I don't understand why some people just don't get it

Good on you for going to such effort to make it possible for your farrier to shoe a difficult horse. Your post shows up the bad behaviour of those in my yard even more!
 
I have more respect for my superb,friendly and very tolerant farrier, than to not have the required beast ready and as dry as possible.
He has always said though that he'd rather have brushed off the best you can mud, than washed off clean but wet and cold legs to contend with. That makes sense to me. He has never complained if a foot needs picking out, grabs the brush to clear the area if i'm not on hand, appreciates the coffee/toast/cake/bacon he is offered and I appreciate his work, enlightening information, and the fact he always lets me know if times change.
Other than saying thank you, and never expecting too much from him it's hard to tell him how much i appreciate him. Might try a hug next time.....
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Hey Sally 2008

That would have been a really good response if you hadn't called me facetious. Get over yourself, as has been pointed out I was being lighthearted - develop a sense of humour, can't you and stop looking for someone to attack. I've explained myself well and you keep attacking - it's staggeringly inappropriate. You are a really angry person, whose manner masquerades as self righteousness
I've put you on ignore and I urge you to do the same for me.
 
When I used showes, my farrier always came to clean horses, coffee, hot pies and cakes - we liveries appreciated our farrier and looked after him - and he looked after us.

Which clients would you prefer?
 
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I pay my Farrier to trim feet, not drag them in out of a field, he says that for a few clients he does do untended horses if they are stalled and he knows them, the majority are trims anyway. What he does stipulate is that all horses MUST be under cover, when there's a blizzard out there and it is 25 below you don't even bother getting out of the truck if there is no barn. A bit of respect and courtesy on both sides goes a long way.

Plus, huge plus, I have a stallion, mares, foals and youngsters, in the same barn, sometimes up to a dozen horses. I don't expect ANYONE to handle the stallion, or to know the routine that they are all used to with regards to them being bought in and seen to safely.

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god i'm so lucky my farrier is also my friend !! I don't have a barn and the only real cover he'd get is if he did them in their stables. I do however provide a [as level as possible] hard stand with rubber on top.

our farriers have often been known to put the horses out for us too if no one is there.

but to the OP topic, i wouldnt dream of presenting a muddy horse to my farrier, a) i just think its rude b) he'd kill me!

very true what others have said, look after your farrier and they will you! Some people seem to go through alot of farriers, I wonder why sometimes although reading the OP actually no i dont!
 
..... you say in your first post that he shouldn't be expected to drive around all day in wet jeans ..... but then you say there were 4 horses and he came at lunchtime (sorry, I forget the exact wording, but it wasn't the start of the day). Assuming he does not shoe a horse in 20 mins flat, then he would be going straight home, wouldn't he?

That was not ME - so get your facts straight please.
Also, you obviously have no idea for how many hours in a day some farriers work.
 
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