A unsung hero in the horse world is the farrier also known as a black smith or horse shoer. Now a good shoer is worth their weight in gold and good horsemen will do well to remember that! I’m Jeff Keane and I’ll be back with tips on working with your shoer. A farrier performs back breaking work in a variety of conditions, many of them unpleasant, the least a horse owner can do to have their horses trained to stand quietly while being shod. Here is Susan Allen with the top ten things you never want to tell your farrier. Jeff I know my shoer has a list two or three times longer than this, but here are ten things your farrier never wants to hear. One. “The other shoer got scared and gave me your phone number.”  Two, “Hey I’m going to feed the other horses while you trim this guy.” Three, “Nah, he only kicks when he is tied up.”  Four. “ Don’t mind the Rottweiler’s, they just want some hoof trimmings.”  Five,” He might balance on two legs, but it’s okay. Six, She kicks a lot but don’t worry she has a bad aim”.  Seven , “I just got this Mustang at the auction last week.” Eight, “gosh this is his first time  without a tranquilizer”. Nine, Do you have emergency health insurance?”  And ten …”Well he bites, so watch out for your ears!”  Susan, my brother is a horse shoer and his favorite line is “the halter is on the fence, he’s easy to catch”.