A little survey

[haras]

3 horses

Hampshire

2 have trims, 1 has a half set, but did until recently have a full set.

Charges: £52 full set, £54 with road studs, £26 half set and trim backs all less if shoes are re-fitted. £10 Trim. My last bill for all 3 horses, including one of my mares having a huge strop was £45.

Fab guy! Very friendly, calm and patient with the horses, always turns up early.

 

[Arabelle]

1) number of horses - 3
2) location - Perthshire, Scotland
3) what your horses have done feetwise and how often - 2 just have trims, one is shod and padded for major competitions
4) what your farrier charges - £60 for full set of shoes; £100 for shoes and pads

and the most important
5) are you happy or unhappy with your current farrier and WHY?? - I am happy because he is reliable and my horse has always been sound. We have competed (and won) 160k endurance competitions and never been lamed out, so that speaks volumes for me.

A

 

[TequilaMist]

3
Aberdeen
1 trim usually every 2/3 months
1 set every 6 weeks approx
1 set every 8 weeks approx
£54 cold shoe,new set cheaper if refit,dearer if hot.£1 each stud hole.
Very happy can discuss any problems have hes VERY patient with horses especially one mare who used to need sedated to be shod he took time to work through her issues now will get shod all 4 feet without sedation.Alway turns up.
Oh and he gives them a cuddle after hes shod them all.
TBH don't know what I'll do when he retires

 

[Ellies_mum2]

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Just a quick survey for those of you that would humour me. Almost everyone on this forum has a horse/horses/access to horses etc

I would like to know the following please

1) number of horses
2) location
3) what your horses have done feetwise and how often
4) what your farrier charges

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


Thanks guys, this is just out of interest

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1 filly
Warwickshire
Trim every 6 weeks
tenner

Yes I'm happy with the way he handles Bella. Takes his time with her as with being a baby she's a bit nervous. She had a trim yesterday for the 2nd time and she's not footy or anything. Was easy to get hold of and book. Rang Tuesday for Thursday visit

What more could I ask?

 

[Keltic]

1) Two
2) Derbyshire
3) 8 weeks, 2 fronts and a trim, one trim allround
4) £45

5) Had the same farrier for 13yrs, he does a cracking job, never had any problems, he is not heavy handed and my horses respect him. He is easy on the eye

but most important he is a bl@@dy good farrier

 

[elizabethshaw]

1) 4
2) every 6 weeks
3) Essex
4) 15 trim, £40 fronts
%) I love my farrier!

 

[NeilM]

1) Two
2) North Somerset
3) New shoes front and back, every 6 weeks
4) £130 (for the two of them)
5) Yes. He always makes appts to suit us, he has come back to refit lost shoes at very short notice on a number of occasions, at no charge. He is friendly, knowledgeable and he does a very good job.

 

[Laafet]

1 Horse
Newmarket (Read v. expensive place to keep a horse)
1 Full set, every 6 weeks unless we have a comp coming up and then may be more frequently (I had T done today and he is being done in 4 weeks due to a show a 5 weeks). T has his shoes off for a bit in December when he has his annual holiday.
£65 for a set, £20 a trim
I love my farrier, he does a fab job and is very reliable. He takes the time to discuss what I am doing with T and his foot shape. Unlike some farriers around the area, he does not shoe him like a TB and does not slap back shoes on the front like others do!

 

[merlinsquest]

1) number of horses...... one.

2) location..... Farnham, surrey

3) what your horses have done feetwise and how often.... Full set every 7 weeks.

4) what your farrier charges...... £70.50

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

I love my farrier.... he is always on time ... ALWAYS!!! He is kind to merlin, and doesnt mind starting if for any reason I am late (merlin would be in and ready of course). He is also very easy to discuss things with, never narky if you question anything, and does not come across as a know-it-all.

I would be devastated if for any reason he could no longer come to do merlins shoeing

 

[diggerbez]

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Just a quick survey for those of you that would humour me. Almost everyone on this forum has a horse/horses/access to horses etc

I would like to know the following please

1) number of horses- 2
2) location- lancashire
3) what your horses have done feetwise and how often- every 5 weeks TB full set. 4 year old feet trimmed when needed
4) what your farrier charges- £80 for the TB (has specially made shoes on the front) and £15 for the trim. puts lost shoes on for free even if don't have shoe

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

i love my farrier. he's not necessarily the most reliable in terms of coming on the day/time he says but he always lets me know and he does my horses when i'm not there so it doesn't really matter to me anyway. he'll come out to put lost shoes on- especially if i have a competition, he'll come on a saturday or whatever. all for a cup of coffee and a biscuit!

