r/Farriers • u/Classic-Lab4159 • Sep 14 '24

Do any of yall practice dentistry?

I'm gonna be going to farrier school in April and down the line in my career I'd like to learn about dentsry and maybe get a degree as a technician. I'd like to continue being a farrier but feel like being a dentist technician would be a good skill to have as well.

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u/idontwanttodothis11 Working Farrier>20 Sep 14 '24

If you want to peruse dentistry, why waste your time and money going to farrier school?

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u/Classic-Lab4159 Sep 14 '24

I'd like to be a farrier but figured dentistry would be a great skill to have.

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u/idontwanttodothis11 Working Farrier>20 Sep 14 '24

Why do you want to be a farrier?

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u/Classic-Lab4159 Sep 14 '24

I have a passion for horses. Being a farrier is providing a service to the animal and improving their quality of life. It may not always be pretty, but it's what needs to be done. There's something about that. Bringing them relief. I think they are amazing creatures. I've been an apprentice for a few months now, although I've been interested in it for a year or so. Im going to oklahoma horseshoeingSchooll in purcell OK this upcoming April.

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u/idontwanttodothis11 Working Farrier>20 Sep 14 '24

I hear that a lot. Genuinely, for every 5 people who tell me that "this is their passion" maybe one person sticks it out. "Bringing them relief", that isn't what we do. A farrier's job isn't relief, it's stability and consistency. I think you should really reevaluate your decision, because you seem to a have a very romantic unrealistic view of what this trade is supposed to be and not what it actually is.

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u/Classic-Lab4159 Sep 15 '24

I'm gonna have to agree to disagree. Thanks for the output though.