You know that, and I know that..........but you are not going to get the American trainers/owners to understand that [in my area].
not in America, unfortnately...when the trainer used to be a self-taught shoer or shoes on the side. 4 racetracks trainers shoe on the side their owners horses to save money. One just glues all shoes on all his horses and buys the glue himself. but on clinches; trying to explain that a short strong clinch pushed back into the hoof wall and filed smooth is actually a stronger clinch is hard to get thur to people; and they are looking a bigger clinch is a stronger clinch {a bigger clinch also has a tendancy to come loose; but clients like the fact they can then hammer them down before a ride}; and because they don't want to lose shoes under any situation. I think the obsession of losing shoes runs rampant in the owners minds; because it can take up to 2 weeks to get the farriers here out to re-tack on a shoe. I take with the same day or 24-hours; but doesn't seem to relieve their paranoid of a lost shoe.
I nailed up, clinched and finished a pair in 2 minutes and 10 seconds . . . once. That was all I had left on the clock to pass my CF exam. But I think it was my tidy trim scores that got me through. ;-)
A tidy looking finish is just eye appeal to owners. They generally don't have a clue about anything else but can damn sure see "pretty" Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2
How do think I got so many calling to see if I was back working? My beautiful finish work, of course.
Linda that's kinda like a barefooter saying all farriers are bad. Most of us don't experience what you claim and as Smitty says your the boss they hired you to shoe the horse, so if you can't do it the way you were trained then let them find someone else. Hand them your tools and tell them to show you how to do it. If things are as bad as you claim I would move to a different area.
this seems to me as though we should get another thread going , as i see it there has to be a comprimise between what we and at times what the farrier , the the owner , the vet , and the horse actually require shoeing wise, as a farrier it is not my job to dictate to the bill payer what should be done
Lol. . .that may be the case at times. Have had clients that the only thing that impressed them was a nice clean hoofwall from dressing it down. . . Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2
This is pretty much my thoughts, unless it compromises the well being of the horse, rider, or me. One thing that I very seldom do, and I see a lot of it on here, to rasp off the growth rings for the sake of "pretty". Can't see what good this does the horse, but I see that it's very popular. Regards
NEW HORSE FROM TODAY HE WAS SHOD 4 WEEKS AGO I DIDENT WANT TO RESET THEM THEY WERE 5 1/2 x 5 1/8 SO MADE A PAIR 6 x 5 3/4 from 7/8 x 7/16
Why surprised? You reset the same shoes. P3 is pretty PO'd on the RH , and the left but not as extreme. That's just my humble opinion, of course. But.... what do I know..... Rick and others said it was a good job, so I guess that means it is! Because after all, they have earned your respect and I haven't.
