Mark Humphrey Farrier, AWCF

03/07/2025

Free Gait Analysis assessment opportunity!
As part of my Fellowship examination I am conducting a study as the basis for my dissertation. For this study I will be using the Hoofbeat Gait Analysis system for my data collection.
All data collected from your horse will be freely available for you or for your farrier to use.

I need to measure 30 horses as part of this study.

Horses must be between the ages of 5 and 12 years old.

In regular work of any level or disciplines.

The feet must measure between 5 1/4 and 6 1/4 inches( ask your farrier if not sure).

I am happy to travel to your yard if the facilities are good enough to measure on. Require hard flat surface , ideally tarmac or concrete.

I am based on the Nottinghamshire/Leicestershire borders.
Please pm me for further details.

Born from a lineage of farriers, Hoofbeat is invested in the health and well-being of horses. Our inspiration and creativity are fueled by our passion for ho...

14/04/2025

16/12/2024

Looking for yard staff.
2hrs a day Monday to Friday mornings.
2hrs a day Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Happy to have 2 people split the week.
Applicants need to have yard work experience and be able to complete basic yard tasks to a high standard.
Message me for further details.

03/01/2024

Shared from another page who shared it themselves.

A customer asked me how much it cost to do a small weld job.

Me: $200-400
Client: So expensive for this job?
Me: How much do you think it would cost you?
Client: $200 maximum... That's a pretty simple job.
Me: For $200 I invite you to do it yourself.
Client: I don't know how to.
Me: $200 I'll teach you how and save you $200-400 you'll get the knowledge as well.
Me: But to get started: you need tools: A welder, grinder, chop saw, drill press, welding hood, gloves etc...
Client: But I don't have all of the equipment and I can't buy all of these for one job.
Me: Well then for another $100 more I'll rent all my tools to you so you can do it?
Client: Okay.
Me: How's Tuesday work for you?
Client: I can't on Tuesday I only have time today.
Me: Im sorry, but I'm only available Tuesday to teach you and lend you my stuff. Other days are busy with other customers.

Client: You know, I've been thinking. I'd rather pay you the $200 If I had to, it wouldn't be perfect and it would cost me a lot more money and time to do it myself and get tools ECT

When you pay for a job, especially handcrafted, you pay not only for the material used, but also:
- Knowledge
- Experience
- Study
- Tools
- Services
- Time to go
- punctuality
- Accountability
- Professionalism
- Accuracy
- Guaranteed
- Patents
- Sacrifices
- Safety and security
- Payment of tax obligations

No one can denigrate other people's work by judging prices.
Only by knowing all the elements necessary for the production of a certain work can you estimate the actual cost.

PS: (I did not write this dialogue, ) but am sharing it to support craftsmen and entrepreneurs and other small business owners that's it.
I have no clue what's appropriate for a welder. I'm in the landscaping business only in Central, Texas. But I appreciate this guy explaining this well to the client before hand. Texas Morgans LLC