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>My point is, I understood your concern with veterinary bills. Most horse
>people spend more money annually on farrier bills than veterinary bills.
>I was simply trying to get everyone to step back and see the "forest"
>rather than just a "tree". Farriers, veterinarians, feed mills, hay
>growers, boarding facilities, trainers, etc. are all part of the expemse
>equation. Veterinarians, in general, are actually a small part of it. It
>often appears that horse people look upon veterinarians as a major
>expense. Unless there is a major problem to correct, this is not the
>case.
>M. W. Myers, D.V.M.
Well, I consider myself a very knowledgeable horse person and I spend
more at the vet than I do with my shoer. At $20/trim x every 7 weeks =
a whopping $148. I can spend that in one visit with the vet! My yearly
vet expenses, including worming every 60 days, shots every 60 days (we
are on the road alot) cost more than my yearly farrier expenses
To be honest, I'd forgotten just what this was all about. I suspect it
has something to do with Mr. Jerry and not having the farrier cause
problems that the vet has to fix...
Kirsti