Theocat
Well-Known Member
I an not at all convinced most farriers really are all that well paid. When you take into account their training, cost of equipment, shoes and travel (time and fuel), being self employed and more liable to injury than some jobs, they must be making much less than most professionals trained to a similar level. Unlike vets they often don't have someone looking after messages, bookings and bills. It is no wonder that the quality - of farriery or of professionalism and business practice - is sometimes lacking.
Farriery is like livery - we get what we pay for, and a lot of people aren't paying enough to get the service they expect, but we're perennially surprised when there are problems.
Farriery is like livery - we get what we pay for, and a lot of people aren't paying enough to get the service they expect, but we're perennially surprised when there are problems.