>>>> It's nice, Karen, that your farrier is good, reliable, and professional. Consider yourself lucky, not all of us are so blessed. I'm glad you don't have to question your farrier - I wish I didn't feel like I had to. But respect must be earned and my jury is still out.
My point was never not to question. I think it should be obvious that I'm the world's biggest questioner. It takes time to build a good working relationship with any professional and of course we should always ask questions. What my point is, just be careful which litmus tests you use - not "you" in the single sense, but in the collective sense. It always makes sense to have a checklist of priorities, but sometimes the professional may know more than us on a given issue, and his ways may be better than we can see. Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
