This message is from: "truman matz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Martie writes, > Depends on what lesson the farrier teaches. We had many good farriers >here who would 'teach' a horse to mind and have his feet worked. > So if you really trust your farrier/vet to teach the horse, fine, but >with someone new - don't take chances. It is harder to fix this kind of >problem than prevent it. **************************************************************************** *********
We've had a few great farriers over the years, some mediocre, and some that shouldn't ever touch a horse. I already mentioned about the one who tore up my friends yearling with a chain. We never used him, thank God. But we did have one that we used two or three times. We never saw him do a thing wrong with the horses, even though we were both right there to assist him. But after the third time he came to our farm, we noticed that even the horses that were NEVER a problem with a farrier, now wouldn't stand or co-operate for the farrier. I have no idea what this guy did. It was VERY covert,... but the horses ALL knew. So he became history. We always let a new farrier know ahead of time that we would not tolerate abuse of our horses, so except for that one where we couldn't SEE the abuse, we never had a problem. Bottom line,... unless you're got a tried and true farrier, don't let him out of your sight for a second when he's with your horses. And "listen" to what your horses are telling you. Especially when they're ALL "telling" you the same thing. Judy
