| First off, on the humorous side let's just clear | | | | phones and most of the people there didn't have a |
| something up right now. Shoeing horses is very | | | | way to get in contact with me. |
| arduous strenuous work and as a result it may very | | | | It was about 7 months before I decided I kind of |
| well be "Joy" is the last thing you might be feeling while | | | | missed the ranch and one day I was in the area and |
| shoeing. Mostly you're just sweating and praying the | | | | decided to stop by to say hello. Well to my surprise I |
| horse behaves - at least that's my take on things. | | | | was welcomed with open arms, it was as if everyone |
| As a Farrier part of my job is to accept an enormous | | | | was and had been looking for me. While I had been |
| amount of responsibility. Responsibility to keep my | | | | gone people were forced to use someone else as |
| clients horses free from lameness. In fact my | | | | their horseshoer. Some of what I heard was along the |
| reputation depends on it. Fortunately from the beginning | | | | lines of "well we thought that other horseshoer was |
| of my career I discovered a method of shoeing not | | | | good" - but then something happened and my horse |
| taught me in the school I attended or in any textbooks | | | | doesn't seem to be traveling too well - or my horse is |
| I've ever read which has produced for me a 16 year | | | | coming up sore etc. And we need you back. |
| 100% track record- Not One Single Lame Horse. I | | | | It's not that I like to hear that someone's horse has |
| hope you can realize how good it makes me feel to | | | | become sore or lame but the truth is I do like to feel |
| have this track record. Personally I don't know how | | | | appreciated for the quality of work and effort I put into |
| long I would have continued to shoe horses if I were | | | | my shoeing to make sure my clients horses continue |
| responsible for horses coming up lame due to my | | | | to stay sound for them. So the joy for me was |
| shoeing methods. | | | | hearing the praise for my work and watching the |
| Well I have been the Farrier for a ranch in Palo Alto | | | | people's face's light up when they saw me again. |
| California for about 16 years. It was one of my very | | | | Validation! Reputation! Self esteem. |
| first accounts. For years I would faithfully just show up | | | | I'm one of the lucky ones. Having not caused a lame |
| every Saturday morning right at 9:00am on the dot. I | | | | horse due to my method of horseshoeing has been |
| never knew how many horses or people would be | | | | very rewarding for me. As I mentioned - if I were |
| waiting for me that day. Sometimes there'd be several | | | | making horses sore and lame I may have quit the |
| horses waiting and then as the hours would pass | | | | Farrier trade long ago. It's really all about the horses |
| more and more people would show up for me to shoe | | | | and the clients who own them. It's just not acceptable |
| their horse. Not quite sure but my best day there may | | | | when horses come up lame due to improper shoeing |
| have resulted in 11 or 12 horses being worked on. It's a | | | | practices. Yes I've been lucky and I suppose even |
| tough job but somebody's got to do it. | | | | blessed. So now i would like to pass this luck on to |
| Interestingly enough sometime in 2006 I started to get | | | | you. |
| the feeling I was being taken for granted at the ranch. | | | | Do you want to be lucky? Would you like to feel sure |
| Maybe because I made it so easy for people to have | | | | you've done everything possible for your horse's |
| me as their Farrier there by just showing up every | | | | safety to prevent lameness? Lameness is a risk you - |
| Saturday on time the boarders could just expect for | | | | and your horse - really can not afford to experience. |
| me to be there. So I'm not immune to getting my | | | | Find out for yourself the truth about shoeing correctly |
| feelings hurt so I just decided to stop showing up on | | | | and remove the risk. Find out what the schools and |
| those Saturdays at all. My reasoning became "Ok if | | | | textbooks can't tell you. Just visit the website below in |
| they want or need me they can just call me and make | | | | the author bio. Your horse will love you for it. |
| an appointment". Problem was I had changed cell | | | | Reprint rights allowed providing nothing is changed. |