Barefoot (sorry!) How much do you pay?

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If you currently use, or have in the past used a barefoot trimmer, please could you let me know how much they charge, how long they spend doing your horse's feet and with you, and how regularly you have them? Oh, and are they UKNHCP registered?

The price difference is often mentioned on this forum, and I just wondered if all charged a similar amount, or if they vary quite widely.

Thank you, and apologies for another barefoot post - hopefully we can keep it pleasant
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i use normal farrier, ranges between £5 (old farrier - small trim), £10 (old farrier proper trim) £20 (new farrier proper trim).

never had a problem with any of them. it was a farrier that told me to go barefoot with raff, cos he was out of work, and had soft feet. it has been the making of his feet. they're lovely and strong now. not a crack in sight.
 
UKNHCP trimmers £35 per trim every 8 weeks. Service includes trim, feeding advice and ongoing support whenever I need it.

Incidentally, changes to the feet tend to mirror changes within the horse elsewhere, so I am paying for the trimmers to give me an advanced warning on anything that might be going on with my horses that I may not have picked up on. This is more of an issue with my elderly horse.
 
I contacted a barefoot trimmer who was going to charge £45 per trim (for six) plus £100 travelling. I stuck with a farrier (mine had retired) and pay £10 per trim.
 
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I use our normal farrier. I think a trim is £15.00
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So do we to both counts.
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So what about you who use, or even who have been quoted by a barefoot trimmer?
 
I have normal farrier, was paying £40 for two trims but since they were so well behaved last week (previously took alot of time, there both babies) i was charged £35
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Julie Bailey UKNHCP in South Manchester charged a client I recommended to her the same as her farrier. Paul Jackson, UKNHCP South Manchester IS a farrier.
 
I use Sarah Braithwaite a UKNHCP trimmer for my navicular mare and its £50 for the trim and all her advice. I had totally lost faith in my farrier and Sarah has experience rehabbing alsorts of hoof problems. 10 months on from Sarahs first visit my tb mare is sound. Iam not saying a farrier couldnt have done the same trim but its more than just a trim thats gotten my girl sound.
 
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UKNHCP trimmers £35 per trim every 8 weeks. Service includes trim, feeding advice and ongoing support whenever I need it.

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Blimey, so these barefoot trimmers are also nutritionists now too - Gosh well I never
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Sorry Natch - I'll get me coat
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I use a farrier and he charges £15 per horse

Lady who keeps her horses in fields backing onto ours swears by a barefoot trimmer who visits every 6 weeks and spends a couple of hours with her horses watching how they move etc and then trims them.

Is he any better than our farrier? I have no idea but he charges a darn sight more
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at about £40 per horse
 
EP. £40 per visit. We're at 11 weekly visits now with us maintaining roll between visits. Visit is - watch horse move, discuss how he's been performing, any changes etc, trim, watch horse move, score each foot, discuss exercise, diet.

Very happy with the service from my EP and think he's well worth the money.
 
EP for one pony, now just back feet, i trim all my other ponies and he checks over them for me, yes he is registered and i've used him for a couple of yrs on and off. I needed him to help me rehab the lamintic as i didn't want to do it on my own, and now i've taken over the fronts but still having balance problems on the backs hence keeping EP on side. The balance problems are linked higher up and his partner is an equine body worker so i get the best of both worlds from him as he consults with her.

Have nothing against farriers at all, but did lose confidence in mine when he slagged off my EP for no apparent reason, still get on well with him and if he is around yard for friends horse then he will check over mine if i ask ........

Charges £50 a visit, around 8 wks apart now, he's usually with me around 2 hrs and does actually go over all the ponies feet while he is there, the £50 includes travel as he comes over 40 miles to me.
 
£35. Registered, barefoot specialist. £10 would barely cover petrol, I think: if she charged as little as some farriers for a trim, she wouldn't be able to make a living. I also get advice on diet, etc...and yes, SirenaXVI, she's studied equine nutrition. My pony's feet are in terrific shape (they were dreadful when I got him), she doesn't do anything that's not necessary, and she's happily moved onto a longer time between visits, at her own suggestion. When he had his mystery lameness in the summer, she came out at very short notice to investigate and address the problem, and her solution was completely in line with the vet's opinion. The trim is only a part of the service she provides, and I consider it well worth the money.
 
£10.00 for my babies and £20.00 for the big ones. My Farrier also talks about diet/supliments and I always try and ask awkward questions which he will happily spend time explaining answers to me!

Just had a nasty foot abcess in one and he has been out 3 times to remove shoe, clean out + advise me all free of charge.
 
i ask each specialist for advice personally.
calling a company helpline or going to fill out an online form is free/ very cheap.
my farrier watches my horses trot up before and after too but still only costs £25....
i can take my own pictures of my horses feet to check for problems/ progress.
 
EP @ £40 per horse, every 5 weeks.

TBH i consider this a bargin-she spends 45mins with each horse, watching them move, discussing how they have been going etc, and as i used to pay £55 for a set of shoes every 5 weeks, its a saving too!!!!
 
Barefoot trimmers - £30 per horse, £20 for a pony, and again, our trimmer is 'qualified' and is also a nutrionist. Nutrion is very important to a horse and its hooves, and most farriers I have come across don't really want to do anything other than slap shoes on. A full set of shoes in this area is now anything from £50 to £60, so barefoot is not only better for my horses but cheaper. It seems by looking at some of the replies on here there are a few anit-barefooters, I was also until I did lots of research and found excellent trimmers and now have 4 horses all with excellent feet.
 
£35 for each horse - but my excellent UKNHCP trimmer Anni Stonebridge also covers diet, advises on behavior issues, and is a qualified saddle fitter.

You know a tree by its fruit.

http://www.barefootworks.co.uk and is one of the most grounded and switched on horse people I know. She has loads of rehab experience. Look out for news of a new rehab centre opening in Nort Scotland.
 
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