Thanks guys, this is just out of interest

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[Fizzimyst]

I have three horses - it'll be four on Friday

I'm in West Sussex

Current three are just trimmed at present, new one is shod. The two horses will be shod when they start working harder or need it. Pony wont be shod until she's backed and then only if she needs it. Done every six weeks

Costs £18 per trim, not sure on shoes, not had them done yet

I'm alright with my farrier, he doesnt do anything wrong, but I'm not raving about him - god that sounds harsh

ETA: How often

 

[vick]

One and a half horses(soon to have 1st trim ever!)
Lincoln
Trim
6-weeks-8 weeks
£15
Very happy he's fab

 

[sleepingdragon10]

1 pony, trim every 6 weeks. Costs £15 if doing others on the yard, £20 if he only comes out to me. Yes i'm happy, he's a lovely chap who always remains calm even when pony is behaving like an arse.

 

[Shazzababs]

1) 2
2) Somerset
3) 1 Wish shoes all round, road nails and stud holes behind, shod every 5 weeks in winter and 6 in summer. Other is an unshod OAP, trimmed every other time the horse is shod.
4) £60 for a new set £55 for refits, £10 for the pony trim.
5) Yes, he turns up when he says he is (actually he phones me when he leaves the previous call so I can have them all caught, clean and ready for him) and does a good job. He handles the horse well, and Fitz respects him, this is a good sign as Fitz will play up anyone he doesn't respect. He is happy to improve my knowledge of the how and why my horse needs certain types of shoes etc., and answer my silly questions, even let me practice taking shoes off! Also he can hold a good conversation which is a real bonus when you have to spend a whole hr with him!

 

[Angua2]

1) number of horses 1
2) location Essex
3) what your horses have done feetwise and how often reshod every 5 weeks
4) what your farrier charges £57 inc road nails

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

very very happy..... he kept my cripple sound and does a fab job on current mare. Seems to have boundless patience. The only thing I have against him is his timekeeping... it is "interesting", however I went to someone else because of this and then had to go grovelling back as the "replacement" crippled the cripple......

 

[Hippona]

3 horses (although farrier comes out to do 5 in total, 3 are mine)

1- balance/trim....NB on fronts, normal shoes on back
2 - balance/trim...full set shoes
3- balance/trim...shoes on front only

He charges £62 full set (NB no extra) and I think its £42 for the fronts only....

Sometimes he uses same shoes again, and charges a tenner less.

He is brill...turns up on time, very friendly, great with the horses and my horses feet have never looked better.

I'm in West Yorkshire, but my farrier comes from North Yorks specially for us

 

[kick_On]

1) 2
2) glos
3) every 5-6 weeks, hot shod, stud holes
4) £65
and the most important
5) VERY VERY happy with him. As he is totally commitment in shoeing the doing the best he can for they job horse is doing. Grump

bless!!! BUT i have total respect for his judgement, but he will also explain what he needs to do and ever gets out chalk and draws diagrams.
As you can tell very very happy with chap, also he will also pop in and put odd nail or or pop around to check any problems of soundness in foot. If he thinks there's problem he always there ready to help at end of phone

I have told him on many occassion that he does GRAND job and really feel with him we have a great working partnership keeping my horses sound and so therefore i can enjoy riding/competing them

Tops craftsman

 

[spaniel]

2 Horses
Somerset
Shod all round every 7 weeks
£65 per new set
Very very pleased with farrier, young, punctual, knowledgable.

 

[sandr]

1) 2

2) West Oxfordshire

3) Both are barefoot, and obviously have a trim every 8 weeks

4) £35 for them both

and the most important

5) Very happy with him, 9/10 times he turns up on time, nice to talk to, friendly, full of good advice and very patient with both of mine, never raises his voice.

 

[LankyDoodle]

2 horses.
Devon/Somerset area.
Every 6 weeks.
Road studs in the back, on both horses.
£56 per horse (unless refits - refits = £46).
I am EXTREMELY happy with Martin. He is not just a brilliant farrier and very experience and knowledgeable horseman, but he is also a wonderful man.

 

[Rana]

1) number of horses <font color="blue"> Just 1 these days </font>
2) location <font color="blue"> Berkshire </font>
3) what your horses have done feetwise and how often <font color="blue"> Shod in front, trim behind, every 6-7 weeks
</font> 4) what your farrier charges <font color="blue"> £35 a time
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and the most important

5) are you happy or unhappy with your current farrier and WHY?? <font color="blue"> Very happy - he turns up when he says he will, phones if he's going to be late, does a good job and doesn't mind answering any questions I have

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[aran]

1) number of horses = 2
2) location = Hert/Beds boarder
3) what your horses have done feetwise and how often = 1 full set and one 1/2 set and trim every 6 weeks
4) what your farrier charges = £75 + £25 + VAT

and the most important
5) are you happy or unhappy with your current farrier and WHY??
Happy - feet are good and he's honest. Dislike - books are very full so difficult to get him sometimes (I'm booked to xmas!). But he does try. He is also expensive in comparison to others (it's the vat that does it!).

