My farrier Deb Ballou (978-257-4165)has been shoeing my horses for at least 10 years. For the first 3 years I was working full time so was never here when she came to shoe. Since then, I've worked at home, so get to hold the horses while she shoes. In that time we've seen each others kids grow, shared lots of horse stories and been through many family and personal ups and downs. I like my farrier, not only for the job she does shoeing, but as a person, and always enjoy it when she is here. Lately, shes been here a lot. Usually, the horses are shod and/or trimmed every 7-8 weeks. For some reason, this year the shoes on Trick and Tequila keep getting pulled off. Of course they take turns, so its Trick one week and Tequila the next. Deb was here this past Tuesday, putting a shoe back on Trick, and shoeing Eva. When she was done, we set-up an appointment for the next visit. This morning when I went out to feed, I heard a strange sound coming from Tequila's stall. When I looked inside, I saw that her front shoe was being held on by one nail. I couldn't get the shoe off, so my son came out to the barn and removed it. When he was done, we looked at each other, and obviously thinking the same thing said "Tequila can wait, lets give Deb at least one week off!" Afterall, mud season is just around the corner, and we know how mud loves to pull off shoes!
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