I’m always very hesitant to start telling farriers how to do their job... so yeah - I’m hoping he’ll tell me.
My biggest issue with this guy is that he’s retired and I don’t know if he really wants to do this. That and he seems to think less is more. I don’t want less right now, I want that horse bubble wrapped if it will get me another year.
I mean, when I called him yesterday and said Bay was lame and I wanted him to come out, he said he’d come take a look and maybe bring trimming tools. I said he is very run forward and needs a trim and so do the other two, who also missed their trim appointments before Christmas... I need a full time farrier for all of them, not just advice.
He said he’d come out with trimming tools and if needed he’d go home and get his forge. I’m sure he’s qualified to do the work, I just feel like I’m trying to beg work out of a guy who isn’t really in the business any more. If I don’t feel like he wants to do all three today, I’m going to ask him if he wants to refer me to someone else.
I can’t remember, but did you ever get in contact with either of those farriers that were listed on the NB site for your area? I know that you’ve kinda got a bad taste in your mouth for them right now, but I really do think that the last guy was just inexperienced and misapplied a really good shoeing protocol. And I still think you need to contact Mission Farrier School and send them pictures of his work. So does my farrier. I told him all about it and he says that they need to know that one of their graduates is lameing people’s horses so they won’t refer him anymore.