[RC] I love this! (was:More Money (was: barefoot trim) - Terry Banister
Ha, ha! I think I'm sick! I love this! I am trying not to respond, but I can't stand just lurking.
"Your horse doesn't need steel shoes, that will be $60 for the special > barefoot trim" is one of the biggest boons to ever come along for "hoof > care specialists."
Gasoline and time alone justify that amount! Most horseshoeing jobs around here cost at least $100, and very few farriers do hot shoeing anymore. Most certified hoof-care specialists have spend as much on schooling as the local farriers. Then there are the non-certified versions of both. . l
Terry
> From: katswig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [RC] More Money (was: barefoot trim) > Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:27:27 -0700 > > Terry Bannister said: > > > Farriers can also get more money by applying steel shoes. > > Actually (and I have found this to be even more true now that the > "barefoot trim" is so vogue and "natural" so gullible people are willing > to pay exhorbitant sums for it), on a time/effort/materials basis, > farriers make much more money just trimming a horse than they do by > applying steel shoes. > > Applying steel shoes is hard work, requires special (and quite > expensive) tools, and takes way longer than just trimming a horse's > feet. > > "Your horse doesn't need steel shoes, that will be $60 for the special > barefoot trim" is one of the biggest boons to ever come along for "hoof > care specialists." And if they won't apply steel shoes because it is > "unnnatural," even better for them, they don't even have to buy and > anvil or a forge (two of the expenisve tools that farriers need). > > I have had way more farriers try to talk me out of putting steel shoes > on a horse than trying to talk me into it. The last thing a farrier > wants to have to do on a hot day is light up the forge get out the tools > and bend iron. And I have certainly never had my farrier complain in > the least when I tell him "we aren't putting shoes on this one." > > He would much rather just trim horses' feet and not have to even break a > sweat. > > kat > Orange County, Calif. > :) > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. > Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp > Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp > > Ride Long and Ride Safe!! > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >
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