Pennythetank
Well-Known Member
As title really. Just pondering as a friend of mine questioned my faith in the family's farrier(who I have utmost faith in and will cry the day he retires!!)
He doesn't explain why he is doing something unless I ask him, and unless it is an emergency will never turn up on time. He has shod my family's horses since my mam had her first pony and yet never remembers my name... He also is extremely old fashioned and refuses to learn about steps, extensions, glue shoes etc. (Not that I have ever needed any of them)
However he has backed every youngster my family has owned and always helps us out. I have never seen a horse uncomfortable after his vist (he shod a friend's horse once and when she asked if the horse would need a day or two off just to reclimatize to them, he was so confused at the notion that his shoeing would cause a problem) and he is brilliant and shoeing problem hooves (weak,brittle etc) and helping to improve them. He is also a wealth of knowledge and is always able to explain something when asked (I just have to ask, can't wait for him to explain cos he won't)
He also is very good at what most of ye would call barefoot trimming(he simply calls it basic mantaince lol)
My friend just seemed convinced that since he was so old fashioned and never explained anything he is a bad farrier. 😆
What is a requirement for your farriers? Is old fashioned shoeing enough or do they need to be up to date with modern techniques? (I won't be changing farriers anytime soon, just am always interested in others views and I like to take any opportunity to learn)
Sorry this simple question kind of turned into an essay!
He doesn't explain why he is doing something unless I ask him, and unless it is an emergency will never turn up on time. He has shod my family's horses since my mam had her first pony and yet never remembers my name... He also is extremely old fashioned and refuses to learn about steps, extensions, glue shoes etc. (Not that I have ever needed any of them)
However he has backed every youngster my family has owned and always helps us out. I have never seen a horse uncomfortable after his vist (he shod a friend's horse once and when she asked if the horse would need a day or two off just to reclimatize to them, he was so confused at the notion that his shoeing would cause a problem) and he is brilliant and shoeing problem hooves (weak,brittle etc) and helping to improve them. He is also a wealth of knowledge and is always able to explain something when asked (I just have to ask, can't wait for him to explain cos he won't)
He also is very good at what most of ye would call barefoot trimming(he simply calls it basic mantaince lol)
My friend just seemed convinced that since he was so old fashioned and never explained anything he is a bad farrier. 😆
What is a requirement for your farriers? Is old fashioned shoeing enough or do they need to be up to date with modern techniques? (I won't be changing farriers anytime soon, just am always interested in others views and I like to take any opportunity to learn)
Sorry this simple question kind of turned into an essay!