make another 6 posts

 

[SirFarrier]

Any farrier who can competently trim a barefoot horse, help the owner to transition a horse to barefoot, and rehabilitate through slow and patient trimming will have clients beating a path to the door. So many of us are turning to trimmers because the 'hands off' approach is so difficult for a traditional farrier.

Thanks for your input

 

[SirFarrier]

You can't PM till you have made 10 posts, not sure if people can PM you though. I'll try now for you.

Thank you

 

[SirFarrier]

Nope, I can't send you a PM either, so your going to need to make another 6 posts

Thanks

 

[SirFarrier]

Any farrier who can competently trim a barefoot horse, help the owner to transition a horse to barefoot, and rehabilitate through slow and patient trimming will have clients beating a path to the door. So many of us are turning to trimmers because the 'hands off' approach is so difficult for a traditional farrier.

Thanks for your input

 

[SirFarrier]

I overheard a farrier at a show the other day say that the student intake for his local Agric college's Farrier training course has really reduced over the past few years.
Maybe less wanting to go into the industry?
Three farriers I've used over the years are no longer trading, they are all aged under 50, so still young. Not an easy occupation with bad backs and getting kicked and pulled about though.
Not really answered your question, but there is less competition now perhaps?

Thanks for your reply

 

[SirFarrier]

I like your humbleness with your user name "sir" .
A good farrier will always have full books by word of mouth, sorry I can't answer your question on area.

Thanks for your input

 

[SirFarrier]

Send me a pm and I'll expand on it

Apologies but I’m unable to pm you as I’m a new member and still working how to do so

 

[Britestar]

Apologies but I’m unable to pm you as I’m a new member and still working how to do so

NE Scotland has a heavy population of horses, particularly north of Aberdeen.

You have to be prepared to travel between clients, more than in other areas, but there's plenty of work around.

 

[dorsetladette]

Looking at Facebook posts on local pages it would suggest that their is a shortage of farriers here in Dorset. Having had a good one emigrate to AUS a few years ago I struggled to find another good farrier. There seemed to be plenty around back then but very few that I would describe as good.

 

[I'm Dun]

Apologies but I’m unable to pm you as I’m a new member and still working how to do so

click on someones user name and it should then take you to a page with the option to start a conversation, then just select that.

 

[Ratface]

I have an excellent farrier. Had him for years. His only drawback is that he travels over a vast area, has multiple numbers of clients at most yards and is almost always late!

 

[SirFarrier]

NE Scotland has a heavy population of horses, particularly north of Aberdeen.

You have to be prepared to travel between clients, more than in other areas, but there's plenty of work around.

Ok great thanks.