Horses per year

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    Ryan Williams Member

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    Just wondering how many horses you all work on in a year. How many shoes compared to trims, etc. I thought this might be interesting. . .
    Ryan Williams, Apr 15, 2013
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    Justin New Member

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    I have roughly 140 horses on my books on a 7 week schedule. I shoe about 100 of them.
    Justin, Apr 15, 2013
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    brian robertson Active Member

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    check with the AFJ, Frank is always running some kind of survey. Probably able to find info on your specific region.
    brian robertson, Apr 16, 2013
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    david a hall Moderator

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    I do 200 a day and make the shoes for them all. I have to own up to slowing down as i get older.
    david a hall, Apr 16, 2013
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    Western Hill Forge Active Member

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    No wonder all the farriers over there are crying that they can't find enough work - You're doing all the horses!!

    Regards
    Western Hill Forge, Apr 16, 2013
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    brian robertson Active Member

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    David, stick with 10 a day, handmades all around not 200. Slightly, almost believable....
    brian robertson, Apr 16, 2013
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    Tom Bloomer Well-Known Member

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    Yea but you probably cut corners like proper back pritcheling and stuff like that.
    Tom Bloomer, Apr 16, 2013
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    Mikel Dawson Active Member

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    No way, if he back pritcheled it would take too long, therefor we know he don't!!
    Mikel Dawson, Apr 16, 2013
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    chris bunting Well-Known Member

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    David what do you do after lunch ?
    chris bunting, Apr 17, 2013
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    Bill Adams Active Member

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    I do ten a day.
    A day being 24 hours, that's about 2 hours 20 minutes per horse, so if I start early Monday morning, by Thursday afternoon I'll have done ten in a day. You just have to pace yourself.
    Bill Adams, Apr 17, 2013
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    david kelly Dave Kelly

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    I shoe 62 race horses, trim 93 foals (+ extentions ets), trim/shoe 97 yearlings and shoe in front and trim behind 3 stallions and 4 laminitic mares every four weeks. I generally only do fronts and let the assistants do the hinds on all but the foals unless there's a problem.
    david kelly, Apr 17, 2013
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    smitty88 Well-Known Member

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    David are you getting soft sam would do them in an act:)
    smitty88, Apr 17, 2013
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    david a hall Moderator

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    Usually just lie by pool drinking, occasionally I throw the poolside furniture into the water and insist on the staff jumping in and retrieving it, just to relieve the boredom. I take out the Lamborghini for a spin, used to take the Aston but it keeps breaking down, then there's the women, I manage to fill my time.

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    david a hall, Apr 17, 2013
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    chris bunting Well-Known Member

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    your grandaughter really should not be wearing those high heels in the day
    chris bunting, Apr 17, 2013
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    david a hall Moderator

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    You know what its like, the paparazzi camping outside your flat in Kensington!!!
    david a hall, Apr 17, 2013
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    chris bunting Well-Known Member

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    i know i charge them a fiver per pitch cash , better than shoeing LOL
    chris bunting, Apr 17, 2013
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    Tejun Member

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    I don't understand how any of you have horses to do because I am sure I do all of the horses in America and still take a three day weekend
    Tejun, Apr 17, 2013
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    Tom Bloomer Well-Known Member

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    astonmartin.jpg
    Tom Bloomer, Apr 17, 2013
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    Gary Hill Active Member

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    My tongue just got hard.....:)
    Gary Hill, Apr 17, 2013
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    BLOOMER!!!!!!!...............I Now know You took the "WRONG" Picture of my shoes that day!!!:oops:
    Platerforge, Apr 17, 2013
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