A little survey

[TheFarrier]

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Farrier wow as little as that you certainly are not in it for the money. Well thank you and all the other good farriers I have come across. The last three have been ex army. We moved alot 21 homes in 26 years!

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I think some are (they charge a lot more than i do) that is an average though.

i love my job, it is as simple as that for me. Its a passion and i am lucky i get paid to do somehting i love so much

 

[Paint it Lucky]

2 horses
Surret
1 has a full set, other just has fronts shod, bare behind
£65 for the full set, £32.50 for half set
Am pretty happy with him, he is very reliable and does a good job.

 

[DiablosGold]

1 horse

Essex

Front shoes with road nails every 8 weeks

£45

I'm really happy with my farrier, he's always on time, brilliant with all the horses on the yard, comes out ASAP to replace missing shoes, diagnosed a bruised sole for £20 after vets misdiagnosed an abscess after £150 and is generally a nice guy

 

[Marnie]

1) number of horses - 2
2) location - Essex
3) what your horses have done feetwise and how often - 1 has wide webbed shoes with tungsten plugs behind (large, heavyweight cob) and the other has just recovered from a fractured pedal bone and has normal shoes behind and wide webbed in front with no clips - just waiting to discuss future shoeing with vet. Done approx every 6 weeks, sometimes sooner depending on work being done. Sometimes have half set at a time depending on how many farrier has to do in the yard.
4) what your farrier charges £50 for full set

and the most important
5) are you happy or unhappy with your current farrier and WHY?? Yes, will discuss issues, make changes if required, try new things (e.g. tungsten plugs)

 

[MrsMozart]

1) number of horses - three
2) location - Derby/Notts border
3) what your horses have done feetwise and how often - one naked so just trimmed; one fronts only (he's a lammi, so has spent a year coming right); one full with extensions both sides at rear to help hocks (not done yet, next set will be the first). Every six to eight weeks.
4) what your farrier charges - I think it's £60 for a full set, and £25 for a trim, but I can't remember (I try not to think about it

).
5) are you happy or unhappy with your current farrier and WHY?? From a farriery point of view, very pleased indeed. He always watches horses walk up before shoeing and away afterwards, asks questions and listens to answers, explains what he's doing and why. On the minus side, he's always late (though has started texting to let us know!); and he's not so cute lol (If he's reading this, he knows that's 'cos he's complaining he doesn't get enough good looking customers

).

 

[jewel]

1
cornwall
shod every 7 weeks
£62 with road nails
very happy with my farrier

 

[tabithakat64]

1) number of horses: 1 horse & 1 pony

2) location: Herts

3) what your horses have done feetwise and how often:
My horse is shod in front only and trimmed behind, this is done every 6 weeks, side clips on front, he has rolled toes and road nails too.
Pony is shod all round every 6 weeks, has side clips and road nails on all four shoes.

4) what your farrier charges: 60 per set new shoes, £15 a trim and £40 for fronts and a trim.

and the most important
5) are you happy or unhappy with your current farrier and WHY??

I love my farrier! I'm more than happy with his shoeing he's always on time, he's been very good with both nervous and difficult horses, he has helped improve my pony's conformation and feet (she was a rescue case and had awful feet and also had laminitis last year), has a wealth of knowledge, is happy to answer any questions and will come out at very short notice if needed, he's also generally friendly and nice

(What an essay can you tell I am really happy with my farrier

)

 

[Cobbysmum]

5
North Lincolnshire
1 - shod - 4 - trimmed every eight weeks
£65 with stud holes - £15 trim
Very happy (10 years) but he is not very clued up on modern techniques - a bit old fashioned

 

[Nic74]

4 horses
North Yorkshire
1 x set of shoes and 3 x trims all round, normally once every 12 weeks, we don't ride alot and the shoes stay on as long as possible.
£55 for the shoes, £10 each for the trims.
I am not overly happy with my farrier, he is lazy and I think he does the quickest job he can rather than the best he can. But we are stuck with him due to lack of choice in this area.

 

[dsophiea]

3 ponies
Derbyshire
1 Full set and other two barefoot
£54 set and around £15 trim

Im very happy with my farrier, he's reliable and really takes care about the ponies feet, he never messes us around which is a bonus.

 

[marmalade76]

1. 2.
2. Tewkesbury.
3. Horse has shoes in front every five weeks, pony has a trim when she needs it which varies.
4. £30 for a pair in front and £22 for the pony's trim.
5. I like my farrier because he does a good job and he actually bothers to turn up!

