Farriers' version of "He Said, She Heard"

He said: "I think I can help this horse."
She heard: "I can fix this horse."

He said: "Here is the bill for today's services."
She heard: "You can pay this whenever you get around to it."

He said: "Because of your horse's previous case history, the shoe that your vet has prescribed may not be effective for this particular problem." She heard: "The vet doesn't know what he's talking about."
He said: "I need for you to improve the working conditions in the shoeing area."
She heard: "I'm too good to shoe your horses."

He said; "I will be out sometime next week.
She heard: "I will definitely be there Sunday."

He said: "I stand behind my work."
She heard: "...even if the shoes come off after 12 weeks."

He said: "That horse needs training to learn to stand for shoeing."
She heard: "I will train him each time I come to shoe him."

He said: "There has been some success correcting foal limb deviations."
She heard: "You've got a Derby winner here."

He said: "Hitting a horse is not the best way to teach him to stand for shoeing."
She heard: "Give him a carrot and maybe he'll hold still."


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Submitted by Dick, Williamsport, MD