Tim Reid (Southwick, Mass.)
I would like to recognize my farrier's outstanding work on my Extreme Mustang Makeover competition mare. He always does a fabulous job! He's educated, personable, flexible and responsible.
I am a local trainer in Southwick, Mass. I have used Tim Reid as my farrier for all my horses, from young colts to geriatric retired race horses. Mr. Reid always does an exceptional job on all my horses, however the work he has done on one in particular is really something to brag about! I compete in the Extreme Mustang Makeover; a wild horse training competition in which you have 100 days to train a completely unhandled mustang to compete with in the concluding event. This year the mare I drew was very anxious, extremely leery about new people, and easily offended by new sounds. I was really nervous that her feet would fall off before she would let anyone get near her, never mind trim her. I did my best desensitizing her front legs with the rope but didn't feel comfortable playing with the hind at all, as she threatens to kick. Mr. Reid came by to assist in the desensitizing process, and after only 45 minutes Dixie had experienced her first trim! At only 40 days out of the wild and with little time spent introducing her to the tools she stood perfectly still through the whole experience. Mr. Reid went above and beyond to ensure that this nervous-by-nature, typically explosive, barel- tamed mustang had the best experience possible for her first trim!
— Rachel Fleury (Southwick, Mass.)
