What do you talk to your farrier about?

My old farrier used to talk about what I'd been doing with the horse, whether I had actually been riding it & to ride it more so he could give me new shoes instead of a refit. How his trotters were doing, how his giving up smoking were doing, how to do deal with bad manners. Whether I needed to change my horses diet and whether I'd got a job instead of dossing around yet (was a student!)

My current one, I don't talk to a lot.. I don't really know what to talk to him about. It probably doesn't help that I'm always watching his apprentice shoe my horse like hawk as it's taking me a while getting used to having a different farrier shoeing my horse after 15years or so.
 
Everything.

From how horse is horrible with his shoes, to how the farrier doesn't like the council, and how he wants to beat up a rival farrier.

Makes an interesting day when he's there to be honest.
 
God I don't even know ! I spend most of my time blushing , it's quite offer putting I'm a grown woman ! I think it's his vest ... Guess I won't get that treat tomorrow :-(
 
How great my coffee is i give him, boats, tells great jokes - not always filthy! General stuff about horsey and non horsey stuff, what a crap day he has had and how stressed he is!. He is great, never grumpy with me i regard him as a mate, he will always fit me in when my dopey TB has chucked a shoe and he is great with horses.
 
He always asks how I'm doing and how the horses are going, then he complains about the shetlands. They are minis so he gets back ache trimming them. We also talk about football or anything else going on, I get sent in to get him a drink to, sometimes a sandwich or cake!

He was a godsend with one of my mares and kept her going for far longer with his good foot care. He complains that I haven't been riding my mare enough and has to keep doing refits. Last time he changed on the driveway and gave some old dears getting manure an eyefull!
 
Mine is extremely rude and potty-mouthed but very funny at the same time. We often discuss films, usually particularly stupid or gory ones. He takes the piss out of me and says my husband is ginger, and I tell him he's getting fat.
He is incredibly polite if there are 'sensible' people around though.
 
Oooh...loads of stuff......mine was out yesterday.

We talked about horse stuff, his mums new horse, his new extension, people we both know, fishing ( I don't - OH does) ....general piss taking and lots of coffee drinking.

Good bloke, my farrier.
 
All sorts of sensible grown up conversation!! But because he is young and rather attractive ;) he makes me feel very old and fugly :D

Did have one years ago who only talked about his body piercings and kept trying to show me some of the less obvious ones.............Nooooooooooo!!!!

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