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I think I'll take my chances with my DAEP, there may not be an official organisation like the FRC has for farriers but the justice system for welfare issues seem to be more realistic for trimmers. If a trimmer messes up its plastered everywhere & it involves the UK actual LAW not an in house...

Bit of a mad 1 but I've done it & it really did work. Vana cob riddled with mites, his legs were clipped (not by us) we tried the injections, we tried the £50 bottle of frontline but it didn't work sooooo we put on neat iodine & then washed it off with vodka...value vodka..! It really did work.!

That's great 👍

Lol...yeah, that kinda thing..both medically trained but in different fields..!

Yes that's very true but farriers don't have training in shoeless trimming, some have taken interest & persued the shoeless trim. Farriers are trained to trim a hoof for immediate reception of a shoe only. I'm not anti but I wouldn't ask a doctor to look at my teeth kinda thing..!

That's brilliant about your trimmer! 😀 I'm not really sure what the keg shoe is otherwise know as..."hunter shoe"..??

Lol, phones have a habit of doing that..!! No, I'm comparing the cost of a regular farrier visit using regular (keg) shoes against the cost of a trim from a DAEP, Diploma Applied Equine Podiatry. Both the farrier & DAEP hold diplomas is different skills. I only looked into the costings as I...

I'm not sure what a Kleg shoe is but a Keg shoe is a regular shoe rather than a remedial shoe. Toe clips on the front, quarter clips in the hinds type of thing. The shoes are part of the costs (materials) involved in a farrier visit.

I have 2 horses shoeless & have been for a number of years. I was getting concerned that I was being ripped off by my DAEP as I keep reading on various forums that trimmers are expensive so I did lots of research. In the SE it can vary between £70 & £90 for a full set of keg shoes, £70 & £85...