We conducted a survey with the readers of American Farriers Journal's weekly e-newsletter in which we asked farriers what are the most frequent questions that they receive from novice backyard horse owners. The 103 farriers who contributed to this survey have a combined average of 66% of backyard horses on their books. Here are all of the questions by novice horse owners, ranked in order of frequency in the survey.
A horse you work with regularly has gone lame. The veterinarian has prescribed a shoeing application that I feel won't help the horse. How should I approach this situation?
June 30, 2012
A horse you work with regularly has gone lame. The veterinarian has prescribed a shoeing application that I feel won't help the horse. How should I approach this situation?
A new client calls 2 days after you trim/shoe the horse. The client says that the horse is now sore, then asks what did you do to the horse. How do you handle this situation?
A new client calls 2 days after you trim/shoe the horse. The client says that the horse is now sore, then asks what did you do to the horse. How do you handle this situation?
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