 

[wipeout]

1 horse
Kent
1 new set every 5-6 weeks depending on how they look. Including road pins.
I get mates rates because YO's son is a farrier.
I have absoloutely no complaints. Farrier is friendly, helpful, professional, keen to help (doesn't get sunday dinner if he doesn't!!!)

and most of all my horse likes him

 

[darkangel1243]

1) 2
2) Berkshire/Hants
3)1 set of NB shoes every 6 weeks after a laminitis attack 2 years ago 1 trim when needed depends on foot growth.
4)£75.00 full set,trim and travel charge.
5)Very very happy with my farrier, always on time, calls if any changes to appionment, very good with my horses, always explains why he has done things and he is always going to seminars to improve his work.

 

[zeuscleoharmony]

1 horse, size 4
Hants
Barefoot trim was £30.00 but now
Fronts only (backs rarely need attention)
£40 shared visit, £45 if to me only
£65/70 full set

He's nice.

Experience in the past though makes me feel like Farriers are god-like and you daren't moan if they're late or miss your appt completely and don't tell you. Last one, when I did say something very politely - missed several appts without notice - got really angry and said find another. Luckily, I did.

 

[LindaW]

I have 2 horses and one pony

South Yorkshire

Horse 1, full set every 6 weeks. I hunt in winter and do pleasure rides, and hunt ambles all summer, we go over varied terrain, and I feel he is uncomfortable without shoes, my activities aren't suitable for boots. He is anglo arab type and has good white feet.

Horse 2, currently barefoot, she's been off with injuries and isn't quite ready to come back to work. She does less than the gelding and I tend to have just front on her, she gets footsore without, I'm not prepared to have her uncomfortable. Last year when she was very fit and did more hunting, she had hinds on too.

Pony we haven't had long. He was shod all round when I bought him, I've had the hinds off to see how he copes and he seems to be fine. I've not yet decided whether to try him without fronts, but I expect him to be quite busy and also to go hunting this year, so probably will keep him shod in front.

Full set is £55, half set £30 and trim is £20.

Actaully I've had reason to be not so happy with my farrier. He is always reliable, but he has back problems. Since I've been using him, the mare has become difficult to shoe, from tie her up and do it, to now I have to hold her and she is nail shy, and farrier is always grumpy.

Last time she shod her, she was lame straight afterwards. I asked him to return, he wasn't happy about it, took shoes off and put it back on, once gone she was lame on the other foot. I had him come back and take them both off, she became sound over the next few weeks (then had a field incident so has been on box rest since)

My gelding has always had one foot slightly more upright than the other, but kept well looked after for 12 years never a lame step. Over time, since this farrier has done him, the problem appears worse, I've has a couple of slight lameness problems, and his feet seem to grow over the shoe on one side. Foot is upright inside and flares outside. Horses work or action hasn't changed, only the farrier. He isn't interested when I speak to him, and shrugs says it's just the horses feet - but I want to know why they have changed over the last year and never in the previous 12. He doesn't believe me. He has not asked to see him move.

I'm changing farrier as I believe he's done harm to both of mine.

 

[bex1984]

1 horsey

Leicestershire

Shod on fronts, no shoes on the backs. Done every 7ish weeks in summer, every 9 weeks in winter.

Costs £30 to shoe the fronts, and trim and tidy the backs.

I think he does a fab job, turns up on time (is usually early!!), is good with my pony....never had any problems with him...and he made me a fab keyring out of one of my pony's old shoes!

 

[Erehwemos]

One horse
Wiltshire
Shod all round, standard shoes
Every 8-10 weeks
£60 per set
Very happy - only time we ever had a slight issue, farrier came straight out to rectify it. Only once lost a shoe, and he came back out and refitted for free as he said it was his fault! Easy to contact, pleasant, kind but firm with my horse, and always on time

 

[bhpride]

1 pony 14.2
S Wales
Shoed every other month
£66
Happy. Nice bloke, explained how he'd shoed her not that I understood, just nodded lol. Only used him once so far as previous farrier proved to hard to get hold of, will be using new one from now on

.

 

[ajn1610]

4 horses
Cheshire
normal hot shoeing sometimes with stud holes (pony had to have those plastic imprint jobbies for a while during Laminitis, then wore heart bars for a bit)
£70 each approx we have him about every six weeks.
AND
I LOVE my farrier because...
he has been shoeing for me for about 16 years he always turns up and on time. If not (he couldn't come out a couple of times because he'd b*ggered his back which is obvioulsy fair enough!) he lets me know. I can count on one hand the number of shoes we have lost, if they do come off or there is a problem he comes back quickly and sorts it. He handles the horses firmly but fairly. His care and skill allowed the pony to survive a truely horrific bout of laminitis as a complication to peritonitis. Basically he is reliable and bloody job at his job. I live in fear of the day he retires

 

[cokelly]

1) one
2) belfast, northern ireland
3) 6-8weeks- shod front feet, trim back
4) £20-30
5) I'm happy- he keeps a record of the horses due to be shod so he always comes at exactly the right time!

