Posted by Bill Adams on June 12, 2003 at 02:37:07:
In Reply to: Re: remote clinch release posted by Gary on June 11, 2003 at 23:44:54:
: : Hey, I am looking for a remote clinch releaser. You know to install on the shoes of clients who don't call to get their horses reshod until the last shoe falls off...like maybe 5 months... This would be especially handy to have by this fall when I shoe for hunters not the english sort , but the big game dudes. Not only do I get tired of trimming all that overgrown hoof, but the horses have got to be uncomfortable too. Anyway I couldn't find it on the marketplace page. Does anyone know where I can get some and any advise on how to install? Are they pricey? I probably won't add the cost on to the shoeing job because I guess I'll get a little more business from a few clients then the usual 2 x's a year!!
: : got to love shoein' lee mc
: What we really need is a meter or gauge that shows the owners how much overgrowth has occurred and be able to charge for the "missed" appointments! Just an idea! Gary
What I do is to charge for "Excess Hoof Prepration" or put another way; trimming each hoof twice. Half the time it's my fault though, I'm bad at scheduling.
My personal record is a full set staying on 11 months. They used the horse too. I figured they just didn't like me so didn't call back. I know they didn't like me after the second time.
Now I tell the clients the thing to look at to tell when the horse needs to be shod, is the calender.
As to a way to make the nails come loose, I think we need a timed release chemical to dip the nails in that would react with hoof wall to disolve the nails in six weeks and one day.
I'll be in the lab,
Bill