> JP :>    Now, I owe all THIS to ya'll ...... ya'll
 > encouraged us
 > JP :>to "dress the part" (which we did ... ahh .....
 > do ).  I
 > Doesn't make much sense to run a service like this and
 > dress sloppily.  I'd be really pi**ed if I hired a
 > carriage for a wedding or something and the drive
 > arrived looking less than snappy!
    Me too ....... if I paid the amount of $$$ I charge - then the "show" 
should be good too 
 > So glad this thing is really taking off for you!  I
 > knew X was bound for great things!
    He's a great little guy ......
    BUT, we now have a little problem ..... he does NOT like the blacksmith 
putting shoes on his front hooves .... the past 3 times he's been a BUGGER 
(like when the vet was here trying to float his teeth) ...... the back hooves 
he's OK -- it's just the front ones he doesn't want messed with.
    We can't find anything wrong with them ..... AND, he's OK when you clean 
his feet (front and rear) ..... he's not bad about picking up his feet .... 
but it's like he gets bored with the idea of his feet being pounded on 
(putting in the nails) and he starts to wiggle, jump around and all in all 
act STUPID .
    We have rubber/plastic shoes on him now ...... they are very light (but 
LOOK clunky) ....... he's fine AFTER you get THROUGH putting the shoes on him 
-- he'll pick up his feet - no problem.
    This last time they had to twitch him (I was at work -- it was Buddy and 
the blacksmith here) ..... X reared up and just about kicked the blacksmith 
across the barn floor. Buddy said that the blacksmith was not doing anything 
wrong -- wasn't being abusive or anything ...... that X just started being a 
fruitcake ....
    NOW, *I* know that horses don't do stuff just to be nasty and mean 
(besides, X isn't that type) but darned if I can figure out what's wrong.  X 
isn't lame -- nails aren't hurting him ...... shoes are on good and proper 
..... It's nuts!!  Any suggestions??
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