I'm not paranoid, but.....

[Fii]

My farrier told me today that my horses looked VERY well ,was he saying he thought they were FAT???

 

[PoppyAnderson]

He could have been but then farriers also tend not to beat about the bush - they tend to tell you straight! Post a pic and open yourself up to judgement, finger pointing and perhaps a short sharp telling off

or not - depending!

 

[ForeverBroke_]

Depends what tone he used I guess

 

[Mavis Cluttergusset]

if my farrier thought my horse was fat, he would say something along the lines of 'that ****ing horse looks ****** ****ing immense put the ****er on a ****ing diet right ****ing now'.

He would only say she looked well if he thought she looked well

 

[FestiveSpirit]

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My farrier told me today that my horses looked VERY well ,was he saying he thought they were FAT???

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Well when my farrier and his apprentice told me that my Welsh Section D looked "very well" they were telling me that they thought he was fat - but they are sarcastic b*ggers so I ignored them, the horse looked in fab condition and wasnt fat, they were trying to get a rise out of me

 

[Fii]

Cant do the picture thing yet have to get daughter to upload/download? photos, am completly puter illiterate.

 

[Digger123]

I have a friend who says 'he looks well' what he is really saying 'he's a bit porky'
Another says 'He's angular' what he is saying ' he's thin'
So depending on what your farrier is like he could be like my friend trying to be diplomatic and not say he's a fatty outright !
Let's see a photo when your daughter can sort it out and hopefully we will be able to help you decide what he truly meant !

 

[carrie8187]

Don't think you've anything to worry about, farriers always tend to be straight to the point! Mine is and defiantly doesn't hold back if my mare puts on a few pounds here and there!! I can always count on my farrier for his true opinion

 

[Mithras]

You think thats bad? My farrier once described my warmblood showjumper as "the big cob"!

 

[MrsMozartletoe]

My farrier wouldn't be so subtle (and if you're reading this M....!

). He'd be likely to say that my ar$e was still bigger though

 

[lovallhorses]

That depends on the tone used and your relationships with your farrier.Now, what "Mavis_Cluttergusset" wrote makes me think of the movie "planes, trains and automobiles"(it is a comedy) where John Candy gets really p....off at the airport. I suggest you should watch it to know how to answer to your farrier...lol