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At present I have a registered farrier that shoes my horse and trims my ponies he is good but hardly ever turns up when he is supposed to and you then have to wait another week or 2 to finally get him to come (my TB has had to go through 7 weeks x 2 so far this year without shoes cause farrier has cancelled numerous times). The good thing about him is that he is around most weeks so if you have an emergency he will be there. but i dont think it is good enough so.

I have been thinking of getting another farrier but am limited to choice, 1 that lives locally done a 3 month course in usa and is not registered , another is registered but only comes over evey 6 weeks so if anything goes wrong in between you cant get hold of him.

So what I am asking is should I stick to current farrier and put up with him cancelling on me or should i try another. What would you do?
 
Don't use a farrier who isn't REGISTERED!
A 3 month course........NO WAY - if it was easy....everyone would do it.

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Tell him you paying for a service and expect him to turn up when he says he will be there. He is a profesional and should act like one. Have you ever spoke to him about the way he thinks he can p1ss you about?
 
Definetly dont choose the bloke that done a 3 month course!! My otherhalf was an apprentice and was at college for 6 years in all so 3 months is silly!!

Have you tried telling your current farrier that you are unhappy?
 
Are these you'r only choices, don't go for the unregistered one that would be illegal for him. I take it that you live on guernsey ? (sp) and they have to travel over , this sounds a pain in the ass.
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I have to admit I really really dont want to and he would be my last choice as he is local (the unregisterted farrier has been shoeing here for about 8 years now and has got better). He did shoe my current horse before I had him, but current horses feet are crap (he is a TB) so not sure whether that has to do with previous farrier or him being a tb with crap feet.
 
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Tell him you paying for a service and expect him to turn up when he says he will be there. He is a profesional and should act like one. Have you ever spoke to him about the way he thinks he can p1ss you about?

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Have sort of mentioned it in a nice way and was told back in a nice way I could get somebody else. But the main problem is he the only registered farrier that is here most weeks so everybody wants him.
 
sounds like he is taking the p1ss( because he can) not sure if there is a body that he could be reported to. I would def not use unregistered one though because if he messes up and you know he aint qualified for job you got no comeback at all
 
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Are these you'r only choices, don't go for the unregistered one that would be illegal for him. I take it that you live on guernsey ? (sp) and they have to travel over , this sounds a pain in the ass.
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[/I can tell you it is a pain in the arse.

Sorry think I may need to make myself clearer, local farrier done a 3 month course in USA, as far as I am aware that does not make him illegal for what he is doing just not registered (but could be wrong) and insured with the right farrier society
 
In britain this would make it illegal. A few here have been taken to court and found guilty of shoeing without being registered.
 
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local farrier done a 3 month course in USA, as far as I am aware that does not make him illegal for what he is doing just not registered (but could be wrong) and insured with the right farrier society

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Oh, it makes him very, very illegal.
 
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At present I have a registered farrier that shoes my horse and trims my ponies he is good but hardly ever turns up when he is supposed to and you then have to wait another week or 2 to finally get him to come (my TB has had to go through 7 weeks x 2 so far this year without shoes cause farrier has cancelled numerous times). The good thing about him is that he is around most weeks so if you have an emergency he will be there. but i dont think it is good enough .

I have been thinking of getting another farrier but am limited to choice, 1 that lives locally done a 3 month course in usa and is not registered , another is registered but only comes over evey 6 weeks so if anything goes wrong in between you cant get hold of him.

So what I am asking is should I stick to current farrier and put up with him cancelling on me or should i try another. What would you do?

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NO - very definitely NOT good enough. The problem with farriers is that they can hold some of us over a barrel if they have the monopoly on certain areas. Many years ago I used a farrier who was 100% IF I was standing there, holding the headcollar rope. However, if I left the horses in for him, I came back to find that he had either seriously dumped the fronts or had "forgotten" to do the necessary after nailing and there were raised/sharp clenches all round. He also used to charge me for Mordax Nails - which were no-where in sight. Contact The Registered Farriers Association (?) and explain your problem. Also, anyone with an "illegal" farrier - do the same. No foot = no horse. Good luck.
 
Before using an unregistered farrier write to FRC to ask if the law applies on Guernsey
I would be very nervous myself unless I had regularly watched him work and been satisfied with his standards and assured myself it would not affect my horses insurance
Unregistered farriers operated for years in the Highlands of Scotland but now have to be qualified
frc@farrier-reg.gov.uk
The web site mentions 1 farrier in Guernsey in Find a Farrier (postcode GY) so clearly no choice
http://www.farrier-reg.gov.uk/
The web site does list both his and your responsibilities--read and try to have a sensible discussion with him
 
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