Horsey Girl, If you are in Ocala, I know an awesome farrier. He's so funny. He does show barns and high profile barns and is very fussy. When I first got his phone no. I had to call him about 50 times. He said he prefers the show barns.... not people with little horses in their back yard. He said he agreed to do our mini's so I'd quit bugging the heck out of him. Lol..
We recieved our mare Pressa with glue on shoes that were very very pricey. Once we found this farrier, he felt that she didn't need the corrective shoeing, and after an entire year of careful, consistant trims, she now has her old awesome hooves back again... (the people that purchased her as a weanling before we purchased her said she always had awesome feet until she was sold to the barn we purchased her from).
Anyway, David, our farrier, always tells me, I do my job, because I love horses. I don't particularly care for people, but I do love horses. He was abrupt when we first met him. Now we get along great.
But if I read your post to David... he'd tell me, guess that guy doesn't love horses, cause he'd never make a horse wait to get his hooves done. People waiting, he wouldn't care about... but when he says this is the date, the hooves need to be done..... DARN... they get done.
Also, on the subject of hooves... and again.. I say.. take my novice opinion for what it's worth.... David swears by Pendray's Solution Pro-Care Plus Hoof Conditioner. Now I mention that, because my NUT CASE HUSBAND who does hooves twice a day when he's on leave from the military, tried several types of hoof paint on his own skin. He loves this stuff. Hubby says that many hoof dressings have petroleum products in them, that are carcenogenics. THis stuff has a yellow paint handle... (no ingrediants listed on the label), but seems to be a large portion of aloe. Hubby tried this stuff on his skin... and said he had no irratation from it, vs other hoof dressings with pine tar. This stuff is for use for horses on a race track and/or in training for before and after workouts.
So... JMHO.... I'd get another farrier... and if you haven't tried the Pendrays stuff, I'd give it a shot. It's made in Micanopy, Fl. 32667. The phone no. is 352-591-1144. It's also cheaper then most other hoof paints, if you get it from T&T tack in Ocala.
God Bless,
Lynn W
P.S. David calls me the night before to make sure I remember the appt. He's never more then 5 mins late, and he brings books, DVD's etc.... on info I ask him about horses. Then he calls me on his cell phone, when he's on his way to our property... no scheduling problems here. And I know, if David didn't call me on his way here, there was a problem and that his wife would be calling me after dinner, that same day. Accidents happen, but I just wouldn't risk the hooves not getting cared for. If he's out of co-mish... it's not going to take care of your horse, anyway.
