This message is from: John and Martie Bolinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I agree completely that most farriers are to be commended on their being able to
handle all types of horses and all types of owners. I never meant to imply
that the
pros were less than professional. Unfortunately we do not all live in an area
where
'good' farriers are easy to get, especially if you have only a few head of
horses.
Fortunately for us, we have an excellent farrier, John's instructor, who will
do
special work in conjunction with the vet's directions when needed. A good
farrier
is a treasure! A bad horse can lose you a good farrier. But a bad farrier can
sometimes lose you a good horse. Fortunately, the horse in question was put
down
last spring at age 34 and won't bother future farriers.
I apologize if I came across sounding like I was down on farriers because
of the
one bad experience (although it was a truly horrible experience). After all, I
had
a bad experience with one vet and surely don't come down on all of them because
he
told me to put down an old 'useless ugly halfblind' pony with mild colic (who
later
became the mom of darling Wee Willy).
Martie in MD
Cynthia_Madden/OAA/UNO/[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> This message is from: Cynthia_Madden/OAA/UNO/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> We have been lucky to have mostly good experiences with farriers. But, I think
> everyone should remember that you know your horse and if you don't like the
> kind
> of discipline your farrier (or trainer or vet, etc) wants to administer then
> don't put up with it.
