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Recommend a farrier in Suffolk?
MitchierInge · 07/01/2012 22:35
Desperate. Don't ask what happened to the last one, of the others who visit current yard only one can take us on and he doesn't do traditional shoes (does cytek). It's IP14, or Debenham to be a bit more precise.
cazboldy · 07/01/2012 22:38
Simon Hadingham is great, but comes from over Beccles way, so not sure he would come as far as you
What happened to the last one? 
MitchierInge · 07/01/2012 22:40
I said don't ask!
It was going so well, I had an insane crush on him. Then somehow my horse tried to kill him by bringing feet down on his head, and then I forgot the next two appointments. Apparently his last words were 'and she can find herself a new farrier' to the other liveries as he sped out of the yard 
cazboldy · 07/01/2012 22:44
Oh dear ......
it's a sod. I struggles to find mine when we first moved away from a yard, but he was newly qualified, so was keen for customers. 
Have you looked on the Farriers Council??( not sure if I have that right) website for any near you?
MitchierInge · 07/01/2012 22:49
yeah, will do that again - there seemed to be an explosion of them in the summer, but everyone also seemed to be on holiday. I also have difficulty describing where we are even though it has been about eight months since we moved
I really liked the one who was an apprentice or something to our old original one, but don't have her number and her boss hasn't returned my calls. I like the cytek man too but not his shoes.
MitchierInge · 07/01/2012 23:03
weird, only two and one of those is our old original one
unless iPad is being unhelpful and only displaying bit of the page?
cazboldy · 07/01/2012 23:08
on the search page if you ignore the rest and only do an IP postcode search you get loads!
CatPussRoastingByAnOpenFire · 07/01/2012 23:47
Can you go to the farrier? If so, Roger Clarke in stoke by Nayland is great, he is a fellow of the WCF, abe really knows his stuff. But it's a good way, he might come to you, you could enquire.
CalamityKate · 08/01/2012 16:26
Stuart Rodd's good - he did his apprenticeship with Roger Clarke.
MitchierInge · 08/01/2012 16:56
thanks for those, bit of a schlep but will ask - usually people say 'sorry, no, but try this or that person'. I suppose we could go to them, ups the cost fairly seriously though (why are horses so heavy to tow!) with fuel.
dappleton · 09/01/2012 06:40
Fred Lambert did our shoeing for years and was always great, but is more suffolk/essex boarder..perhaps a bit far.
shufflebum · 10/01/2012 22:16
There seems to be lots of us in Suffolk?!
I think you're thinking of Stuart Garrard who is the dentist and farrier. I have a good farrier who I think has space, let me know if you'd like his number.
Btw can totally guess who your old farrier was!
MitchierInge · 10/01/2012 22:29
I am so rubbish at discretion and guarding my identity - yes please, would love the number. Are you near me shufflebum? Might we know each other?
MitchierInge · 10/01/2012 22:32
(for avoidance of doubt I did NOT have a crush on either of the farriers that come up on the IP14 search, although one of them did see one of my breasts at a wedding but that was a dancing accident type thing)
shufflebum · 10/01/2012 22:37
Stuart is lovely but a pain in the arse to get hold of, how he keeps his clients I don't know!
Yup whatever you say Mitchy! Its only because there are very few female apprentice farriers about that I guessed.
Yes I am near, between debenham and woodbridge, might know each other....give me some more clues!
I'll pm you my farrier's number but no boob flashing please!
MitchierInge · 10/01/2012 22:43
pic on my profile, although that would mostly help if you recognised the pony or the spaniel
please please please don't be someone I crashed into out with the Easton Harriers please, please
i feel a whole new identity coming on
nursenic · 10/01/2012 22:45
Rob Rush? Does Redwings horse/donkey sanctuary but based in West suffolk.- R G Rush farriers.
MitchierInge · 10/01/2012 22:54
HORRIBLE THOUGHT - shuffle, you're not related to that farrier are you?
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