Posted by 2R Farrier Services on June 12, 2003 at 15:44:06:
In Reply to: Re: remote clinch release posted by John Barney on June 12, 2003 at 11:38:03:
: : : : 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
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: : I'm still looking for the nails that some use that disintegrate after 5 to 6 weeks
: : Scott
: I think I will start charging in 1/8 inch increments. Shoot some I did last month would have been a $300.00 trim. I have one "client" who said the hinds did real well stayed one four months but the fronts only lasted two and a half. Then there are always the horses that pull shoes with their teeth and thow them over the fence, have to no shoes to be found anywhere.
: JB
I have a couple of ways of dealing with this. First off, I charge new customers and called-in appointments more...new customers need to be set up in the record keeping and are treated as a call-in which needs to be fit into our schedule. Secondly, I have tell new customers if you don't want to go on a regular schedule, I am not interested in taking them on. I try to schedule the next appointment prior to leaving the current job. Some are left on a will call basis, if more than a 6 week rotation, in which I will call them prior to showing up when I am in the area. Works for me!
Dale