Farriers

I'm another who
a)can't believe that you of all people are putting up with that kind of service
b) has an excellent farrier, who is a reasonable time-keeper, very good at his job and actually came out later that day the last time one of ours lost a shoe (we did know that he was going to a neighbour's horse). On the rare occasions that he has been unable to keep an appointment (e.g. because of going to a funeral) he has always let us know in advance.

I should certainly sack yours.
 
I have had mine for nearly 30 years and never in that time has he been late, he is always there early and will wait if you are not. He tries to put the shoe on the same day if enough time, if not its always the next day, hate to say it buy yours is taking the Pee, I would really think about changing to someone else.
 
No never!

Mine must be perfect!

Turns up on day and time stated

Once when a shoe did come off (my horse was a tart and decided to go over a ploughed field without me) obviously couldn't find said shoe! But my farrier came out the very next day and 80 mile round trip, not only did he not charge me for coming out but not even for the new shoe!!!!

I do make sure there is lots of tea on tap and cake for my farrier though!!!!

:-)
 
KerryDevon said:
So im always polite and courteous to him making sure my mare is clean, mud free and he always has a cup of coffee and biscuits!!! In return i get the service i need and he goes above and beyond the call of duty on occassions.....
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I live with one and the above is a very important point!
Farriery is HARD work and can be made even harder if conditions are not good. There are people out there ( I am sure the OP is not one of them,so this is just for the record.) who present their horses with legs covered in wet mud,or just hosed of wet mud so they are soaked and slippery,on a yard covered in shite(chicken is the most common)with feet that have not been picked out since the last set of shoes. If these owners can manage to be present they often stand under cover while farrier and horse(wearing 3 rugs,top one soaking and covered in mud) are out in the pi$$ing rain. The stable that was offered because of the rain was rejected because the overhead light meant the farrier would be trying to shoe in his own shadow.Because the horse only has its feet worked with on farriery visits,it fidgets and pulls and rears while the owner squeels 'good boy!good boy!'
These jobs take longer,shoes don't burn well on wet feet,rasps are blunted by mud, skin on hands splits and chaps from being wet..... lets not talk about the feet covered in shite that the farrier has to hold.........Lets just hope for a hot cuppa at least!And a the rest of the day with clients like KerryDevon.
 
abitodd said:
I live with one and the above is a very important point!
Farriery is HARD work and can be made even harder if conditions are not good. There are people out there ( I am sure the OP is not one of them,so this is just for the record.) who present their horses with legs covered in wet mud,or just hosed of wet mud so they are soaked and slippery,on a yard covered in shite(chicken is the most common)with feet that have not been picked out since the last set of shoes. If these owners can manage to be present they often stand under cover while farrier and horse(wearing 3 rugs,top one soaking and covered in mud) are out in the pi$$ing rain. The stable that was offered because of the rain was rejected because the overhead light meant the farrier would be trying to shoe in his own shadow.Because the horse only has its feet worked with on farriery visits,it fidgets and pulls and rears while the owner squeels 'good boy!good boy!'
These jobs take longer,shoes don't burn well on wet feet,rasps are blunted by mud, skin on hands splits and chaps from being wet..... lets not talk about the feet covered in shite that the farrier has to hold.........Lets just hope for a hot cuppa at least!And a the rest of the day with clients like KerryDevon.
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I take your point, and normally I would have my horses tied on the yard (hard standing and cover).
This farrier has been so unreliable that I don't see the point in standing on the yard like a fool waiting for him to turn up (I'd have been stood there for eight days if I'd caught them in for his scheduled arrival) :p.
Maybe if you are a farrier, and you like the horses ready for you, you ought to turn up at the allocated time...d'uh.
S :D
 
I put up with a farrier like yours when I first got my horse, so unreliable, just wouldn't turn up. My horse would end up going 7 or 8 wks between being shod, as I would book for 5, and it would take him an extra couple of wks of faffing around to come out. He charged like a wounded bull as well.
Im (overly ? ) loyal, and tried to stick with him because he had been good the first couple of times i used him.
Sacked him when my horse went severely lame one day, he ended up needing a hoof wall resection, abscessed for months, and was off work for months.
Farrier now is fantastic. Ive also made an effort to learn as much as possible about how good feet should look, so I'll be able to tell if something is going wrong with my boys feet again.
Kx
 
I love my farrier, he's great. All though he us totally crap at time keeping but we have come to a comprise.
He just calls me when he's on his way, if he remembers:p
But my horses have always been good to shoe so half the time he just starts without me.
When in winter wet legs etc he gives me a morning slot or afternoon and the horse just has half a day out so nice and clean for him as it is a right pain dealing with wet legs.
He normally comes first thing though so it's never to much trouble keepin the horse in for an extra hour or so.

Plus he gives me a good discount too :D, and I'm the only private client he has on his books, all the others are big yards where he spends a day or two at, or he will be teaching.

He in return gets a hot cuppa, cake and crumble to take home
 
i'm not nearly as scary as you ;) & only inhabit the first circle of dantes' inferno BUT have fired at least 2 farriers for poor service:)
get rid & find a good one - i would send you mine but then what would i do??
 
I had one like yours a couple of years ago & if it wasnt for the difference in area he could have been the same one! I changed farriers and never had a problem since. New farrier texts me if going to be late but is more often early, never lets me down and always does a good job :D
 
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