Tee hee -- I love it when that happens!
You never know wether to hide under a rock or beam with pride!
My first compliment was from the great Laura Hayes
(also a farrier) which I will never forget -- had me smiling all
day!
I will never forget a ride vet telling one of my
clients, in front of me (vetting in together), "Thats the best shoeing job
I've seen all day, you need to hang on to him" she quickly replied I
will make sure I tell HER -- then turned to me and repeated the whole thing
as if I weren't there -- tee hee how embarassing for all!
Well, I had taken Aries a couple weeks before Biltmore to have her
xrayed to see if the ole girl was getting arthritis....she had beautifully
clean joints by the way, but the xrayed showed the shoe job of course. I
stand there and the vet points out how nicely she lines up angle
wise with the hoof wall/shoes. I tell him, "I must have a really
good farrier huh?". He says "yes, you do". I then, say, "Thanks,
that's me".
Moral of the story: I never had her xrayed until then, owned her
for 5 years, so, I suppose I didn't need the xrays to line her up right.
Maybe you new farrier won't either. I would rather see what they look
like after he does them, then see if maybe there is a reason to have the
xrays, if something looks off.
Jody
rides2far@xxxxxxxx wrote:
What
are ya'll's thoughts on providing a farrier with x-rays. I've
seen articles where they used x-rays to determine where a horse's toe
& angles *should* be, etc. Josie & I are both starting new
horses. I'd really prefer not to ruin them with miles & miles of
improperly shod feet. We're also having to choose a new farrier since the
last one I was happy with left the country (hopefully not to avoid
me).
We're getting ready to try our third possible replacement
farrier. #1 had to move to take care of his parents. # 2 got very irate
when I asked for "enough room to roll a nickle around the shoe on around
the outside of the heel", then left them tight anyway. Then the Josie's
horse tripped a lot with his. #3 looks like a guy I can work with but he
shoes a lot of Saddlebreds. I'd like to actually be able to relate to him
*how* I'd like them done. His truck is a LOT nicer so I'm guessing he'll
be more expensive. :-P
I do have one friend who got x-rays and
then the put shoes on her horse. She's a vet, and the vet who did the
x-rays supervised the shoeing. They really screwed him up. :-P I want to
do this right. Farriers...do they help you
any?
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