 

[LankyDoodle]

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Dont own any horses so dont have an idea regarding feet etc. Can I ask you a question Mr Farrier?
Coffee_Bean Said:
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New farrier charges £55 for a full set, which I think is very good, old farrier charged £60...

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How much does it cost to make the shoes. And how much of the money goes towards wages?

Nick.

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It is not cost effective to make shoes. Shoes can cost from a couple of pounds a pair upwards depending on the shoe

The money it costs us to do the job goes to shoes, tools, nails, insurance, vehiclesurchace,maintenace,tax,FUEL, Income Tax, accountants fees, registration fees and maybe a few things i have forgotten

the actual wage i believe the average a farrier takes home after tax is £15k. its not as much as you thought is it!! and i can back that up i would just have to find the article

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My farrier certainly does well out of his 15k net, then!

He manages to employ his wife as his secretary of sorts, runs a van and a Merc for personal use (although it is about 8 years old), takes at least two exotic holidays each year (last one was in Feb for 3 weeks!) and has a huge house! He's in his late 40s/early 50s at a guess.

 

[NikkiF]

1) number of horses - <font color="blue"> </font> 2

2) location - <font color="blue"> </font> Staffordshire
3) what your horses have done feetwise and how often. <font color="blue"> </font> 1 has full set, retired 1 just has front feet shod. Every 6 weeks during summer, every 7 weeks during winter.
4) what your farrier charges - <font color="blue"> </font> £55 for full set, £30 for other.

and the most important
5) are you happy or unhappy with your current farrier - <font color="blue"> </font> very happy, he does a good job, is very patient with my old girl who sometimes struggles to hold her legs up. He always returns calls promptly.

 

[sally2008]

1. Number of horses - 1
2. Location - East Sussex
3. What I have done and how often - horse has been barefoot for last 18 months so trimmed and balanced (Natural Balance techniques) every 8-10 weeks or as required. Prior to that shod with NB every 6 weeks
4. Charges - £20 plus travel. Shoeing is £75 plus VAT and travel and worth every penny.
5. Am I happy? Oh yes very. He has been doing my horse for the last 5 years and in that time the feet and way of going have improved beyond all recognition and I have learned more about balanced feet and their importance in the horses overall welfare than in the preceeding 40 years!

 

[_Rach_]

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Just a quick survey for those of you that would humour me. Almost everyone on this forum has a horse/horses/access to horses etc

I would like to know the following please

1) number of horses
2) location
3) what your horses have done feetwise and how often
4) what your farrier charges

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


Thanks guys, this is just out of interest

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2 horses.
nottinghamshire
6-8 weeks full set with road stud in the winter and stud holes in the summer
£45 a set
very happy hes a good blacksmith

xx

 

[MontyandZoom]

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Just a quick survey for those of you that would humour me. Almost everyone on this forum has a horse/horses/access to horses etc

I would like to know the following please

1) number of horses <font color="blue">2</font>
2) location <font color="blue">West London</font>
3) what your horses have done feetwise and how often <font color="blue">4 feet shod Monty, fronts and trim at the back Zoom</font>
4) what your farrier charges <font color="blue"> £82 for both horse with callout</font>
and the most important
5) are you happy or unhappy with your current farrier and WHY??
<font color="blue">Love him!! He is very patient with my horses, especially Monty who has arthritis and has trouble picking his backs up. He is also reallly helpful about any questions i have. He is ALWAYS late but since he's great, it doesn't bother me.</font>




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[TheFarrier]

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Dont own any horses so dont have an idea regarding feet etc. Can I ask you a question Mr Farrier?
Coffee_Bean Said:
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New farrier charges £55 for a full set, which I think is very good, old farrier charged £60...

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How much does it cost to make the shoes. And how much of the money goes towards wages?

Nick.

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It is not cost effective to make shoes. Shoes can cost from a couple of pounds a pair upwards depending on the shoe

The money it costs us to do the job goes to shoes, tools, nails, insurance, vehiclesurchace,maintenace,tax,FUEL, Income Tax, accountants fees, registration fees and maybe a few things i have forgotten

the actual wage i believe the average a farrier takes home after tax is £15k. its not as much as you thought is it!! and i can back that up i would just have to find the article

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My farrier certainly does well out of his 15k net, then!

He manages to employ his wife as his secretary of sorts, runs a van and a Merc for personal use (although it is about 8 years old), takes at least two exotic holidays each year (last one was in Feb for 3 weeks!) and has a huge house! He's in his late 40s/early 50s at a guess.

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Sounds good

 

[TheFarrier]

Thank you everyone for participating in my little survey you all seem very happy with your farriers which is great to see

 

[ktj1891]

1) 2
2) wiltshire
3) shod on all 4 currently every 5 weeks!
4) £35 shod all 4 £15 trim

and the most important
5) are you happy or unhappy with your current farrier and WHY?? Undecided- I can show you pics and you can decide whether I should be happy?