Is it too cheeky to ring farrier now ? (7pm)

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Just debating on phoning farrier now for tomorrow afternoon (If he can come).

Have been trying to get hold of him several times this week but have long hours and often can't ring him atall. The horse has pulled a shoe and although is happy out in his field he needs working, so needs new shoes.

It being 7pm on a sunday night and all I'm not keen on calling him but the only day I can be there is monday aftenoons.

I send him a text after calling yesterday (saturday evening) but have still had no reply, which seems a bit unprofessional to say the least as he knows me and my horse well.

Is this too cheeky ? If I can't get him out tomorrow afternoon the ned will have to have another weeks holiday out in the field..
 
My farrier takes calls on Sunday between 7pm & 8pm as you have to get your time for the next day. I would ring esp as he's not replied to you. He can always say he prefers not to receive calls on a sun.
 
If he doesn't want to answer it his phone will be off or on silent. He will have dealt with this scenario before. I don't see the harm in leaving a message to say just in case he is in the area tomorrow etc
 
Depends on your farrier basically. Mine always sorts out the rounds for the week on a Sunday evening and will usually ring me after about 7.30 to tell me what time he's coming during the week. So I wouldn't hesitate to ring him if I wanted to speak to him on a Sunday evening.

But yours may be different? Do you know another client of his that you could ring mebbe, to suss out whether you'd be OK to ring?

But basically, if your horse needs a farrier PDQ - and you've been trying to get hold of him without success - I personally don't think it would be out of order to ring him. If he gets his @rse in his hand about it, and/or continues to mess you around - then change!
 
I'd send him a very polite text, along the lines of "could you call me asap Mon morning to sort out ned's problem". He doesn't have to answer your text tonight if he doesn't want to, but at least he may read it.

MyJods... chance would be a fine thing (re changing farriers). We are so desperate in these parts that a friend of mine, new to the area, rang 9 farriers, and all said their books were full and they weren't taking anybody new on. I keep meaning to write to the Farriers Registration Council asking what their policy is, as things are ridiculous round here. You have no choice but to cling on to your existing farrier for dear life, good or bad, as you won't get another.
 
i always text so the farrier has the choice to respond or not!
if they have a separate phone i would totally understand them turning if off on Friday evening and not turning it on until Monday morning.

if he is really bad to get hold of even in "office hours" maybe its time to look for aother!
 
I wouldn't call. Sunday is most farriers day off and 7pm is too late. If your desperate send a text asking him to call you in the morning and apologising for bothering him on a Sunday night.
 
My farrier is also a friend, but still wouldn't call him on a Sun eve re a shoeing issue.

I would call first thing tomorrow, explaining tomorrow is the only day you can do, and go from there.

Hope you get it sorted!
 
No. Unless I had already been told they take non emergency calls at wkend, or it really was an emergency then no way. From your pov it maybe just one short phonecall, but if twenty people all think the same, plus a few real emergencies, it soon eats into time off. It's not unprofessional at all, farriers are entitled to time off like anyone else.
 
I wouldn't call either, not everyone has a separate work and personal phone. A peril of being self-employed does sometimes mean clients think they can call you any day time or evening - I have had people call me at 7.55am and 10pm before now asking questions which would quite easily have waited until regular hours...
 
Wow you are all lucky. My farrier doesn't have a mobile and is only contactable after 8pm and not in mornings. He has a farm himself so doesn't get in until then so i regularly call this time but that's just my farrier!
You know yours if he is amicable call if not leave til morn but its not for routine its to fit lost shoe so i would do it anyway! Otherwise horse is out of balance
 
Sidney said:
My farrier is also a friend, but still wouldn't call him on a Sun eve re a shoeing issue.

I would call first thing tomorrow, explaining tomorrow is the only day you can do, and go from there.

Hope you get it sorted!
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This basically! My farrier is also a very good friend AND i keep my horse at his house. I would not dream of bothering him on a Sunday evening. I am waiting for a shoe to be put back on at the moment, but bother him about it now? No way that would be taking the ****. He is entitled to his weekend.
 
my farrier doesn't answer his phone or txts at the weekend, he might reply on a sunday evening to say when he can come out so I'd just send another txt apologising for being a pain but the horse has lost a shoe now and could he come asap?
 
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