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Ggrrrrr, I had blacksmith out today to shoe my 2 horses. 1 of them is very well behaved and other one was a bit of a twit. Now I don't want this to come across that I am slagging blacksmith off as he does a very good job but when horse was messing around his suggestion was that i should beat him with a scaffolding pole to teach him some respect!!!! Apparently I don't hit him hard enough or for long enough!!!! I will give him a slap with my hand if he being silly but I would never ever consider using anything other than that as punishment. If he not happy shoeing him then I would completely understand and next time he due I am just going to have his shoes taken off and go barefoot. I am just truly shocked that a reputable professional would even suggest such a thing!
 
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Was he being serious? Not just making a not very funny joke? If not then he is an idot. One who I don't think should be working with horses, if he thinks beating them for a long time with metal poles is on!
 
There are some funny sorts :( A very well respected SJing trainer around here likes to use a BB gun on horses who stop regularly :( Apparently it's very handy to hide and shoot them up the arse is they refuse :mad:

Farrier wouldn't be shoeing one of mine either if he suggested that!

J&C
 
Some farriers are just basically ********s and I have met quite a few of them unfortunately. They are primadonnas who think that the world owes them a living.

May I suggest you get another farrier!

I have a wonderful farrier that is soooo patient with my mare. She can be a bit of a pain pulling feet away and hopping around but he never shouts or swears or even flinches, just keeps on trying until she calms down.

I do though always thank him sincerely for being so wonderful and kind and patient.
 
There's good & bad in all sadly. We have experienced both.

We have used our present farrier for almost 15 years now & he is fab. He has spent hours on our little 25 year old pony who is laminitic seeing it as a personal challenge to keep him comfortable.

He is also kind to, but very firm with, our 3 year old as she can be a bit of a madam.

He is also very reliable, something I've not been used to with farriers in the past! :mad:
 
I would be looking for another farrier, even if his a good farrier, I wouldnt be able to trust him with my Horse's again.

Lol at Shil's comment!
 
I would be so angry if my farrier said this! My friend did have her farrier kick her horse in the stomach!! She was completely shocked and obviously didnt use him again.
When I first had my boy he was a bit of a twit too but my farrier was patient and kind with him and now Boo is great. At first I would give him some food to take him mind off having his shoes on and that seemed to work. Now he just stands good as gold
 
JessandCharlie said:
There are some funny sorts :( A very well respected SJing trainer around here likes to use a BB gun on horses who stop regularly :( Apparently it's very handy to hide and shoot them up the arse is they refuse :mad: J&C
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Jesus christ!! That is disgraceful! Id shoot him up the arse with it!! :mad:
 
i would be looking for another farrier if that was mine, or if they are hard to come by and he is the best then i'd let him know that i will not tolerate that kind of talk around me and i would never let him be alone with my horses.
 
unfortunatly every one is aloud an oppinion, as long as he didnt atualy hit your horse i dont see it being that bad.
if you are realy unhappy with him then stop using him.
 
Following my farrier's visit the other day I am appalled to discover that yards like mine are few and far between. My horses (with one exception) stood quietly tied, no haynets, no treats, no jiffling about, whilst he worked and I made cups of tea etc. The exception to the rule was a youngster who had never had her feet picked up until a month ago and had never had them trimmed. She pulled her hinds away a couple of times on one side and once on the other, as she doesn't know about being firmly tied yet she was held with the rope looped through the tie ring so she was held if necessary but couldn't pull back and frighten herself.

Surely it is basic manners on the part of the horse to be taught to tie up and given that most horses meet the farrier every 6 to 8 weeks throughout their lives surely it is only sensible on the part of the owner to teach them to tie, stand quietly, keep a leg up when it's held? What on earth do people do when they need to pick their horse's feet out?

Any new horse I always hold until I know that it is going to behave, I bought one little mare and quickly found she had a problem with picking up and holding one leg - I immediately rang the farrier, explained and apologised in advance. He volunteered to pop in each time he was passing and pick up her feet so that it was easier for both of them in the long run. One time with a big strong man holding her leg quietly and just not letting go and she accepted that actually it was ok. We kept up the work, he popped back in on another occasion and no further issues. So little effort to have a trouble free horse. Why on earth do people not make the effort?
 
jemima_too said:
Following my farrier's visit the other day I am appalled to discover that yards like mine are few and far between. My horses (with one exception) stood quietly tied, no haynets, no treats, no jiffling about, whilst he worked and I made cups of tea etc. The exception to the rule was a youngster who had never had her feet picked up until a month ago and had never had them trimmed. She pulled her hinds away a couple of times on one side and once on the other, as she doesn't know about being firmly tied yet she was held with the rope looped through the tie ring so she was held if necessary but couldn't pull back and frighten herself.

Surely it is basic manners on the part of the horse to be taught to tie up and given that most horses meet the farrier every 6 to 8 weeks throughout their lives surely it is only sensible on the part of the owner to teach them to tie, stand quietly, keep a leg up when it's held? What on earth do people do when they need to pick their horse's feet out?

Any new horse I always hold until I know that it is going to behave, I bought one little mare and quickly found she had a problem with picking up and holding one leg - I immediately rang the farrier, explained and apologised in advance. He volunteered to pop in each time he was passing and pick up her feet so that it was easier for both of them in the long run. One time with a big strong man holding her leg quietly and just not letting go and she accepted that actually it was ok. We kept up the work, he popped back in on another occasion and no further issues. So little effort to have a trouble free horse. Why on earth do people not make the effort?
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you spoke what was on my mind! my husbands a farrier and you wouldnt believe the amount of horses that get the farrier out to trim there horses, wait till he gets there and then inform him that its not had its feet picked up befor as it kicked out once and every one was to scared to! thats just not fair! its not the farriers job to teach horses to pick there feet up!
 
My farrier is so sweet with mine, Ice has learnt to stand and not kick (though she does lick his bottom, through his jeans I hasten to add!) and he balances Lottie's arthritic legs on the tripod thingy turned sideways so she doesn't lift them far, when she is a bit stiff he will even rest her leg on his knee while he files her feet!!

Soem farriers have warped sense of humour but if you're sure it wasn't a joke maybe look for a new one?
 
I had a farrier like this one up in aberdeenshire tanner i think his name was (long long time ago) he use to hit the horses with his rasp(think it is) if they didnt stand absolutly(sp) still!

used him once never again
 
OP If you're thinking of going barefoot you will still need a farrier (or possibly trimmer). So, if he wasn't joking, simply don't have this one back at all. Get a recommendation/contact professional body to find a farrier who is good with barefoot transitioning. I wouldn't let someone who thought that was an acceptable suggestion near any animal in my care.
 
My farrrier has threatened to get my horse in a head lock and wrestle him to the ground and sit on him while he does his feet.................... he was joking of course hahahahahahahaha thats what he says to my horse when he starts trying to jump all over him, which is not very often, he's a fab farrier and if it wasn't for him one of our horses wouldn't be here now, knows his stuff and is firm but fair, he's so funny as well has us in stitches when he comes.......we love you Ian xxxxxxx
 
To be honest your farrier MUST of said this either as a joke, or tongue in cheek.... :rolleyes: think of the actual logistics of beating a horse with a scaffold pole.... I very much doubt you or anyone could LIFT a scaffold pole and repeatedly beat a horse with it...... unless it was a very small scaffold pole! :p
 
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