From: blythedr@infonode.ingr.com (Dennis Blythe)
Subject: Re: Can You Believe...
Organization: Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville, AL.
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 22:51:31 GMT

>
>This whole farrier business is odd. The original post said something
>like: "My horse is terrible to shoe.....But I couldn't be there the
>second time he came out....I was on the property, so I watched him
>with binoculars."
>
>Look, if you're horse is terrible to shoe, you're going to just
>leave the farrier to fend for himself? No wonder he thought to
>himself, "f*** it, man, I'm just going to make my life a little
>safer here and sedate this horse that nearly hurt me (and itself)
>last time." Did he know you weren't going to be there? Did he have a
>CHANCE to ask you about the drug?
>
>I agree that drugging someone's horse without their permission is
>unforgivable, but I believe the original poster elicited this
>action by an unforgivable action on her own part. She showed very
>little consideration for the farrier by leaving him to shoe a
>difficult horse with no assistance.
>
>The whole "rotting post" thing is odd too. Did you not know it was
>rotting?  Did you mention it when he went to tie the horse to it?
>Was it obvious or did it only become clear when it broke?  Why
>weren't you there to hold your horse in the first place?
>
>The whole thing leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth. I would say,
>get a new farrier who is a little more patient -- BUT also expect
>that you should be there every time. That's accepted practice. If
>the owner isn't there, it's kind of a tacit agreement that the
>person handling the horse act according to his/her judgement about
>what is best for the safety of the horse and all people involved.
>Like Dennis said, this applies to vets, shoers, haulers, etc. If you
>leave your horse, you give up control. I like to keep control -- so
>I stay around.
>
>My 22c----gwyn


 
   Just to clarify a few things. My farrier does have an assistant that 
works with him. It is his father that has 25 yrs experience. I 
neglected to mention this in the process of trying to make a long 
story short. 
      
  Also the first time he came out I told him that I would like to make 
my next appointment at a time that I would be able to be there to 
help. And he said that it was not nessesary for me to be there.
Every time they get here I get my mare for them they stand around like 
they are waiting for me to leave (real suspicious huh?)
They would have had plenty of time to mention what they needed to do 
before and after when I paid them. I always inquire on her behavior 
and I am still working with her manners ( rome was not built in one 
day.) 
 
   If they would have told me what they had needed to trank her I 
would not have had any problem .The POINT I am trying to make is that
they should have told me reguardless. If you drop a child off at a 
daycare and they gave your child something they thought was nessesary
(and could affect the childs health) don't they owe it to you to tell 
you? I understand that we are talking about a 900 lb. beast here.
But it is all the same in retrospect.
    As for the post, you could not tell that it was rotting.  
 
  When I pay someone to do a job and they say they dont need my help. 
I shouldnt have to babysit them too. All I need is someone that is 
trust worthy, then they are worth there weight in gold and would 
probally be paid close to it.
 
  Sorry this was so long.
 
                         Pam


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