So, I am in desperate need of a farrier who can come to McHenry and do pour-ins & pads on Jimmy's two fronts.
Got a call back from a friend's farrier - Jeremy Carpenter. Heard he has a great rep and does a lot of the show barns up here & in Ocala. HOORAY! However, it's going to be $200 every 6-8 weeks. Right now I pay $30. Gulp.
Is this kind of the....normal now for pour-ins/pads???
UPDATE
Trent Hinkle - my original farrier called me back. I made the executive decision (as John told me I might need to) to only have Jimmy put in front shoes, no pads. This will give him significant relief. Pour-ins & pads just aren't in the budget...or anywhere near the budget at this point. I'm hoping the steels alone will be enough support that Jimmy feels better :-) As much as I wish I could do everything 100% the way Jimmy should have it done, I've reached the end of my money train, and there's nothing left to give right now. God Bless having a full-time job that I love and the skills to have freelance clients!!! Front shoes with Trent will be $85 and he will be out tomorrow at 1PM. I told him I will have a helper there and ready, with a check in-hand for him :-)
Tomorrow I will be judging in Peotone.
2 comments:
Hi Jess! I am so happy hay everything is fine with Jimmy and he just needs front shoes! Yesterday I kept begging my mom to see if you had written a post or not about it. I was worrying that dome thing bad might have had happened to choo. But then when I looked and read your blog I was relieved! Thank goodness! Good luck with the farrier! I hopefully will see you on Sunday! Good luck judging on Saturday! Give Jimmy a big hug for me please!
Haha I heard you were a little nervous!!! He should be fine in a week or so :-D HOORAY!! You are welcome to go out to the farm while I'm not there today or tomorrow and give him some carrots over the fence. Just be careful of those other horses!!! They'll want some too!!
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