Quote: Mikel, I just got tickets to spend the last half of June in Northern Europe. Don't know if I'll get to Jutland, but be prepared that I might. Jack Usually that's a good busy time, so will dust off my extra pare of chaps and put your old skinny azz to work. With any luck, I might even find time to show you some sites around the area.
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Redhorseshoe wrote:


Don't understand the problem with having heel cams or clip horn on an anvil if the anvil lets you do your job. If they weren't on the Future 3, would you like it better? If so, then just cut'em off and enjoy!! Use the money saved for something else.
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Now a days one never knows where stuff is made. Not suprising it is an Asian company.
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Thanks a bunch Ray. It has been a great pritchel and don't want to screw it up. Good Weekend!!
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Does anyone have an e-mail address for MFC Tools? I broke the end of my pritchell and need to heat and reshape it. I would like to know the proper re-tempering process for their steel. They got a phone number listed, but it is a little expensive to ring from across the Pond.
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Or you get the customer who misses their appointment, then contacts you later that day to tell you she has three horses needing done, and she is planning on going to a clinic on the weekend. My reply was no problem, just drive them to my place on Friday and they will get done as I got no vehicle that day (getting serviced), but you can make your clinic. Her reply - I don't have the time. I tell her well it will be next Friday before I can get to your place. I don't feel bad about putting her off so long as this is the second time she has missed a pre-planned appointment.
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For me winter is slower. I got many customers who pull shoes and many horses who can go longer between trims. When my customers start talking that way, I state that we can go a little longer between appointments in the winter. This way things get taken care of and every one is happy. Might try suggesting this road.
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I relined my Whisper Mamma this winter and I got to watch it like a hawk now because I can burn shoes up real fast if I don't keep it turned down.
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I got a good smile out of your post. My thoughts exactly!! Only problem is most owners can't see the problems themselves.

brian robertson wrote:

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So in other words, you see no selective rime nor reason to the selection of those cut on and those not?

I got to agree with the breeder thing. Here I see more and more club foot foals.

brian robertson wrote:

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I understand how club foot is graded - buy the way there are 4 grades. I want to know how vets determine when and when not to cut.
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How is it determined when surgery on the check ligiment is needed? I have seen two foals with stance the same, one was cut, the other one wasn't. Also is a genitic problem taken into consideration when deciding to have surgery or not?
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I am glad I didn't have Epilepsy watching this video!! Pulling clips sounded almost like my power hammer working!!
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[quote="Mark_Gough" post=258407]ray steele wrote:


Mark,
Here in Denmark we have a farrier education program approved by the Ministry of Education resulting in Certification. This guy is "Certified"
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Mark,
I got to agree with you some. One thing I don't agree with is regulation won't stop the cutting of prices. There will always be those who will work cheaper to start a business or get something to do. A while back I picked up a customer who used anothe farrier because he was "cheaper". Only when she had problems and I solved the problem did she change. And the guy is suppose to be an educated farrier. Education or not what it boils down to is does the farrier have the inner drive and desire to treat every horse as it should be? I have to agree we (farriers) have given the Barefooters a lot of ammo to shoot ourselves. Maybe the answer is slow down a bit, don't book your schedule so full you can't give the attention needed to every horse. I know it's a tough road, but if we don't tend to business - who will?
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