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chill....

thanks, i like things concise...saves alot of confusion and assumption.

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It fascinates me how you need to know the ins and outs of every situation, when most other people on here can converse in a relatively normal fashion! you should be an SAS interrogator....or are you????
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i like to know the in's and out's because then i am able to see how/why people make the decisions they do and i thrive on knowledge from others experiences..whether i agree with them or not.

Aren't we all better to have learnt something new everyday?
 
My two only have fronts on and get the backs trimmed.

They are done about every 7-8 weeks and it costs me between £50 and £60 altogether depending if they need their hinds trimming.
 
To be fair, the farrier I paid £140 a set for was an excellent farrier and kept my horse sound. She had terrible flat feet and was always getting sore tootsies. It did gall me a bit to have to go to him one day after she lost a shoe after a couple of weeks, taking said shoe with me, and still get charged £20 for him to put it on.

My new farrier is good too, although I no longer have ole flat foot! If a shoe comes off he comes out and puts it back on for nothing.. I always bung him a tenner though as its good to keep them on your side.
 
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Well I wear a set out in 4 weeks! What on earth do you do with your horse Mizelz for them to last that long?

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LOL! We dont do much roadwork, which probably helps! She tends to have 3 refits before we need new ones. Mostly off road hacking and schooling in a school!
 
Mine are like razor blades after 4 weeks! I pay £ 70 inc. road nails. It's just gone up to this because my farrier has gone VAT registered. I'm totally happy with his prices though, I would pay him more because he is so highly esteemed around here and his therapeutic shoeing is amazing.

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One of my horses goes 10 weeks and my farrier says this is fine as his feet tend to grow down rather than out and he has very strong feet. He is ridden on roads about three times a week.
 
Brilliant! Toffee's tend to wear out before they are outgrown, so if you can avoid roadwork and have a horse with slow growing hooves then you are obviously going to save money. When we got Beano we had Toffee's rear shoes taken off and that saves a bit too! Every little helps... Our old IDx could have done with shoes every four weeks; his feet went out like plates. They are all diffferent. Bet yours eats more than ours though!
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happt birthday sooty x

i pay £40 for a set with road nails and 30 for a refit !!!

10 weeks is a long time but if there wearing well with advice of your farrier that they will last then good for you
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Royale used to go 10 weeks quite happily too - she had arab in her too. Georgie just about makes 5 weeks before he needs doing - but he's only shod in front so not too bad. My farrier charges £60 for a full set and hes very good. At endurance ride a couple of years ago the attending farrier said Royale had the best shod feet he had ever seen! Course I made the mistake of telling my farrier that and he has never let me forget it!
 
How many of your farriers are VAT registered - most of them probably are, which means that 17.5% of the cost goes straight to the government.
 
We have GST and PST (same as VAT); my farrier charges me the tax on top of the price and I claim the tax back.
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My horse goes 7 - 8 weeks and it costs £50 for a full set, hot shod. My farrier is VAT reg. I have never had any problems with my horses feet and Jerry's now look considerably better than they did when I bought him in July. My farrier recommends I leave him at least 7 weeks as this is better for his feet than more regular shoeing (he has slow growing feet!).
I get my money's worth too as he takes 1 and a half hours at least to do my horse!
He will come out within 24 hours to refit a lost shoe without charge so I shan't moan any more about him being a bit slow (see my thread yesterday!).
 
my farrier rang me the other week to ask if i wanted them shod as they had gone 9 weeks and he didnt want me calling him the following week when he couldnt fit them in! they are usually done every 6 to 7 weeks though. he charges 55 a set
 
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How many of your farriers are VAT registered - most of them probably are, which means that 17.5% of the cost goes straight to the government.

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My farrier is just about to go so because he now has a full time salaried job and is only keeping on a few private clients at weekends. It means my shoes have gone up a fair bit.
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However, I shall certainly keep paying it, and happily really, cause he does an excellent job. I couldn't fault him if I tried and I've known him for some years now!
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Royale used to go 10 weeks quite happily too - she had arab in her too.

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He he - mine's a pure-bred Arab...currently barefoot and with typical super Arab feet!

(But I'm not a barefoot fanatic or anything - will have him shod as and when it seems necessary.
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10 weeks?? I dont know of any farrier who would advise that...

why would you want to leave it that long?..

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I must admit - this was my first reaction. I've never come across a horse that doesn't need shoeing at least every 6 weeks - and have never owned one that doesn't need doing every five weeks at least......
 
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10 weeks?? I dont know of any farrier who would advise that...

why would you want to leave it that long?..

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I must admit - this was my first reaction. I've never come across a horse that doesn't need shoeing at least every 6 weeks - and have never owned one that doesn't need doing every five weeks at least......

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glad somebody else read it as such, AM.....

but then a little bit of backtracking happened, i got a bit mistyfied and was asked why i asked so many questions...
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i got a bit mistyfied and was asked why i asked so many questions.

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LOL - yes I saw that little exchange......
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10 weeks?? I dont know of any farrier who would advise that...

why would you want to leave it that long?..

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I must admit - this was my first reaction. I've never come across a horse that doesn't need shoeing at least every 6 weeks - and have never owned one that doesn't need doing every five weeks at least......

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Totally agree! I would worry about my horses nutrition if they were growing so little hoof...
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10 weeks?? I dont know of any farrier who would advise that...

why would you want to leave it that long?..

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I must admit - this was my first reaction. I've never come across a horse that doesn't need shoeing at least every 6 weeks - and have never owned one that doesn't need doing every five weeks at least......

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I have explained! The farrier said to me yesterday that Ellie is one of only two horses he shoes who can go ten weeks without her feet falling apart or losing the shoes. If you had looked at her feet yesterday, you would have said that yes, she needs shoeing, but there's no way anyone would have known she had gone 3-4 weeks longer than most horses! I guess I'm just lucky; from other replies on here, it seems that a couple of people are fortunate enough to be in the same position as me, especially those whose horses have Arab blood. Just because some of you haven't come across one who has this type of hoof doesnt mean they dont exist; farrier only knows two, and look how many horses he knows in total!

Of course, I could go and book him for every 6 weeks regardless, but I don't particularly think I need to pay £520 a year, just to be considered 'correct' by general horsemanship and HHO terms, when I could pay £312 and still have a healthy, surefooted and neatly shod horse!
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Blimey, quite a few differing opinions as usual.
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Is there really a right or wrong length of time to leave between shoeings, as long as it's on the advice as a reputable farrier?

We had a mare who had to be shod every 5 weeks without fail, and yet another horse had to be left for 10 weeks between shoeing, on the strict instuctions of our farrier, because his horn was very slow growing.
Our little shetland used to go for three months between trims as he had little granite like black hooves that used to stay in perfect shape.
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Each horse has individual needs, and as long as they are met, it really doesn't matter how often it's done, or indeed, how much is paid to have it done...
 
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Blimey, quite a few differing opinions as usual.
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Is there really a right or wrong length of time to leave between shoeings, as long as it's on the advice as a reputable farrier?

We had a mare who had to be shod every 5 weeks without fail, and yet another horse had to be left for 10 weeks between shoeing, on the strict instuctions of our farrier, because his horn was very slow growing.
Our little shetland used to go for three months between trims as he had little granite like black hooves that used to stay in perfect shape.
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Each horse has individual needs, and as long as they are met, it really doesn't matter how often it's done, or indeed, how much is paid to have it done...

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My point entirely!
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