Eaglestone
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Right then ... I have used the same Farrier for 17 years and TBO I dread him coming to shoe my horses ......... mainly due to him having two Apprentices
..... I like a quiet life and so does my old boy
He has had his original Apprentice with him now for 4 years plus and he has been shoeing my horses, under supervision of my Farrier, for a long time now ... and I have been more than pleased .... he basically took over once Motor's feet had settled after the horrendous Cushings Induced Laminitis in October 2005
My Farrier has taken on another Apprentice (he has had quite a few
) and I find that 3 Farriers decending on mye every 5-6 weeks is more than I can take and stresses Motor out so much
Well today the Apprentice turns up on his own
(I did not know the main Farrier was not going to be there
) and it was sooooooooooooooooo nice to have my nice quiet yard back, together with this very calm, unassuming Apprentice ...
Well to the dilemma ..... he told me that as from January 2009, he will be going it alone, basically, as he will be fully qualified ... and is currently building up his own Client base ......
Now I have said (to myself) for a couple of years that if he ever 'went it alone' that I would happily move to him being my Farrier .....
Is this ethical
.. can I or should I approach him or my current Farrier .....
BTW he made no approach to 'poach' me as a prospective new client, but I know that he will continue to practice locally ..... as I am a nosey old c*w
Well done if you got this far
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He has had his original Apprentice with him now for 4 years plus and he has been shoeing my horses, under supervision of my Farrier, for a long time now ... and I have been more than pleased .... he basically took over once Motor's feet had settled after the horrendous Cushings Induced Laminitis in October 2005
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My Farrier has taken on another Apprentice (he has had quite a few
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Well today the Apprentice turns up on his own
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Well to the dilemma ..... he told me that as from January 2009, he will be going it alone, basically, as he will be fully qualified ... and is currently building up his own Client base ......
Now I have said (to myself) for a couple of years that if he ever 'went it alone' that I would happily move to him being my Farrier .....
Is this ethical
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BTW he made no approach to 'poach' me as a prospective new client, but I know that he will continue to practice locally ..... as I am a nosey old c*w
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Well done if you got this far
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