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Location: Phoenix | So I come out to the barn today and notice my horse's feet look different...freshly shod. I look closer and don't recognize the nail clinches. I confirm with my shoer that it's not his work and now I'm ****ED. My horse was just shod 2 weeks ago and his feet look like ****. I know the BO had his horses done today and he did mine also. Why? I have no clue but I'm livid. We were makin slot of progress on getting his feet correct and now we're back to square one. |
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | I'd be confronting BO and asking why. |
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Money Eating Baggage Owner
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Location: Phoenix | Looks like he got mine mixed up with another horse. What do I expect of the wrongful shoer? Pay for my next shoeing? Or tough $hit? |
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Location: Minnesota | Was your So home when the shoeing happened or was the shoer just suppose to take the horses out on his own?
I know that our shoer just comes over and we leave them in a pen by the barn so they are easy to grab and he doses them why the family is at work and school.
In my opinion if the shoer didn't know and no one was home why should it be his fault? I would ask the so to pay for my next shoeing. NOT the shoer fault that no one was there (if thats what happened and it sounds like it did)
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Boot Detective
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| O-M-G I would be beyond ****ed. The fact that the shoer reset a horse that should obviously not need it 2 weeks after being done says a lot about the shoer's lack of knowledge. I don't know who you are but I am mad for you. LOL. |
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Money Eating Baggage Owner
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Location: Phoenix | BO was there for the first 2 horses but not the last 2. It's just so frustrating. And there's nothing I can do! So much lost progress. I'm literally back to square one with his feet; maybe even worse than square one. He's not crippled and he's traveling sound but I feel so violated. :( |
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Location: Georgia | I dont think it is the shoers fault. He was probably just doing what he was told and I bet he was confused as to why he was resetting shoes on one that looked freshly done too. |
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Location: Jersey Girl | I certainly hope they aren't expecting you to pay. BO screwed up they can pay. |
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| Wow, I would be LIVID! I cant even imagine. So so sorry that happened, I know how frustrating hard to deal with feet can be |
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Location: IA | Not the fault of the shoer, sounds like he just did what he was told.
Bottom line is that the barn owner made the mistake. He needs to pay for this mistake, and I'd be asking for him to pay for a trip and whatever corrections it takes for your regular shoer to come and either look and say it's okay, or correct what was done.
At least this was an error that you caught. I would be pretty nervous about other mistakes--vaccinations, treatments, is the feeding correct? I was very happy when I didn't have to board anymore.
Good luck! |
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| Get your farrier out there immediately and see if he can help the situation.
Then look for a new barn. Aren't you the one having issues constantly with that barn? |
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Location: West Texas | Sounds like an honest mistake that I am sure you should be able to resolve..... Mistakes can happen and surely just a minor inconvenience for you.
Note: I wouldn't exactly be happy either, but feet grow quick.
Edited by Tdove 2016-08-23 9:33 AM
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I just read the headlines
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| I think the farrier does hold some blame. Shouldn't he be able to tell a horse is freshly shod? If he works there regularly doesn't he know what the horses he works on look like? Now, if he is a new farrier, then I can maybe see where he got horses confused, but still shouldn't he be able to tell if a horse is only a couple weeks into a shoeing? |
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Location: The edge of no where | Tdove - 2016-08-23 9:13 AM Sounds like an honest mistake that I am sure you should be able to resolve..... Mistakes can happen and surely just a minor inconvenience for you.
Kinda my thoughts on it. As long as your not asked to pay for it..... I'm positive this wasn't done intentionally. Your horse is traveling sound.
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Location: The barn...where else? SW Missouri | This happened to me also about 10 years ago. I was more than livid. My horse was at my moms place still and we both had palomino geldings. She told shoer her horse was in the stall and had the halter hanging on the door. My horse was turned in a lot by himself outside the barn. The idiot went and grabbed her halter and went outside and caught my horse and reset him. He had even reset her horse before so should have known the difference in the way my horse was shod. My shoer and I were really working on growing my horses feet out also and she was doing a super good job on him. Took us back to square one also. I was so mad!!! He at least didn't cripple him. |
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Money Eating Baggage Owner
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Location: Phoenix | It would be one thing if the job was halfway decent. But the nails are barely clinched and I could easily cut my fingers on them!!!!!! I'm trying so hard to not run his name through the mud. Trying to let it go....let it goooooo.....but every time I think about it I get fired up again. |
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Location: Canada | Two people are at fault here - the farrier for not being able to recognize a set of new shoes and the barn owner for not being there.
It's not the farriers fault that he reset the wrong horse the barn owner should never have left the farrier unattended.
I wouldn't be paying the bill and I'd be sending my next farrier bill to the barn owner. |
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Location: Not Where I Want to Be | I think you have every right to be ticked off but in the grand scheme of things it not that big of a deal.
If the Barn Owner is stand up they will apologize and maybe thrown you a bone for something.
But also as the Barn Owner if you decided to get to salty I would also show you the door post haste. |
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Location: North Dakota | I'd be livid.
No excuse for it. There should be ZERO confusion for the farrier on which horses(s) he is supposed to work on. Zero.
As far as what to do about it .... I'd have a pretty "firm" conversation with the BO. This should not happen. Never. They would absolutely be paying for my farrier to come out and re-do the shoes and try to fix the damage done. Yes, feet will grow again but it is frustrating if someone just hacked off your progress.
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Money Eating Baggage Owner
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Location: Phoenix | 1DSoon - 2016-08-23 10:22 AM
I think you have every right to be ticked off but in the grand scheme of things it not that big of a deal.
If the Barn Owner is stand up they will apologize and maybe thrown you a bone for something.
But also as the Barn Owner if you decided to get to salty I would also show you the door post haste.
He did apologize and I sure that's the extent of what I'll be getting. I want to stay on good terms as we practice roping together and my horse isn't skinny. I should just be glad he's not crippled. But I cringe every time I think of or look at his feet. |
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