Ryan trimmed my horses for the first time yesterday. I was already impressed that he responded right away when I first reached out, not the "Can I get back to you tomorrow" and never hear from them. Also, that he confirmed appointment a few days prior, showed up 15 min early. I had my groomer/assistant trainer out there to help with the horses ( haltering, keeping them standing still, etc)as there were 11 trims to get done, with several being yearlings ( 13 in total, but 2 did not need trims yet) and he got all 11 trims done plus looked at the other 2 horses, in about 3 hours (which was also great, since every other farrier could not get all of them done in the same day, so we always had to schedule them in two sessions) or like my last farrier, he would just do what he called a "clip" and not do a "full trim', no rasping edges etc, just leaving it looking unfinished or only getting 3 done or some other issue that would just prolong things and cause trims to get behind schedule.
I would have been okay with Ryan needing to break it up into two sessions because what is most important to me is a gentle & patient farrier that gives the horses the time they need so they learn the proper way. I may not always have a helper there, but he seems to be willing and capable to still be able to be patient, effiecient and gentle by himself without help....So far so good! I would recommend him:) read more
