--- Stephanie Caldwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/14/07, Storme Lee~Fire Island Farms > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > One time before Farrier school, we called our shoer....he came > out > > with one farrier who graduated from a program in Montana and the > > other who graduated from a program in Oklahoma (Lets talk > > Quackery..and Steph I did not appreciate the comment BTW) > > Let's talk about Quackery... Do your research on Jerry Linker, and > you'll see the true honest definition of Quackery. > > The man pressure shod a horse, complete with bolt and block for > founder. Wonderful soul, isn't he? He regularly sedated horses at > that > farm with a shot of everclear into the jugular, can we add > veterinary > practice without a license? He and his 'school' did the most > horrible > shoeing work and trimming work I have *ever* seen. > > My mother's TWH we bought, shod by him for over 2 years. 6" toes. > Yes, > people, 6" toe, no heel. Two years later we *might* have his feet > fixed. > > He lets first day students trim and shoe horses. Rumor has it he > does > alcohol blocks on navicular horses, but I'm not sure if he was > prosecuted for that. I believe the horse's owner dropped teh > charges. > (or so I heard it) > > He told me that I had no business making decisions for my horse > because I was 'only a young woman' and she'd be 'better off in his > care instead of the dumb *** idiot who put those dumb *** shoes on > her'. At the time she was in synthetic shoes cast on, by the > manufacturer of the shoes. > > You can mention his name or that your old farrier was trained by > them > and you'll be hard pressed to get someone to take care of your > horses. > I do give them credit, an *excellent* local farrier went to their > school. Scarred him so bad he went back to his European home > country > did his trainign over there and then came over here and started > shoeing. > > I've made the statement many times I'd shoe my own if Jerry Linker > and > his crowd were my only options. I totally stand by that still. I'm > sure Sally is a competent trimmer, but it's probably inspite of her > schooling at the school, certainly not because of it! I met the > man, > saw horses he shod, and have heard all kinds of horror stories from > friends, farriers, and vets about him... > > Steph
What you just described sounds familar to the stories from the guys who went to oklahoma and the montana school....and the same attitude that the shoers have here on this island..... Sally never saw him do any of those things you descibed, and she is pretty savvy with medical stuff, shots and stuff, that does not mean he has never done it, just that she never saw any of that behavior. We just ran into a guy who went to the farrier school in georgia and he wanted to know if the school Sally went to taught nerve block and shooting up horses as well.... Sorry to say it is common practice in schools...all the guys I have talked to out of farrier school saw and witnessed stuff they might not do, and unfortunatley some stuff they do . One thing Sally said for sure is that Jerry is definatley the poster boy 'For the Good Ol Boy network'.....but he did teach her the basics so she had the choice to become good or not. Again, for a list that talks about natural horsemanship, what I was mentioning is that the term Master Farrier is not something that I hold dear....as the testing for that focuses on Blacksmithing or the way you manipulate metal, certainly not on the horses, or the condition of their hoof. Sally has certainley not gone back to Jerrys school for continuing education, she felt she needed the basics and thats what he taught her. Storme ____________________________________________________________________________________ It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/
