What is wrong with my farrier!?

Doing something like that is uncalled for nomatter what happened. There is no reason to hit a horse in the face and someone doing to my horse would get hit in the face.

If you hit a horse in the face they may become head shy

I would have probably taken offence to him hitting my horse in the face .... HOWEVER:

I have an understanding with my farriers. It goes like this: "I will hold and control the face end, but if my horse gives you any crap, you're the one underneath him, AND the one he's jacking with, so YOU feel free to correct him."

I've had more than one farrier whack my horse with a rasp either on the butt or the belly to get their attention. They typically don't have anymore problems with them after that.

I don't see as much of a problem with that but face is defferent.

Which is why it falls to the horse owner to properly train, prepare and control their horse during such appointments.

Jeez that's so annoying! I've noticed that alot of farriers seem lose their temper. I would have been sooooo pissed if he did that to my horse...

Have y'all ever trimmed and rasped a horse's hoof? I'm 19, and all I do is hold the hoof for my dad and my back is killing me halfway through the first hoof. Hitting him in the face with a rasp was a tad harsh, but I would have smacked that horse good on his nose if he nipped me. A farrier's job is difficult as it is, without having to deal with disrespectful horses.

Biting is the ONLY time I would ever strike a horse's face, and I do so then because the discipline makes more sense to the horse if it's related to the offense and the body part that gave offense. When a horse paws or kicks, I strike the leg that pawed or kicked, if they bite, they get swatted on the mouth.

If the farrier actually struck your horse full on in the face with a rasp, either side, there would be blood or visible damage. I suspect the farrier's discipline was much closer to appropriate than has been described here.

There is so, so much wrong with this description. The farrier arrived prepared to shoe. Why weren't you prepared? Are you going to compensate him for waiting time? Nipping or biting is always a horrendous disobedience, it's not situational, it's never acceptable. And a horse should stand quietly for handling without bribery or "something to do." If the horse doesn't stand quietly for the farrier, he needs more training or a different handler, not "something to do"

Good luck in your search for a new farrier.

Absolutely!

I agree. The first think I do after halter breaking my foals is teach them to pick up feed and do farrier work.