Be safe and stay healthy

[Phil Armitage]

Thought I would be the first to start a thread in this section.

Hey everyone be safe and stay healthy.

[Gary Hill]

Interesting topic? My two cents would be to remember to stretch well before and during your work day. Schedule just enough work to make good without killing your body! Raising prices always helps and now that gas is getting crazy , it opens the door to at least add a "trip charge". Drink alot of water also keeps you in better health.:cool:

[PerformanceHorseshoeing]

A good friend of mine whos a farrier said he gets 2 massages a week and recomended it. Anyone else get this?

[Pro_Farrier]

Raising prices gets you better safer horses and it reduces stress. ;)

Best Regards

Paul

[Rick Burten]

Eye protection, ear protection, stance at the anvil, propane safety, may seem like small things, but not paying attention to anyone of them or all of them, costs us in the long run.

[Mike Ferrara]

I have a question. How many of you need glasses for close work and what tricks do you have to make it easier?


You know, you put the anvil at the right hight for correct hammer use but find that you can't see at that distance so you end up hunched over so you can see what you're working on? Or have to stop every 5 minutes to wipe the sweat off the glasses in the summer...adding about 1000 ups and downs to the day...or have to work without much of a shirt in the winter because when you bend over, your breath hits your collar, bounces back and fogs your glasses. Using those bi-focals doesn't make it any easier to have good posture when you're working on a foot either.

Oh well, I guess getting old is better than the alternative.

[Gary Hill]

Mike,I wear a $30.00 pair of Wally World reading glasses when I work. I have bifocals that I wear when I'm not working also. Safety glasses can go over them as they rest on the end of my nose. It is H ell getting older , body parts start wearing out, eyes, ears, elbows, etc.:cool:

[Mike Ferrara]

Gary, I might give that a shot although I normally make good use of the top part of my glasses too. LOL, without them, I can't see at any distance.

[Thomas_Ride&Drive]

Steel toe cap boots
Welding airflow mask ALWAYS and protective hat
goggles when cutting steel
Airflow mask when paint spraying
Ear Defenders when using cutting and grinding equipment or "metal bashing"
Gloves when handling steel to protect from shards
Keep the work layout tidy and with plenty of space

[Bradley-1stChoice]

I have a question. How many of you need glasses for close work and what tricks do you have to make it easier?

Oh well, I guess getting old is better than the alternative.

I have 4 pairs of glasses,
which started when I was a Structural Welder
and realized that I needed close-up vision or reading glasses.
And I needed full frame vision.

But working on horses, the distance and the close-up glasses didn’t work,
as I needed to see at an arms length, i.e. anvil work or viewing the foot.
So I got a pair of intermediate/arms-length glasses.
Then + the third pair in a safety frame.

[Phil Armitage]

I have a question. How many of you need glasses for close work and what tricks do you have to make it easier?


I recently discovered that I have 20/50 vision in my right eye and not so good vision in my left eye. Couple of weeks ago I got flux spatter from my wire feed in my left eye, even while wearing a welding mask and safety glasses. While at the hospital they checked my vision.

Bob noticed that I had a hard time seeing and gave me safety glasses with bi-focals, been using them everyday. My poor vision in one eye affects everything I do. Eric and Bob noticed that I have a bad habit of looking at the off side of my creaser and this would tilt the tool over and make a poor crease. Now that I am aware of my bad habits, I can fix them. My next step is to the eye doctor for glasses.

Tough getting old.

[Dances with Hooves]

Welding airflow mask ALWAYS and protective hat


I tried wearing the mask and hard hat today while shoeing a horse and felt it really got in the way when trimming, shaping, nailing and finishing. Do you really wear it ALWAYS Thomas?

I think I'm going to go back to only wearing it when welding.

[Jaye Perry]

Phil Armitage.......... My next step is to the eye doctor for glasses.

Tough getting old.


No wonder you use Sole Plane to trim feet; HELL there ain't nothing left to trim. Even most people legally blind can see RED :rolleyes::rolleyes::eek::eek:

[Phil Armitage]

No wonder you use Sole Plane to trim feet; HELL there ain't nothing left to trim. Even most people legally blind can see RED :rolleyes::rolleyes::eek::


Don't pick on the blind. Think that is a problem, I have no depth perception either. So what horses do you want me to start with next week and do you want me to drive? :eek:

[PerformanceHorseshoeing]

What does everyone do when they got to take the kids to the pool while shoeing and no bathroom is sight? Bolt to the woods?

[Kaydence]

A good friend of mine whos a farrier said he gets 2 massages a week and recomended it. Anyone else get this?

I visit the chiro once every week or two. I used to get a massage once or twice a week but my gal just moved out of province so I'm trying to get used to someone new. The last gal was a friend of mine so she let me come over straight from work and shower beforehand, which made my days so much nicer (and she would do evening appointments for me). Now I have to fuss around with going home or showering at a friends and it takes up too much time so I can't get as many massages in and I am really missing them.

I'm trying to come up with a newletter, outlining my plan to start charging "trip fees" in a couple of months. I have some lovely clients who are about 1&1/2 hours drive away and I don't want to let them go but I'll have to make the trip fee worth my while and see who stays with me.

During the summer, I have to force myself to take sips of water between each foot and a really good drink or water between horses. Makes a huge difference. I also try to remember to add 1/4 tsp of celtic seasalt to my first bottle of water in the morning.

Cheri

[high performance shoeing]

What does everyone do when they got to take the kids to the pool while shoeing and no bathroom is sight? Bolt to the woods?

Did you photshop the picture on your avatar:) to get rid of the price tag? You did a good job!

[Jack Evers]

Originally Posted by Jaye Perry
No wonder you use Sole Plane to trim feet; HELL there ain't nothing left to trim. Even most people legally blind can see RED :

Heck I've always told clients "if they're oozing red stuff all the way around, they gotta be level" Now Savoldi says go for uniform sole thickness -- zero all around is uniform isn't it? I was right all these years.

[PerformanceHorseshoeing]

Did you photshop the picture on your avatar to get rid of the price tag? You did a good job!


lol I forgot to put it back after I shaped it. Thanks:)

[WI shoe'n]

It's No message! but, my chrio does the "Graston Technique" it breaks up the scare tissue in the muscles and between them. I rarely have to get an adjustment now that the muscles are not pulling things out of wack.

[Jack Evers]

It's No message! but, my chrio does the "Graston Technique" it breaks up the scare tissue in the muscles and between them. I rarely have to get an adjustment now that the muscles are not pulling things out of wack.
04-01-2008 07:35 PM

That's what a massage therapist once told me - If someone is routinely going back to the chiro, there are muscles out of whack - get them straightened out and you won't have a lot of repeat chiro visits. Actually, I have never been to a chrio and only rarely to a massage therapist, good luck or a high pain tolerance - don't know which.

[Kaydence]

Yup, I've been told basically the same about not going back too often and the chiro I use does a Torque Release Technique. Problem is, I have some neck problems that need extra tlc (and this is one of the few techniques I can handle) and I'm often re-injuring the same areas over and over. For my non-farrier friends, they tend to go to see this chiro once every month or two.

I just glanced at the Graston technique and it seems interesting. I've had similar sounding techniques tried but not that exact one.

Cheri