>->   That it was for sure!!!  Just imagine -- getting PAID for something
 >-> we
 >-> really like to do anyway !!
 > I feel like that when someone buys one of the glass
 > beads or one of the
 > fused pieces I make.  Its great when you get paid to
 > play.
    Heheheheh .... you got that right!!!
 > One of my two is still lame and the other one goes
 > lame if we work him.
    Oh noooooooooooo ......
 > I'm pretty sure I know what is causing it and if that
 > farrier doesnt'
 > make it by tomorrow evening I'm looking for a new one.
 >  I'm
 > upset...sorry, its been almost a week and a half since
 > I noticed that
 > their heels were uneven and and I called him and told
 > him about it and
 > that they were lame and he still hasn't been out
 > there.
    Yep ...... been there - done that .  I finally found a reliable 
farrier a couple of years ago.  I'd gone through about a half dozen ..... 
either they didn't come when they said they would ...... OR, they wouldn't 
come after I'd called them about a problem .... OR, they didn't do what I'd 
asked them to do ..... one of them damn near lamed my FAVORITE horse "Baby" 
...... then I found this guy I use now.  He lives almost 2 hours away from us 
.... BUT, he's here like clock work every 6 weeks ..... he does GOOD work and 
when I told him about Mr X slipping and sliding on the pavement he made Mr 
X's shoes with little "knobbies" (like golf shoes or football players shoes) 
out of boriam (sp) so he wouldn't slid when pulling the carriage.  I was 
impressed that he knew exactly what to do in any situation that I've had so 
far.
    Keep looking for a good farrier .... you may have to pay a little more 
for him but it's worth it in the long run.  My farrier charges $20 for a trim 
(other's around here charge from $12 to $15) ..... he charges me $90 for Mr 
X's shoes (all the way around) ...... BUT, I know he's good and he's going to 
do a good job and that's what counts!!!
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