 

[PapaFrita]

1) 3 Neddies. 2 SJers and the Little Cigar who is 4.5 mths old.
2) Central Argentina
3) Antifaz and PF are shod, nothing special done, every 6 weeks or so. The LC gets a corrective trim for his toeing out, every 6 weeks
4) $120 for a set of shoes (around 24 pounds) and $40 for LC's trim, around 8 pounds.
5) Yes, happy with current farrier because he turns up when he says he's going to and does a good job.

 

[Kirsty5150]

1 Horse
Northamptonshire
1 full set every 6 weeks
£70
Wouldn't ever change him, does a brilliant job and treats my nervous boy very very well.

 

[mik]

1) number of horses 2

2) location Cadiz spain

3) what your horses have done feetwise and how often. one shod, every erhmm 8 to 11 weeks (farrier pops in regularly to check him) as he doesnt grow any hoof and doesnt do roadwork, amazing eh, the other one unshod, so tidied up every 3 to 4 weks, as we are recovering his feet from bad shoeing


4) what your farrier charges
60 and 30 euros

and the most important
5) are you happy or unhappy with your current farrier and WHY??
very happy, he has seen the shod one through a busted tendon and from goat feet to horse feet in a year he is marvellous, he will also sort out the unshod one too, I have complete faith in him.

 

[RLF]

1) one horse
South Hereford
£57 full set with stud holes
every 6 weeks

he turns up on time and never cancels or changes dates

 

[dixie]

1) One
2) South Devon
3) Shod all round with road studs, £55
4) 5 or 6 weekly
5) Very happy - always on time, does a good job BUT he won't make an appointment 5 weeks in advance I have to ring the weekend before and then he rings me the night before he comes - don't like that bit as difficult to plan for work. Good bit is that he comes at 7.30am for me rather than middle of the day

 

[only_me]

1) 1 (but we try to get 2/3 horses at yard at same time)
2) Norn Iron
3) He gets done every 6-8 weeks, normal hunter shoes with stud holes. Hot shod
4) £55 with stud holes (2 each shoe)

and the most important
5) I am very happy with my farrier, he is fantastic and if needed will come up to yard to put a shoe back on. He will teach me about shoes if i ask and will take the time to poultice his foot if needs done. He is very concientous and is often the farrier at a local event, and always takes the time to come up and say hello

he is such a good farrier

He will discuss the best options of shoeing, and i have no problems leaving him alone with horse - he has permission to thump horse if needed

He is such a good farrier!

 

[gumpatrump]

1) 4 horses

2)Buckinghamshire

3) 3 x trims every 12 weeks 1 x 1/2 a set every 6 weeks

4) £15 for trims £25 for 1/2 set and £65 full set

5) Am very happy with farrier, reliable and good with the horses.

 

[Donkeymad]

1) number of horses

<font color="blue">one horse four donkeys </font>
2) location

<font color="blue"> West Cornwall </font>
3) what your horses have done feetwise and how often

<font color="blue"> Horse shod every 8 weeks donkeys trimmed every 8 weeks </font>
4) what your farrier charges

<font color="blue"> Full set with with tungsten carbide tips £54 trim £10</font>

and the most important
5) are you happy or unhappy with your current farrier and WHY??

<font color="blue"> Very Happy.Farrier has never let us down, always good with neds, very riendly, gives advise, feet always excellent. never complains about anything.Feel now that he is slipping slightly as he is 70 </font>

 

[SirenaXVI]

4
Cambridgeshire
Trims every 6 weeks
£20 a trim
Very happy with my farrier

 

[JessPickle]

1) 2 horses

2) Sussex so South east
3) Pickle shod all round, Henry Shod allround with natural balance on front
4) Well out farrier was involved in a car accident so have two different ones now. They charge £65 a set and £68 a set. I personally think the more expensive one does a better job so I tend to try and use him.

and the most important
5) are you happy or unhappy with your current farrier and WHY??

I am pretty happy with current farrier, but he isn't nearly as good as my original farrier who had an accident. I don't think new farriers bad, I just really liked old farrier and he was so quick yet did such a good job. As well as the fact old farrier came the same day every week

new farriers come every week but varying days and sometimes can't do one week.