First visit from new farrier

[JLH85]

When you have a new farrier what would you expect from them? Would you expect them to trot horse up, see how they move etc? Or would you just expect them to get on with shoeing?

 

[Clodagh]

I've never had one trot a horse up. They have asked if there are any problems. But I am only on my second ever farrier, so no expert, but when I get a new horse they don't trot it up either.

 

[racingdemon]

ive had my farrier for years & years, but if i do get a new horse he will sometimes trot it up & watch it move, depends on what its feet are like & what i'm planning with it

 

[Apercrumbie]

Never had a farrier do that. I usually just talk them through the horse, what we do and any adjustments that are normally made.

 

[D66]

Mine trots them up every few visits and I ask him to tell me what he's thinking about the feet as he does them.

 

[SuperH]

My current farrier walked and trotted mine when I first used him. He does it on a regular basis, not every visit but maybe every other. All my farriers have done this.

 

[ChesnutsRoasting]

Never had a farrier ask for the horse to be trotted up. They're generally pretty clued up about the conformation of the hoof & how that may or may not affect the horses way of going. I don't see the need for a trot up, unless there is a lameness issue - in which case a vet should investigate.

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

When you have a new farrier what would you expect from them? Would you expect them to trot horse up, see how they move etc? Or would you just expect them to get on with shoeing?

Would definitely expect them to see horse move before doing shoeing etc

 

[Kezzabell2]

depends what the reason is for the farrier coming out! I've never had one do that but my horse is currently recovering from injuries and is having remedial shoeing done, so would expect my farrier to see him move every couple of shoeings

 

[paulineh]

Every now and again if I think things are not right he will trot them up. My BF trimmer does each time she comes out but as we are trying to get my mare balanced well I would expect it.

 

[PorkChop]

If I get a new one he will maybe watch them move, he would just look at them being walked in - but it wouldn't worry me either way tbh.

 

[fusspot]

Mine watches them all move before and after shoeing or trimming every time they are done.

 

[Honey08]

I've never had one trot a horse up in 40 years of horses, neither new or established farrier.

 

[Spottyappy]

No.
If you really want his expert opinion, to be frank you would need X-rays and him to spend best part of an hour analysing conformation as well as gait. X rays would show any conformational fault within the hoof which is not visible externally.
Are you prepared to pay a lot more for that?
I know I am not.i Am happy with the farriers I use too, and trust their judgement.

 

[flirtygerty]

All my farriers have watched my lot walk up to him, but have never had them trotted up, how ever, I have had my farrier carry his tools across the field to save my TB hobble back to the gate, due to an abcess and my thuglett baby cob chasing him from the gate, the TB not the farrier, I always have horses ready, feet picked out and reasonably dry for the farrier coming

 

[muckypony]

Yep my farrier watched all of mine walk and trot up when I first bought them before touching their feet.

 

[Sukistokes2]

I have had the same farrier for over forty years. He has watched my horses grow up. He has seen them trotted up and does watch them move. When I had X-rays done on my old boys feet, they were emailed to him.
Yep I know how lucky I am!!!