Re: Scheduling a farrier

["Mieske" <mmieske@netonecom.net>]

I really can't fathom how a farrier could possibly plan a schedule and stay
on it without making appointments in advance.  I would say 90% of our
schedule is set up in advance.  There are a few exceptions, such as
yourself, that we work in (but only the conscientious clients who appreciate
that we do it and don't expect it every time).  We travel from mid Michigan
to the Mackinaw Bridge (quite a span) and without setting up a schedule, we
would be running willy nilly everywhere and spending more time on the road
than working on horses.

Maggie Mieske

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Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 8:20 PM
Subject: RC: Scheduling a farrier


> K S SWIGART   katswig@earthlink.net
>
> How many people schedule their next shoing at the time of the one
> that was just done (or are on a regular schedule)?
>
> If you don't do this, what do you do?
>
> Me?  _I_ call my farrier when my horse/s are "about due for shoes" which
may be anywhere from 4-7 weeks depending on the
> horse, the time of year, the horse's workload, the ride schedule,
> etc.
>
> I DO try to set up the shoings so that they work around my show/
> ride schedule (which is different for different horses), and if
> I have a big event that I know the horse is going to need new
> shoes for I will give him/her (I have two shoers depending on
> the horse) a head's up a few weeks in advance (as in, I need to
> have the horse shod before _____ date).
>
> We then work out a mutually convenient time for us to meet and
> get the shoes on the horse/s.  Since both me and my shoers have
> very busy schedules we need to all be flexible about what will
> work for both of us.
>
> I my shoer insisted on scheduling  my next appointment at the time of
> the current appointment, I would get another shoer.
>
> I do not let shoers shoe my horse/s when I am not there...unless
> I am absolutely desperate and there is NO way to get our
> schedules to meet.  I do not consider this to be fair to the
> shoer or the horse, and there are some things I can only
> tell about a horse's way of going by looking at the wear on
> both shoes (left and right) at the same time.  And there is no
> way to do this while they are on the bottom of the horse's feet.
> And I want to do this (and correlate it with what I have been
> experiencing riding) before any new shoes are put on.
>
> Just curious about what other people do. And how they manage it.
>
> kat
> Orange County, Calif.
>
>
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