Mark Humphrey Farrier, AWCF

13/08/2025

‼ FOR RENT ‼ BRAND NEW SOLE USE YARD - £1,700 pcm - Retford, Nottinghamshire
Brand new sole use yard with optional 2 bedroom accommodation.
Brand new equestrian facility set on a working family farm accessed by its own driveway. 10 stables are set within a light & airy barn, each fitted with automatic drinkers. Within the barn is a secure tack room, double wash bay, rug/feed storage & office/tea room. Parking for horsebox & cars with 24 hour CCTV. The riding facilities comprise of a 30m x 50m outdoor sand & fibre ménage with showjumps & a bank/step complex leading out onto a large grass riding arena which would lend itself to a simulated cross country set up. Situated next to the ménage is a 52 foot lunge pen. There is off road hacking & a 5.5 furlong grass canter track. There are 5 acres of well draining grazing (potential for more). Nearby equestrian centres & facilities include Arena UK, Vale View, Epworth & a water treadmill. Hay is available to buy on site at £35 & straw £25 - both big round bales. Not to be ran as a DIY livery yard. Available by separate lease is a modern 2 bedroom cottage.
Advert ID: 8990 CLICK👇
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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.

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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