hey there is hope if what Linda said is true..i have seen fast farriers but
20 min for all 4 feet...wow it takes me 20min to get the truck ready..my quess is 20min for 4 shoes the work is prob not the best work one could do.. thats a pile of horses a day.....contact Eric Russell and go ride with him..atleast he is the type of guy that will be truthfull to ya.. he will let ya know if you stink ,,if your dress code is not good..if you are foul mouth..im sure he can pin point why you are havein so much trouble finding work.. kinda like a farrier make over...lol

Travis Reed wrote:
Travis 20/30 is the norm
have you ever seen a good plater

are we talking paters or a farrier shoeing a horse of the norm...i was to assume the guy she was giving advise to was out of school about 2 months and the chance of him to do a horse in 20 min...gives the guy a false sense of where he should be in his shoeing...im of the thought when learning take the time needed not work by a stop watch... and no have never seen a plater buy have always heard you need to be around the horse in 30min or less but as stated i did not think the guy in question was looking to plate

Travis Reed wrote:
After that much training he should have a good idea on how to get break dust off rims. Sweeping without creating a bunch of dust. Definitely the ability to fill up a water bucket.

I dont care how long it takes me to shoe a horse as long as I do it right. And for all you out there who have commented, I DO know how to trim and shoe, and have done it on my own. I just prefer and think it is smarter to continue to learn by working with someone for a few years.

Travis Reed wrote:
yes I mean plating a racehorse; but I know of some who can hot shoe and do new 4 in approx 50 mins per horse; and new bars up front and hot shoe behind in approx 1 hr. 30 mins with all new.

It can be done; and sometimes speed is needed on your larger farms.
I suggest going to little backyard homes and doing small accounts and work on your shoeing and forge work; because they don't care about volume or speed.
They will pay you cash when done and happy you showed up on time and do a good job.

linda

Travis Reed wrote:
sorry; it plating I was talking about and TB people want to done and fast.

By the last comment he had ...he said DOES know how to shoe and has done it on his own.. I'm not a real smart guy but I am able to keep the wolves at bay and make a living under a horse and it wasent easy...and by me needing help and what I have dealt with trying to find some...that code for he knows how to shoe but needs a ride into some good farms to be seen so that a trust can be made so later down the line he can come back and be a person they trust.....if you don't think so ask Red..lol

gchotshod wrote:Forum rules are that if you are a farrier you state your first and last name. Either your user name or your signature, no anonymous postings. Thanks..

Ther's always one to do Baron's job .
Thanks Jay.
Colcowboy PF

colcowboy wrote:
Yeah, but he's right. No name, no posts. Easy rule to abide with.

Baron Tayler